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    Blog Post

    Is Your Local Librarian Going To Jail? Maybe – If This Mo. Legislator Has His Way

    Proposals to instill censorship in public libraries pop up from time to time, usually couched in the language of 'protect the children.' In the 1990s, Religious Right groups attempted to remove material about LGBTQ issues and “the occult” from public libraries by forming a pressure group called Family Friendly Libraries.
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    Blog Post

    Supreme Court Deliberates Forced Taxpayer Support For Religion

    Voucher advocates, including the Trump administration, are arguing that if a state chooses to adopt a voucher plan, it must include religious schools – no matter what that state’s constitution may say. If this standard is adopted, it will greatly weaken, if not obliterate, provisions in 37 state constitutions that protect people from being taxed to support religion.
  • Press Release

    Americans United Urges Supreme Court To Protect Religious Freedom And Public Education

    “Never before has the Supreme Court ruled that states must fund private religious education. It should not do so now,” said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United. “Forcing taxpayers to fund religious education or private religious schools that discriminate against students, families and employees would be a fundamental violation of religious freedom.
  • Press Release

    U.S. Supreme Court Should Affirm That Trump Birth Control Rules Violate Religious Freedom And Are Unconstitutional

    “The Supreme Court should affirm that it is unconstitutional for the Trump administration to misuse religious freedom to block employees’ and students’ access to birth control. Federal courts in Pennsylvania, California and just yesterday in our case in Indiana have ruled against this discriminatory policy," said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United. "As a reminder, the Affordable Care Act guarantees employees and students the right to contraceptive coverage. The religious beliefs of their bosses and university officials cannot deny them this right."

  • Last week SCOTUS heard a school voucher case that could have extreme consequences nationwide. 75% of US state constitutions ensure public money can’t fund religious education. Will the Supreme Court undermine them? AU is keeping watch. Join us @ https://t.co/7ndUggmokn

    — Americans United (@americansunited) January 25, 2020
    1 hour 56 minutes ago

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  • We would LOVE to see our president acknowledge that religious freedom is for EVERYONE, not a small group of Christian Nationalists. #MarchforLife #religiousfreedom

    — Americans United (@americansunited) January 24, 2020
    23 hours 35 minutes ago

    AU

  • Religious freedom protects:👉🏿reproductive freedom👉🏽KIDS in foster care, who just want loving homes👉🏼patients’ rights to medical care, regardless of a healthcare worker's beliefs👉🏾LGBTQ equality 👏🏽ALL👏🏽OUR👏🏽LIVES, by making sure we can live w/o fear of discrimination

    — Americans United (@americansunited) January 24, 2020
    23 hours 40 minutes ago

    AU

  • Again - Trump is pandering to his Evangelical base at #MarchforLife, parroting their talking points on misusing religious freedom. Someone’s religion should never be used to harm others. So, we need to clarify a few things:

    — Americans United (@americansunited) January 24, 2020
    23 hours 45 minutes ago

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  • DYK? Private religious schools have free rein to discriminate against children & families - using taxpayer $$ if: - a student or parent is LGBTQ- the child has a disability- they don’t follow a school’s religious tenetsPublic money should fund public schools. pic.twitter.com/yl3Bi7QTLR

    — Americans United (@americansunited) January 24, 2020
    1 day 15 hours ago

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  • Religious liberty does not mean preferential treatment for your religion. Public tax dollars should NEVER subsidize religious schools. Supreme Court should uphold the longstanding principle of church/state separation in #Espinoza. @BJContheHill @rweingarten @americansunited

    — Pastors for Children (@pastors4txkids) January 24, 2020
    1 day 15 hours ago

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