Freedom of Religion and Belief
The ACLU works to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion nor interfere with its free exercise.
The ACLU of Massachusetts will always defend the separation of church and state. We also defend the right to hold and express diverse religious beliefs or no religious beliefs at all.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from establishing a national religion or interfering with the free exercise of religion, with very rare exceptions. Our state constitution offers similar protections.
The Latest
Government neutrality in matters of religion is what enables all faiths to flourish
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Hears Arguments on Religious Statues Planned for Quincy Government Building
Massachusetts Court Blocks Religious Statues on Government Building in Quincy
Cases, Campaigns & Legislation
Fitzmaurice et al. v. City of Quincy
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