C. Clark, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Legal Officer, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver, Colorado. This is terrific. I do, however, think there may be a difference between spirituality and religion. I do believe that there is legitimately a spiritual dimension to life that is approached through organized religion but exists in all people regardless of whether they embrace a specific church.
Spirituality is religion.
The Institute welcomes religion and spirituality in all aspects of life as carried by individuals through their daily affairs. The Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause protect these individual rights. Those supporting the Institute come from a wide variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds. We are not frustrated when the Constitution blocks any religious group from using government to promote its beliefs. We are frustrated when any religious group attempts to circumvent the Constitution to use government to promote its beliefs.