Acknowledging Nontheists

The Secular Coalition for America encourages public officials to include nontheists when describing Americans as President Barack Obama did in his inaugural address: "For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers."

Arizona Secular Group Joins Secular Coalition for America as First State Affiliate

The movement for a more reasoned and secular America that honors our founding principles takes an enormous step forward as the Secular Coalition for America welcomes its first State Affiliate: the Secular Coalition for Arizona.   Read more »

The 2010 Secular Coalition Senate Scorecard

We've put together a Senate Report Card evaluating each U.S. senator based on five key votes, directly relevant to our community and our issues, during the 111th Congress.   Read more »

Secular Coalition for America Proudly Introduces Summer 2010 Capitol Hill Scholars

At the Secular Coalition for America, a key part of our mission is to increase the visibility and respect for Secular Americans in all aspects of public life, but most especially in the political arena. There is perhaps no better way to realize this goal then by bringing talented young nontheists to the nation's capital to immerse themselves in public policy.   Read more »

Justice Stevens' Record of Upholding Secular Principles Lauded by Secular Coalition for America

After decades of noble service on the United States Supreme Court, with an unflinching respect for America's secular foundations, the Secular Coalition for America honors the legacy of Justice John Paul Stevens on the announcement of his retirement today.
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Secular Coalition for America Makes History with Administration Briefing

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

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 »

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