Liz Hayes
Associate Vice President of Communications
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Americans United and allies have expanded the lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion bans as a violation of the separation of church and state to include a 14th faith leader plaintiff - Rev. Darryl Gray, a Progressive Baptist minister in St. Louis - and to challenge another anti-abortion law.
Americans United is celebrating the defeat of West Virginia Senate Bill 619, which would have authorized public school teachers to teach intelligent design creationism – an inherently religious doctrine that has no place in public schools.
Americans United's statement in response to the Supreme Court refusing to hear Ocala v. Rojas, a case involving the Florida city and its police department organizing a Christian prayer vigil.
Americans United was joined by 14 religious and civil-rights organizations in urging the Indiana Court of Appeals to affirm an injunction against a state abortion ban that violates religious freedom.
Americans United is dismayed by New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ remarks that dismiss the importance of church-state separation, suggest prayer is the cure for gun violence, and proclaim that he enacts policies “with a God-like approach” and that the Mayor of New York City is “a servant of God."
Americans United applauded the Biden administration for ending the Trump Department of Labor rule that expanded a religious exemption for federal contractors, allowing them to discriminate against workers.
Americans United applauds Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond for withdrawing the previous AG’s incorrect opinion that the state should allow religious public charter schools, a violation of the separation of church and state.
Americans United applauds the Biden administration’s plan to rescind the Trump-DeVos Department of Education rule that forces universities to sponsor and financially support religious student groups that discriminate.
Americans United is urging the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to reject a request from the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City to create the nation’s first religious public charter school, which would be a flagrant violation of Oklahomans’ religious freedom.
Americans United is urging the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to disregard an incorrect opinion issued by the former Oklahoma Attorney General that would allow for religious public charter schools – a violation of the separation of church and state.
Abortion bans violate the separation of church and state. Americans United and the National Women’s Law Center—the leading experts in religious freedom and gender justice—have joined forces with thirteen clergy from six faith traditions to challenge Missouri’s abortion bans as unconstitutionally imposing one narrow religious doctrine on everyone.
