First Amendment blog launched by RWU

BRISTOL – Inspired by its namesake, Roger Williams University has launched a First Amendment blog, focusing on the amendment’s five freedoms – religion, speech, the press, peaceable assembly and to petition government.

Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island who advocated for separation of church and state.

“It is particularly appropriate that Roger Williams University would have a blog relating to the First Amendment, given the stance taken by our namesake on the need to separate civil governance from the practice of religion,” RWU President Donald J. Farish said in a statement.

“Roger Williams’ ‘lively experiment’ in the 17th century was, of course, the basis of the provision in the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that protects religious freedom. But the First Amendment is so much more: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble peaceably and freedom to petition the government for redress – all are important. And all require ongoing vigilance to ensure they are preserved and protected for generations yet to come.”

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The blog will draw on the expertise of faculty, staff and students at the university.
RWU has the state’s only law school. It also features a journalism program and experts on a range of First Amendment issues.

Topics from today’s headlines, such as U.S. Supreme Court rulings on flag burning, will be discussed.

Readers will be able to subscribe to receive notification of new blog posts.

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