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Religious freedom is an integral part of how we think of ourselves as citizens of the United States. We are a secular country. Our history lessons teach us that we were founded on strong principles of religious freedom by people fleeing religious persecution. Our founders placed these fundamental concepts in Article One of the Bill of Rights.

My brother, Devon, and I trekked down to Lucedale, Mississippi a couple of days ago. It was storming as if Storm herself from X-men had orchestrated a mass attack against southeast Mississippi. To put the icing on the cake, 30 minutes from our destination, a tornado funnel cloud started forming right in front of us! A virgin to the whole tornado experience, I immediately turned around and high-tailed it in the opposite direction ….kind of like StormChasers, but instead of heading in the direction of the storm, I was running as far away as possible!

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Usually when people visit the ACLU-MS website it's to read a press release or maybe review some of our legal docket. But we do so much more every day at the ACLU-MS that doesn't rise to the level of sending a press release (yet) or doesn't involve litigation, but is no less important to our fight to defend constitutional rights across the state. This blog is a way to write about all of our work, from Know Your Rights educational forums in rural communities to meetings with legislators at the State Capitol. It's an informal way for us to tell you what's going on with the ACLU-MS, and a way for you to tell us what you think about our work and our mission.