Religious Freedom

ACLU

Time for conservatives to wake up-"The American Civil Liberties Union says it has already raised $258 million over the last year and is seeking $77 million more to hire new attorneys and launch new liberal advocacy programs in states like Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, and Tennessee. Major donors to the ACLU's fundraising campaign include billionaire financier George Soros, who gave $12 million through his Open Society Institute."

Poll on http://www.onenewsnow.com/ conservative news source. See how many conservatives answer: "What's your greatest concern with the ACLU's plans to expand into more conservative states?".

Homosexual Activists Draw Battle Lines-"A how-to manual for forcing same-sex "marriage" on all 50 states was just unleashed on the ACLU's website. The strategy, which was outlined in a succinct six-page memo called "Make Change, Not Lawsuits," urges couples who marry in California next week to proceed with caution. Homosexuals recognize that their movement to marry does not have the broad support of the American people. Instead of bringing lawsuits in every corner of the country, groups like the Human Rights Campaign, GLADD, Lambda Legal and others, ask homosexuals to wait for state legislatures to tackle the issue."

Texas

ACLU expansion? Bring it on!-"We just cleaned their clock in a case over the Bible in Texas, and if they think they're coming to receptive ground in Texas -- I think they'll be slightly surprised." Shackelford says the ACLU is like the schoolyard bully who wins fights only until someone stands up to him....One little-known detail about the ACLU surfaced in the Associated Press reporting on the campaign: the organization has only slightly more than a half-million members, in a country with a population of more than 281 million people."

Tennessee

ACLU bats .000 in TN school case-"The ACLU has come up empty in another attempt to stop religious expression by students in a public school...The ADF attorney says the lawsuit should clear up any confusion about the ACLU's goals with regard to any public expression of Christian belief....The order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee states that all of the activities the ACLU contested at the school may continue."

Kentucky

ACLU shot down in court; Baptist home continues to receive funding-"The American Civil Liberties Union has lost another round in its ten-year legal battle to stop Kentucky taxpayers from funding care provided by a non-profit Baptist group to at-risk children...This time, however, Tracey says the court gave the liberal legal group an unexpected response, rebuking even its attempt to sue. "The court decided that the ACLU didn't have the legal standing to bring the case," he explains....Tracey believes the case will be appealed to the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "We're very optimistic that we have a good shot on appeal and that this will be a good precedent, not only in Kentucky, but [also] all across the country," Tracey says. If the circuit court agrees that the ACLU does not have standing to sue in this type of case, Tracey says Christian groups that provide taxpayer-funded, secular services could avoid costly litigation in the future."

Colorado

"free exercise of religion"?-"Cathryn Hazouri's, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), testimony given before the Colorado House Judiciary Committee: "One may practice one's religion in private; however, once a religious person comes into the public arena, there are limitations in how the expression of their religion impacts others. ... If your house of worship rents to the public its other facilities, you have to rent to everybody - you can't discriminate." (For more disturbing information on this bill in Colorado click here)