Religion in the Military

Atheists and others with no religious affiliation make up 21% of the U.S. Armed Forces, and yet they suffer harassment, discrimination and proselytizing in a military increasingly dominated by a powerful minority of evangelical Christians. The Secular Coalition for America calls for nontheistic service personnel to be extended the same institutional protections and support that traditional faith groups enjoy.

Reject Michele Bachmann's Sectarian Prayer Amendment, Says Secular Coalition for America

Wed, 05/26/2010 - 14:33

Last night the Secular Coalition for America and its allies discovered that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) had introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill that would allow chaplains in the military to use specifically-Christian prayers at official military events. The Secular Coalition for America unequivocally opposes this measure, and released the following statement:   Read more »

Secular Coalition for America Calls Upon Pentagon to Cancel 'Christian-Themed' Event

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 13:57
The Pentagon should respect the constitutional separation of church and state and cancel a planned National Day of Prayer event, particularly in light of its recent labeling as a "Christian-themed event" by an Army spokesman, the Secular Coalition for America said today. The Pentagon should also sever all operational ties to the National Day of Prayer Task Force, a radical right wing organization headed by the wife of Focus on the Family's James Dobson, and housed in Focus on the Family's headquarters.   Read more »

Secular Coalition for America Makes History with Administration Briefing

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 17:51
On February 26, 2010, the Secular Coalition for America, along with a unified delegation of members of the secular movement from across the country, sat down with White House representatives for an official policy briefing—the first of its kind for American nontheists. The event opened up new channels of dialogue between American nontheists and the Obama administration, serving as the latest indication that we are gaining significant momentum, and that secular Americans, numbering in the tens of millions, are a constituency that must be included in national policy decisions.   Read more »

Secular Coalition for America's Prepared Remarks to White House Officials

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 11:21

Presented to the Obama Administration

February 26, 2010

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Surviving the Faith-based Medical Neglect of My Childhood: An Ex-Christian Scientist’s Story

By Liz Heywood (Presented by SCA Legislative Director Sasha Bartolf)

The last day of my childhood was Saturday, November 22, 1975. I was thirteen years old.  Read more »

Kathleen Johnson briefing to White House Officials on Nontheists in the Military

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 13:38

Kathleen JohnsonTestimony to the Obama Administration, February 26, 2010

Presented by Kathleen Johnson, Vice President and Military Director of American Atheists  Read more »

Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers briefing to White House Officials

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 13:28

Jason Torpy, President of MAAFTestimony to the Obama Administration, February 26, 2010

Presented by Jason Torpy, President of the Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers
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