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On Constitution Day, Let’s Celebrate Secular Government – And Vow To Defend It

The new American government saw no need to include appeals to the divine its foundational charter, a powerful signal that when it came to religion, this nation wouldn’t presume to tell people what to believe or not to believe.
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Americans United’s National Advocacy Summit Is Over – But Your Activism Must Continue

Whether you attended the National Advocacy Summit or not, we urge you to get active to defend the separation of religion and government – the only principle that can protect the right to worship or not as you see fit as long as you don’t harm others.

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Americans United Demands Orange County, Calif., School Board End Unconstitutional Prayer Practice At Public Board Meetings

“The Orange County Board of Education’s first priority should be educating children – not promoting board members’ religious beliefs,” said Alex J. Luchenitser, AU's associate vice president & associate legal director. “Incorporating prayers or any other religious content into a public school board meeting is a clear violation of religious freedom."
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Prospective Foster Parents Urge Supreme Court To Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Foster Care Agencies From Engaging In Religious Discrimination

“When it comes to balancing the welfare of children in need of loving homes with the interests of government contractors paid to work with the foster parents who will provide those homes, there is no contest,” said Americans United Legal Director Richard B. Katskee. “The Supreme Court should affirm that the Constitution’s promise of religious freedom does not confer a right to harm others."

We know that Christian nationalists won’t stop trying to insert their narrow interpretation of Christianity into our laws; look no further than the Trump admin's catering to far-right evangelicals. But, AU won’t stop protecting our shared secular laws. https://t.co/bjFamw3rTC pic.twitter.com/Y3mA5dcXxX
— Americans United (@americansunited) September 17, 2020

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For Constitution Day: Christian nationalists insist that our country was founded to be a "Christian nation." One thing gets in the way of that: the text of the U.S. Constitution https://www.au.org/blogs/constitution-day-secular

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For Constitution Day: Christian nationalists insist that our country was founded to be a "Christian nation." One thing gets in the way of that: the text of the U.S. Constitution https://t.co/bjFamw3rTC
— Americans United (@americansunited) September 17, 2020

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Ask an Atheist Day is TODAY!#AskAnAtheist #SecularStudents @seculardotorg @AmericanAtheist @americnhumanist @americansunited @FFRF @center4inquiry @rdfrs @hemantmehta @AtheistRepublic @KyleKulinski @EthicalStL @EthicalSociety @EthicalUnion pic.twitter.com/61bizUmegq
— Secular Student Alliance (@SecularStudents) September 17, 2020

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Ask an Atheist Day is TODAY!#AskAnAtheist #SecularStudents @seculardotorg @AmericanAtheist @americnhumanist @americansunited @FFRF @center4inquiry @rdfrs @hemantmehta @AtheistRepublic @KyleKulinski @EthicalStL @EthicalSociety @EthicalUnion pic.twitter.com/61bizUmegq
— Secular Student Alliance (@SecularStudents) September 17, 2020

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Our first-ever National Advocacy Summit concluded yesterday. We urge you to get active to defend the separation of religion & gov – the only principle that can protect the right to worship or not as you see fit as long as you don’t harm others.https://t.co/pCAsDW6g0A
— Americans United (@americansunited) September 16, 2020

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On Constitution Day, Let’s Celebrate Secular Government – And Vow To Defend It

Americans United’s National Advocacy Summit Is Over – But Your Activism Must Continue

Americans United Demands Orange County, Calif., School Board End Unconstitutional Prayer Practice At Public Board Meetings

Prospective Foster Parents Urge Supreme Court To Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Foster Care Agencies From Engaging In Religious Discrimination

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