Religious Liberty Is Everyone’s Fight

Last week, the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a complaint on behalf of three Liberty University students. The suit challenges new policies in Virginia that deny tuition grants to students in programs the state classifies as “religious training or theological education.”

This case — and others like it — should raise a red flag, not just for the devout, but for anyone who values open inquiry. Protecting the free exercise of religion isn’t just about protecting churchgoers or people of faith, it’s about protecting freedom of thought for all Americans.

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Raleigh Adams

Raleigh Adams is a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School. Her work has appeared in the Front Porch Republic, VoegelinView, and The Dispatch.

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Last week, the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a complaint on behalf of three Liberty University students. The suit challenges new policies in Virginia that deny tuition grants to students in programs the state classifies as “religious training or theological education.”

This case — and others like it — should raise a red flag, not just for the devout, but for anyone who values open inquiry. Protecting the free exercise of religion isn’t just about protecting churchgoers or people of faith, it’s about protecting freedom of thought for all Americans.