Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Ira Sharma

Second place winner

Memphis, TN

I participated in the AU student essay contest because in order to preserve the invaluable diversity American public schools boast, it is important to maintain a secular identity; I participated in the AU essay contest to shed light on why small violations against this value can be of huge significance.

 

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We’re suing to stop Christian Nationalists from creating religious public charter schools

Okla. is violating the separation of church and state by creating the nation’s 1st religious charter school. If we don’t stop them, religious public schools like this could appear in states around the country. Join the fight:

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