{"id":10118,"date":"2023-02-01T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=10118"},"modified":"2024-07-07T05:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T09:26:58","slug":"student-essay-contest-winners-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/student-essay-contest-winners-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Essay Contest Winners 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10118\" class=\"elementor elementor-10118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9ef68bc e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ef68bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e6eac00 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6eac00\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c903b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c903b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the 2022 Student Essay Winners<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b815532 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b815532\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae73b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae73b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/the-latest\/articles\/how-the-supreme-court-compromised-my-religious-freedom\/\" title=\"Take Action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE WINNING ESSAY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0ed8416 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ed8416\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-66e158e e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66e158e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53ed3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b53ed3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AU's annual essay contest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197f5b9 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197f5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We encouraged high school students to reflect on why religious freedom and church-state separation are important to them and their communities\u2014and what they can do to ensure religious freedom is a shield that protects the rights of everyone to practice religion according to their own beliefs, or not practice at all, as long as they don\u2019t harm others.<\/p><p>The 2022 essay prompt asked students to address how one or more of the following Supreme Court decisions relates to church-state separation and religious freedom, and how it will affect people and communities in the United States:<\/p><ul><li><em>Kennedy v. Bremerton School District<\/em><\/li><li><em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em><\/li><li><em>Carson v. Makin<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>In\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/the-latest\/press\/supreme-court-kennedy-bremerton-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy v. Bremerton School District<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0the Supreme Court ruled against the Bremerton School District, which was trying to protect public high school students from a coach who violated their religious freedom by pressuring them to join his public prayers at the 50-yard line at public high school football games. In\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/the-latest\/press\/supreme-court-overturns-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/a><\/em>, the Court abolished the constitutional right to abortion. And the decision in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/au.org\/the-latest\/press\/supreme-court-fund-religious-education-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carson v. Makin<\/a><\/em>\u00a0forces taxpayers to fund religious education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-396b4e6 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"396b4e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b503a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b503a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 2022 Essay Winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2c50a94 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c50a94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2f44216 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f44216\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a6ec434 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6ec434\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-779733f e-con-full bg-grow-hover-1 e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779733f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ira-sharma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f999245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f999245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ashleen-girn-2\/\">First place\u2014Ashleen Girn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff7b84 elementor-view-framed cta-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"aff7b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ashleen-girn-2\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cfb3973 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb3973\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e47d0 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3e47d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3d8cf82 e-con-full bg-grow-hover-2 e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d8cf82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ashleen-girn-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eec948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eec948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ira-sharma\/\">First place\u2014Ashleen Girn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc5987 elementor-view-framed cta-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9fc5987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/ira-sharma\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2ce5765 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ce5765\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9218684 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9218684\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1775f95 e-con-full bg-grow-hover-3 e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1775f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/sally-geoghegan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e75e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e75e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/about-au\/people\/sally-geoghegan\/\">First place\u2014Ashleen Girn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae668f6 elementor-view-framed cta-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ae668f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/sally-geoghegan\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-da62372 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da62372\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1e51d4d e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e51d4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-28a8cbd e-con-full bg-grow-hover-4 e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a8cbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/wassila-mehimda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c491f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c491f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/about-au\/people\/wassila-mehimda\/\">First place\u2014Ashleen Girn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25c0ac elementor-view-framed cta-icon elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d25c0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"\/about-au\/people\/wassila-mehimda\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the 2022 Student Essay Winners READ THE WINNING ESSAY AU&#8217;s annual essay contest We encouraged high school students to reflect on why religious freedom and church-state separation are important to them and their communities\u2014and what they can do to ensure religious freedom is a shield that protects the rights of everyone to practice religion 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