G.E. Bilm

In 2007, a survey funded by the First Amendment Center reported the following opinions related to First Amendment freedoms:

Only 56 percent believe that the freedom to worship as one chooses extends to all religious groups;

50 percent agree “A public school teacher should be allowed to use the Bible as a factual text in a history or social studies class.”

58 percent of Americans would prevent protests during a funeral procession, even on public streets and sidewalks;

74 percent would prevent public school students from wearing a T-shirt with a slogan that might offend others;

majorities thought “the government should be allowed to require television and radio broadcasters to offer an equal allotment of time to conservative and liberal commentators