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Liberty Institute, 2001 West Plano Parkway, Suite 1600, Plano, TX 75075  \nTable of Contents – Survey of Religious Hostility in America  \nI. Introduction by Kelly Shackelford, President of Liberty Institute, and Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Counsel.….. i  \nBios   ii  \nII. Executive Summary ….. 1  \nIII. Case Summaries   7  \nA. Attacks on Religious Liberty in the Public Arena ….. 7  \n1. Public Expressions of Faith ….. 7  \na. Private Citizens   7  \nb. Government   17  \n(1) Invocations and Prayer ….. 17  \n(2) Religious Holiday Observation ….. 21  \n(3) Religious Celebrations ….. 24  \n(4) Pledge of Allegiance ….. 29  \n(5) Other Expressions of Religion ….. 30  \n2. Public Displays ….. 31  \na. Monuments and Memorials   31  \nb. Ten Commandments   33  \nc. Religious Holiday Displays and Celebrations ….. 38  \nd. Government Seals, Mottos & Sculptures ….. 40  \nB. Attacks on Religious Liberty at the Schoolhouse ….. 43  \n1. Students and Their Families   43  \na. Students   43  \nb. Student Prayer ….. 52  \nc. Scholarship Awards & School Choice ….. 57  \nd. In the Schoolhouse – Free Speech ….. 62  \n2. Teachers and School Administrators ….. 74  \n3. Private Organization: Clubs & Outsiders Seeking Access to Schools [In the Schoolhouse – Equal Access] ….. 79  \nC. Attacks against Churches and Ministries ….. 88  \n1. Land Use – RLUIPA and RFRA [Zoning Laws, Permits, Tax Exemptions & State Funding] ….. 88  \n2. Equal Access and Religious Group Discrimination ….. 104  \n3. Free Speech ….. 120  \n4. Church Autonomy and Governance ….. 123  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAn Open Letter to the American People  \nThe free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from interfering with a person’s practice of his or her religion.  \nOur Founding Fathers considered religious liberty our “first freedom,” and the bedrock upon which all other freedoms rest. They understood that one’s right to worship God and follow his conscience according to the principles of his religious faith was foundational to civic tranquility. A man whose religious faith was repressed could never be a loyal citizen since the state was usurping his first allegiance and costing him his primary freedom. This is one of the most important distinctions that makes America an exceptional nation—if not the most important.  \nAmerica today would be unrecognizable to our Founders. Our first freedom is facing a relentless onslaught from well-funded and aggressive groups and individuals who are using the courts, Congress, and the vast federal bureaucracy to suppress and limit religious freedom. This radicalized minority is driven by an anti-religious ideology that is turning the First Amendment upside down.  \nIn 2004, Liberty Institute President and CEO Kelly Shackelford, along with a number of the organization’s clients, testified before the U.S. Senate about the growing religious hostility in America. Because the opposition insisted these select testimonies were simply isolated incidents, Senators Kennedy and Cornyn asked Liberty Institute to provide additional information, which led to the development of the first “hostilities document.” The shocking number of cases made it clear ... hostility to religion was a very real problem, and it affected every age, and every religious group, in every community across the country.  \nFast-forward eight years, and hostility against religious liberty has reached an all-time high. America’s First Freedom—the freedom of religion—is being pushed out of public life, our schools, and even our churches.  \nThe Obama administration no longer even speaks of freedom of religion; now it is only “freedom of worship.” This radical departure is one that threatens to make true religious liberty vulnerable, conditional, and limited. As some have said, it is a freedom“only within four walls.” That is, you are free to worship within the four walls of your home, church, or synagogue, but when yo","cbCaikKpuxV5V6TW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikKpuxV5V6TW","pdf",2259310,140,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Case Summaries\n## Attacks on Religious Liberty in the Public Arena\n## Attacks on Religious Liberty at the Schoolhouse\n## Attacks against Churches and Ministries","[{\"question\":\"What main theme does the document cover?\",\"answer\":\"The document surveys hostility toward religious liberty in America, detailing how faith-related rights are challenged across public life, schools, and churches.\"},{\"question\":\"Which areas of society are examined in the case summaries?\",\"answer\":\"The case summaries address attacks in the public arena, in the schoolhouse (including students and teachers), and against churches and ministries.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the stated constitutional basis for religious liberty in the introduction?\",\"answer\":\"The introduction cites the First Amendment’s free exercise clause, which it says restricts government interference with a person’s religious practice.\"}]","Religious Hostility in America - Survey of Religious Hostility in America | PDF",49]