News & Commentary about Religious Liberty

The ACLU strives to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion nor interfere with its free exercise.

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A boy whose hands are folded in prayer in front of a Bible on a desk.

Sep 15, 2020

No More Forced Prayers in School

Jun 30, 2020

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Fund Religious Education: How Today’s Supreme Court Decision Further Erodes the Separation of Church and State

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court with signs advocating for the rights of LGBT people, including a sign with the text "Open to All" in the center.

Jun 17, 2020

SCOTUS Must Now Ensure LGBTQ People Are Not Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs

Photo of Evan Minton sitting on a couch in an office.

Feb 27, 2020

A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender

Dec 9, 2019

Three Ways the “Fairness for All Act” Doesn’t Protect LGBTQ People from Discrimination

Nov 18, 2019

Students Told They Would Be Better Off ‘If They Had Jesus in Their Life’

A Meals on Wheels driver loading food into a truck

Nov 5, 2019

Trump Wants to Allow Discrimination with Billions of Dollars of Federal Funding

Image of a woman in a hospital bed covering her eyes

Oct 18, 2019

Patients’ Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care

Oct 16, 2019

Trump Cabinet Officials Double Down on Religious Favoritism

Sep 27, 2019

The Trump Administration Can’t Force Colleges to Further Its Anti-Muslim Agenda