ADF: Members of Montana senior center who feared lawsuit from ACLU reinstate gospel songs

re: "BOZEMAN, Mont. — Senior citizens in Bozeman are singing out loud after nearly being silenced by fears of legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union. Members of the Bozeman Senior Center voluntarily sang a traditional Christian doxology before their meals, but the practice nearly ended when a few dissenters complained to the managing board, resting their complaint on the so-called “separation of church and state.” / The center’s board suspended the practice, fearing that it might invite a lawsuit from the ACLU and lead to the loss of federal funds for the center’s Meals on Wheels program. The board reversed its decision after Alliance Defense Fund attorneys confirmed that the seniors have the right to sing religious songs without fear of such drastic consequences. / “These Christian seniors are not second-class citizens under the Constitution. The board did the right thing by recognizing their right to sing thanks to God without fear of censorship from far left activist groups,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Amy Smith. “The seniors’ songs were clearly protected by the First Amendment.”..."...