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The right to practice religion, or no religion at all, is among the most fundamental of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The ACLU works to ensure that this essential freedom is protected by keeping the government out of religion. Learn more about how the ACLU works to preserve Freedom of Religion and Belief and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.


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Religion and Belief : Legislative Documents

ACLU Letter to the House Education & Workforce Committee Urging Opposition to Religious Discrimination in H.R. 27, the Job Training Improvement Act (02/16/2005)
The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges House Representatives to support the Scott-Van Hollen-Woolsey amendment to the Job Training Improvement Act (H.R. 27) to restore current law and to continue to defend critical civil rights protections designed to protect employees against religious discrimination in federally-funded job training programs.

ACLU Letter to the House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness Urging Restoration of Civil Rights Protections in H.R. 27, the Job Training Improvement Act (02/08/2005)

Coalition Against Religious Discrimination Letter to House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness Urging Restoration of Civil Rights Protections in H.R. 27, the Job Training Improvement Act (02/08/2005)

Coalition Letter to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Requesting a Modification of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Standards for Hospitals and Other Health Care Organizations (10/12/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Opposition to H.R. 2028, "The Pledge Protection Act of 2004" (09/21/2004)

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Letter to the House Urging Opposition to H.R. 2028, "The Pledge Protection Act of 2004" (09/21/2004)

Coalition of Religious, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Groups' Sign on Letter Opposing H.R. 2028, "The Pledge Protection Act of 2004" (09/20/2004)

The National Coalition for Public Education Sign-on Letter to the US Senate Appropriation Committee Urging Opposition to Continued Funding of Private School Voucher Program for the District of Columbia (09/20/2004)

Coalition Letter to House Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to H.R. 2028, the "Pledge Protection Act of 2003" (09/14/2004)

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