Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate voted down the Blunt amendment—a bill introduced by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) that would allow employers to exclude any insurance benefit they deem immoral or “contrary to their religious beliefs.”

Herb Silverman, president of the Secular Coalition for America said the Senate was right to vote down the amendment.   Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Secular Coalition for America supports the Obama Administration’s shift in policy announced today, that will allow employees of religiously affiliated employers to obtain contraceptive services free of charge, directly from insurance providers.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Secular Coalition today called for U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and fellow members of the U.S.  Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Secular Coalition today urged the Virginia State Senate not to pass Virginia House Bill No. 189, a bill to that would add “religious refusal” language to the existing laws governing child placement agencies.
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WASHINGTON D.C.—The Secular Coalition for America today applauded the Ninth Circuit Court’s decision to strike down California’s “Proposition 8”, a religiously backed voter-mandated ban on same-sex marriage.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Secular Coalition for America today released its 2011 Congressional Report Card. A majority of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives earned failing grades on seven issues related to religious liberty and discrimination against nontheistic and secular Americans.
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