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==Religion==

==Religion==

====ACLU antics====

====ACLU antics====

For years, the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] has been filing lawsuits against Christians in the country over prayers and gatherings in public places, prayers in public schools, the teaching of [[Creationism]] or [[Intelligent design]], or anything that has to do with the [[Bible]].  On August 3, 2010, the City of New York passed a unanimous resolution granting the building of an Islamic mosque just blocks away from the site of the twin towers of the [[World Trade Center]], which was totally destroyed by fanatical adherents of [[Islam]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], killing nearly 3,000 people there and in simultaneous attacks in Washington D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  Utterly-condemned by the nation at large, the ACLU and its sister group New York Civil Liberties Union said in a joint statement about the new resolution ''"We congratulate the Landmarks Preservation Commission for promoting our nation's core values and not letting bias get in the way of the rule of law.  The free exercise of religion is one of America's most fundamental freedoms. For hundreds of years,our pluralism and tolerance have sustained and strengthened our nation."''<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/03/new-york-city-panel-clears-way-mosque-ground-zero/</ref>

For years, the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] has been filing lawsuits against Christians in the country over prayers and gatherings in public places, prayers in public schools, the teaching of [[Creationism]] or [[Intelligent design]], or anything that has to do with the [[Bible]].  On August 3, 2010, the City of New York passed a unanimous resolution granting the building of an Islamic mosque just blocks away from the site of the twin towers of the [[World Trade Center]], which was totally destroyed by fanatical adherents of [[Islam]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], killing nearly 3,000 people there and in simultaneous attacks in Washington D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  Utterly-condemned by the nation at large, the ACLU and its sister group New York Civil Liberties Union said in a joint statement about the new resolution ''"We congratulate the Landmarks Preservation Commission for promoting our nation's core values and not letting bias get in the way of the rule of law.  The free exercise of religion is one of America's most fundamental freedoms. For hundreds of years,our pluralism and tolerance have sustained and strengthened our nation."''<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/03/new-york-city-panel-clears-way-mosque-ground-zero/</ref>