Interesting composition. I wish that you were able to include the whole flag. The picture says freedom to me. Both the religion and the flag help with this. It also is nice to include youth.
The beautiful shadows that you capture makes it very bold. The desaturation adds a great detail to the shot. Excellent picture.
An interesting idea, great exposure, and nice job desaturating as to bring out the flag. The only problem I see is that many members of your audience will not view the American flag or the ten commandments as symbols of freedom, I'm not saying that they don't represent freedom for you personally, but audience is always something you must look at.
Love the theme! It is difficult, to pick a number because all of these deserve a 10.... since we are voting indirectly on Freedom.... Nice shot, very meaningful.