Religious Freedom

	Religious Freedom Safeguarding religious freedom for all Americans – whether in the majority or minority.

ADL has created a Religious Freedom Resource Kit which includes various materials including information on the current threats to the wall separating church and state. Specifically, the Religious Freedom Resource Kit contains:

• December Holiday Guidelines
• The Faith-Based Initiative
• Intelligent Design
• Religious Accommodation in the Workplace
• School Vouchers
• The Ten Commandments Controversy
• Religion in the Public Schools

Religious Freedom in the Courts

ADL often participates in court cases involving the two aspects of religious freedom protected by the First Amendment - the free exercise of religion and separation of church and state - by filing “friend of the court” or amicus briefs.
•	Free Exercise Briefs
•	Separation of Church State Briefs

Friday, November 20, 2009

PRESS CENTER

•	ADL Calls For Justice Dept. Review Of Religious Discrimination In Faith-Based Initiative
•	ADL To Supreme Court: Display Of Cross On Public Land Violates Church-State Separation
•	ADL Concerned President Obama's Faith-Based Initiative Could Lead to Religious Discrimination

Religious Freedom in the News

•	An Open Letter to Educators about the 2009 Jewish High Holy Days and See You at the Pole (09/08/09)
•	Presidential Candidates Urged to Ensure Safeguards for Faith-Based Programs (06/02/08)
•	Should Florida Taxpayers Fund Religious Discrimination? (03/25/08)
•	Public Expressions of Religion Related to Public Policy and Elections (02/08/08)
•	Letter to the NY Times on Faith-Based Programs (1/29/08)

Supplemental Resources

•	Religious Clubs in Schools Information on the current state of the law and guidance regarding the use of public school facilities by religious clubs or groups.
•	Separation of Church-State The First Amendment in relation to church-state issues, school vouchers, creationism, and display of the Ten Commandments.
•	Religious Doctrine in the Science Classroom; Putting Education and Religious Freedom at Risk Why teaching creationism in public schools infringes upon the First Amendment.
•	The First Amendment of the Constitution: The Five Freedoms (Special Educational Supplement in The Chicago Sun-Times, September 2007)