Americans United for Separation of Church and State

The pets at Americans United know?it’s been a rough year for church-state separation and that we are facing even more challenging fights ahead next year.? They want you to know that it's your passion and dedication to protecting the separation of church and state and our democracy that keeps the staff at Americans United going and gives them hope. Thank you

The idea that there can be absolutely no prayer in public schools is such a persistent myth that it’s worth debunking. And while we might not be able to persuade ideologues like Trump, we hope you can use them when talking to family members and friends who have fallen for Christian Nationalist distortions. https://lnkd.in/eBuFuEN2

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" ... it’s difficult enough to teach about the Bible in public schools without running afoul of the Constitution. It’s impossible to do so when the end goal is noneducational. Walters’s mandate raises a host of legal problems, and it threatens to inflict grave harm on Oklahoma’s students." Luke Anderson, Constitutional Litigation Fellow with Americans United.? https://lnkd.in/eEcAx_Bv

BREAKING: Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the Texas State Board of Education today approving the Bluebonnet elementary curriculum in reading and language arts that improperly focuses on Christianity over other major religions, veers into Bible study and distorts and whitewashes history: https://lnkd.in/ggkaANwR

BREAKING NEWS! Victory in Missouri for abortion rights! After Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 on Election Day, enshrining abortion rights to the state constitution, the 13 Missouri clergy who sued to overturn the state’s total abortion ban as a violation of church-state separation today announced their intent to dismiss their lawsuit. ?A motion was filed with the Missouri Supreme Court requesting the appeal in the case, Rev. Traci Blackmon v. State of Missouri, be dismissed because Amendment 3 invalidates the abortion ban. With Rachel Laser and National Women's Law Center The clergy plaintiffs are represented by a legal team that includes Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), and Missouri civil rights lawyer Denise Lieberman.? https://lnkd.in/ePhQ8jtZ

The separation of church and state protects everyone's right to live as themselves and believe as they choose. In other words, it protects our right to be different. When Christian Nationalists try to take away freedoms from transgender people, they threaten everyone’s rights. As journalist Erin Reed said at the 2024 Summit for Religious Freedom, "Trans rights are all our rights."

ATTENTION Los Angeles! Andrew Seidel LSeidel will be signing copies of his latest book, "American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom" tomorrow at Heretic House! Get all the info and grab a ticket before they sell out! https://lnkd.in/e7tVhGHv

BREAKING NEWS: Americans United and allies unite to challenge Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’ latest push for religion in public schools Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice are uniting to challenge Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ latest attempt to impose religion on students in the state’s public school system. https://lnkd.in/eupFfiQ5

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