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A Minn. School Board President Demanded To Know Why Evolution Was Being Taught. This Teacher Had A Perfect Answer.

Charles Darwin’s theory is not frozen in time; far from it – it is constantly being updated and reevaluated in light of new findings and information. That’s what real science does.
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Court Says Religious Freedom Is Not An Excuse To Treat Someone Badly

Nothing in the university’s policies prevented the professor from going to the church of his choice, reading religious books, praying or holding whatever beliefs he wanted to about transgender people. He was, however, required to treat all of his students with dignity, decency and respect.

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Americans United Denounces Trump Administration’s Rule To Promote Employment Discrimination By Government Contractors

“Today, the Trump administration puts yet another stain on religious freedom. Because today, the Department of Labor, whose job it is to prevent employment discrimination, has announced a new rule to fund it with our taxpayer dollars," said Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United.
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Federal Appeals Court: Brevard County, Fla., Commissioners’ Invocation Policy Discriminates Based on Religion

“Brevard County Commissioners were using religion as the basis for discrimination by allowing only people of preferred faiths to offer invocations. Religious minorities and nonbelievers are equal members of society and they must be treated equally by their elected officials. The court’s decision today made clear that no one should be excluded from civic affairs because of their beliefs about God," said AU Associate Legal Director Alex J. Luchenitser.

This week, AU CEO @rachelklaser ison The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about why church-state separation is so crucial and how AU is fighting for true #religiousfreedom for all! https://t.co/XcMF5eCr6T
— Americans United (@americansunited) September 11, 2019

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#NeverForget911

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Are you with us?! We’re fighting back against the Trump administration’s #employmentdiscrimination rule that would allow a gov contractors use to religion to justify firing workers. Join us to #ProtectAllWorkers act.au.org/protect-all-workers

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Our tax dollars would be used to pay companies that engage in discrimination if Trump’s administration gets away with this.Learn more & sign your name: https://t.co/UhmMulSXJiHurry: time is running out. pic.twitter.com/kUe3YnKLLy
— National Center for Transgender Equality (@TransEquality) September 10, 2019

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We only have until September 16th to stop the Trump administration from using taxpayer dollars to let federal contractors discriminate against LGBTQ workers, women, religious minorities, and more. Tell them to #ProtectAllWorkers https://t.co/H2ge9GyKHF
— American Progress (@amprog) September 9, 2019

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ONE WEEK LEFT TO RAISE YOUR VOICE: The Trump administration wants to allow #employmentdiscrimination in the name of religion by government contractors. Leave your comment for Trump TODAY! #linkinbio @americansunited

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