Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey bluntly pushed back Friday on activist atheists upset about an evangelical worship event at state-owned Auburn University and the three coaches who supported the event.
“We will not be intimidated by out-of-state interest groups dedicated to destroying our nation’s religious heritage,” Ms. Ivey, a Republican, wrote to the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s co-presidents, Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker. “Please understand that our state motto is, ‘We dare defend our rights.’”
The Wisconsin-based atheist group sent a “warning letter” to Auburn after the Sept. 12 “Unite Auburn” event drew national attention for a spontaneous mass baptism in which about 200 students were immersed as a sign of their religious commitment. Mr. Pearl is Jewish, but foundation attorney Chris Line said via email Friday that “he still entangles his religion with his program” because last year he led a group of athletes on a tour of Israel where “players are going to see their Judeo-Christian roots.”
“The facts described in your recent letters do not violate anyone’s religious liberty,” the governor wrote. “Even according to your own account, these events all involved adults interacting with other adults, and no one faced any threat of adverse consequences for declining to participate.
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