Religious Freedom

We Wish You A Merry ...

Submitted by Rebecca Gasca on December 23, 2011

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With Christmas just around the corner, we at the ACLU of Nevada are expecting the usual allegations about a supposed ACLU-led “War on Christmas.”

Challenge to Nevada's Religious Test to Perform Marriages

September 28, 2011

Nevada requires individuals who perform marriages to be affiliated with a religious organization. The people who do not have to be affiliated with a religion in order to perform marriages are certain government officials, including judges and justices of the peace, but they are limited in the number of marriages they can perform each year. On March 27, 2011, the ACLU of Nevada filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of this religious-affiliation requirement.

"Religious Test" to Perform Marriages Not Constitutional

March 29, 2011

On Sunday, the ACLU of Nevada filed a lawsuit challenging Nevada's "religious test" that requires any non-governmental individual wishing to perform marriage ceremonies to be affiliated with a religion.

ACLU Sues County State Over Religious Test to Conduct Marriages, Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Legacy of 9/11 Should Not be Intolerance

Submitted by Maggie McLetchie on August 16, 2010

Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, recently came out against the planned mosque near Ground Zero. According to news reports, his spokesman said:

"The First Amendment protects freedom of religion. Senator Reid respects that but thinks that the mosque should be built someplace else."

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