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For ‘School Choice Week,’ Arm Yourself With Facts About The Problems With Vouchers

Voucher plans bestow choice, all right – just not to parents. Private religious schools that receive public funds from private school vouchers retain the right to decide who gets in and who doesn’t.
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S.D. Legislators Decide Not To Meddle In Public School Students’ Prayer Practices

Public school students in South Dakota (and the other states) can pray during free time on their own, as guided by conscience. They don’t need to be directed to do that, even obliquely.

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Americans United Urges President Biden To Nominate Strong Church-State Separation Advocate To Fill Justice Breyer’s Supreme Court Seat

"We urge President Biden to nominate a justice who reflects the diversity of our country and understands that separation of church and state is the cornerstone of religious freedom," said AU CEO Rachel Laser. "We deserve a justice who will defend our country’s foundational principle of separation of religion and government like our democracy depends on it – because it does.”
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Tennessee Jewish Couple Discriminated Against By Foster Care Agency Sues Tenn. Dept. Of Children’s Services

“The Tennessee Constitution, like the U.S. Constitution, promises religious freedom and equality for everyone. Tennessee is reneging on that promise by allowing a taxpayer-funded agency to discriminate against Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram because they are Jews,” said Alex J. Luchenitser, associate vice president and associate legal director at Americans United. “Laws like House Bill 836 must not stand when they allow religion to be used to harm vulnerable kids and people like Liz and Gabe who want to provide those children with safe and loving homes.”

It seems that Justice Gorsuch doubts what he dubbed the “so-called” separation of church and state. Remind him that this “so-called” right has protected democracy and religious freedom in this country for more than 200 years. Make a donation in his honor to Americans United today. Make a donation in Gorsuch’s name: https://secure.au.org/a/gorsuch

10 hours 27 minutes ago

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When someone tells you what they think, believe them. Justice Neil Gorsuch told us what he really thinks about the separation of church & state. And it’s wrong. Join AU and make a donation in Honor of Justice Gorsuch. https://t.co/q5x5DaE5NR pic.twitter.com/8uch7U6nv5
— Americans United (@americansunited) January 27, 2022

10 hours 32 minutes ago

https://twitter.com/americansunited/status/1486771624036687877

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Religion should not be used to harm others, especially children. Neurodivergent children--including those with autism and epilepsy--are helped by their doctors; they are harmed by ideas like these of Greg Locke. https://t.co/99XByCXE8r
— Americans United (@americansunited) January 27, 2022

13 hours 42 minutes ago

https://twitter.com/americansunited/status/1486723951417970695

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The separation of church and state is the foundational American principle that ensures everyone is able to live as themselves and believe as they choose. #separationofchurchandstate #EqualityWithoutExclusion #FreedomWithoutFavor
— Americans United (@americansunited) January 26, 2022

1 day 5 hours ago

https://twitter.com/americansunited/status/1486474208733499393

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BREAKING: AU CEO @rachelklaser issues statement in response to the news that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer plans to retire from the court. https://t.co/Hxao0yZuBA
— Americans United (@americansunited) January 26, 2022

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https://twitter.com/americansunited/status/1486407792005197826

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“We urge President Biden to nominate a justice who reflects the diversity of our country and understands that separation of church and state is the cornerstone of religious freedom." https://au.org/media/press-releases/SCOTUS-Breyer-Retirement

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For ‘School Choice Week,’ Arm Yourself With Facts About The Problems With Vouchers

S.D. Legislators Decide Not To Meddle In Public School Students’ Prayer Practices

Americans United Urges President Biden To Nominate Strong Church-State Separation Advocate To Fill Justice Breyer’s Supreme Court Seat

Tennessee Jewish Couple Discriminated Against By Foster Care Agency Sues Tenn. Dept. Of Children’s Services

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