Freedome of religion license#

Our work on freedom of religion and belief intersects with our work on LGBTQ rights, freedom of speech and expression, and reproductive freedom when people or institutions claim a right to discriminate in the workplace in the name of religion. CONCURRENCEJustice Douglas In his concurrence, Justice Douglas took an even broader view of the Establishment Clause, arguing that any type of public promotion of religion, including giving financial aid to religious schools, violates the Establishment Clause. In 2014, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice named Boston among the sites for this pilot program, and we continue to speak out about the civil liberties concerns it raises and provide Know Your Rights trainings to affected communities. when the government involved itself in religious affairs. Countering Violent Extremism often subjects Muslim communities to increased surveillance by law enforcement. We also oppose the “ Countering Violent Extremism” program, which relies on the discredited idea that expressing certain political or religious views is an indicator of future violence. government’s trafficking victims program. Department of Health and Human Services for permitting the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to use taxpayer money to impose religiously based restrictions on reproductive health services in the U.S.

Freedome of religion license#

In 2009, the ACLU of Massachusetts sued the U.S. Article 9 of the Human Rights Act protects our freedom of thought and conscience, as well as our religion or beliefs. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that a statute requiring a license to solicit for religious purposes violated the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech as well as the First and 14th Amendments' guarantee of the right to the free exercise of religion.

To that end, the ACLU works to ensure that laws and government practices neither promote religion nor prevent people from practicing their faith. The First Amendment guarantees that the government neither prefers religion over non-religion, nor favors particular faiths over others.