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Blog PostTrump Administration Marks Religious Freedom Day By Mocking That Principle
Yesterday was Religious Freedom Day, so naturally, the Trump administration celebrated by trashing that very principle.
Blog PostOn The Supreme Court’s Docket: Forcing Taxpayers To Pay For Religious Education And Discrimination
Never before has the Supreme Court ruled that states must fund religious education. It would be an extraordinary federal intrusion into the constitutional and public education affairs of our states.
Press ReleaseU.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."
Press ReleaseTrump Uses Religious Freedom Day to Violate Religious Freedom For Public Schoolchildren And Millions Of Vulnerable People
“President Trump isn’t trying to protect religious freedom; he’s pandering to religious extremists who want to inject a narrow set of religious beliefs into our public schools and taxpayer-funded services,” said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United. "On Religious Freedom Day of all days, we must make clear that religious freedom demands that everyone be free to practice their faith, or no faith at all, but only so long as they don’t harm others. Religious freedom is not a license to grant unparalleled religious privilege.”
Public funds should go to public schools. In 2018, the Montana Supreme Court struck down the state’s private school voucher program as unconstitutional because residents should not be forced to fund religious education. Now the case is w/ the US Supreme Court, will they agree?
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"President Trump isn’t trying to protect religious freedom; he’s pandering to religious extremists who want to inject a narrow set of religious beliefs into our public schools." ~AU's President & CEO Rachel Laser ✍️Sign our petition to tell the Trump Admin. you oppose religious coercion in our public schools. #LinkInBio- 3 hours 13 minutes ago
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Education Secretary DeVos and Attorney General Barr have issued new school prayer guidance that opens the floodgates to coercive prayer and religious activity in our public schools.
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