Last updated on: 8/22/2007 | Author: ProCon.org

First Amendment Center Biography

Position:
Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
Reasoning:

“It’s true that we don’t take positions as an organization on particular issues, though we are pro-First Amendment and our various commentators/analysts might write articles that would argue more strongly one way than another.”

Email to ProCon.org, Nov. 7, 2005
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
  Organizations/VIPs/Other
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Description:

“The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, the right to assemble and petition the government.”

First Amendment Center website (accessed Aug. 13, 2007)
Mission:

“The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment freedoms through information and education.”

First Amendment Center website (accessed Aug. 13, 2007)
Other:
Non-profit
Quoted in:
  1. What Are Some of the Theories and Supreme Court Tests Used to Analyze the Religious Clauses of the Constitution's First Amendment?