Background: House Concurrent Resolution 3020 urges North Dakota to acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ.
Our position: The ACLU of North Dakota opposes House Concurrent Resolution 3020. Matters of religious belief should be left to individuals and faith communities, not to governments or political majorities.
Recognizing the importance of religious freedom, our founders set forth the Establishment Clause as the very first freedom enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It is a guarantee that the government will neither prefer religion over non-religion nor favor particular faiths over others.
Religious freedom thrives best when the government stays out of it.
