Atheist Group Files Amicus Brief Supporting Christian Student Disciplined for Evangelizing on Campus

An atheist group has filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against a Georgia college that disciplined a Christian student for preaching on campus.

According to The Christian Post, the American Humanist Association filed the brief this week in the case of Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski.

In the case, the Alliance Defending Freedom filed suit on behalf of student Chike Uzuegbunam against George Gwinnett College.

Uzuegbunam was disciplined for distributing Christian literature outside the limits of a free speech zone on the college campus.

According to school policy, which has since changed, students were only allowed to preach or distribute literature at two “free speech zones” on campus.

AHA Executive Director Roy Speckhardt said in a statement released Tuesday that he believes people must “be given every chance to preserve their First Amendment rights.

“While the AHA and ADF may approach the Constitution from different angles, at the very least we agree that First Amendment litigation and the associated rights are essential to our democracy,” he said.

In the amicus brief, the American Humanist Association said, “religious freedom” is the “cornerstone of our democracy.”

“On the chopping block is a time-honored remedy essential to vindicating the most important rights in our country. Religious freedom—the cornerstone of our democracy—could…