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Trending: State Legislation That Allows College Student Groups To Use Religion To Discriminate
Legislators across the country are pushing bills that would allow religious student groups on college campuses to discriminate against anyone who doesn’t adhere to their religious beliefs, all while getting school funding and official recognition.read more »Blog PostCatholic Mom Sues Trump Administration, South Carolina Governor for Religious Discrimination
“It was demoralizing to hear we are not good enough because we aren’t the right kind of Christians. It was difficult for my family, of course, but at the end of the day my kids still have parents,” said Aimee Maddonna, AU's plaintiff. “These foster children need and deserve to have someone looking out for them – and the government is taking that away. These children are still in an institution. That isn’t right, it isn’t fair and it isn’t necessary.”read more »Press ReleaseAU Leads Allies In Condemning Trump Administration’s Foster Care Policy That Harms Children, Parents And Religious Freedom
Americans United today led a broad coalition of more than 100 national organizations in denouncing the Trump administration’s recent decision to allow taxpayer-funded foster care agencies in South Carolina to reject any parents or volunteers they deem to be the “wrong” religion.read more »Blog Post