Faith-Based Programs

Prior to the creation of "charitable chioce" in the 1990s and the faith-based initiatives of the Bush Administration, the constitutional rights of taxpayers and social service recipients were protected because entities receiving federal financial assistance had to abide by employment non-discrimination laws and constitutional religious liberty protections. The Secular Coalition for America opposes providing social service funding directly to religious organizations, seeing this practice as a clear violation of the separation of church and state.

Secular Coalition Fails Most 2012 Presidential Candidates on Religiously Intrusive Issues

Thu, 12/22/2011 - 16:59

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Secular Coalition for America today released its 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard—a guide for secular-minded Americans on the presidential candidates in the upcoming 2012 election. Read more »

2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard

In 2012, voters will make a decision that will have a profound effect on our country: who will lead America through the year 2016. During a time when secular values are under constant attack by many religious leaders and political candidates, the Secular Coalition for America presents the 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard. Read more »

SCA Urges Obama Administration to End Religious Discrimination Through Faith-Based Initiatives

Wed, 12/07/2011 - 13:14

WASHINGTON, DC—The Secular Coalition for America stands with the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination (CARD) in calling for a transparent review process in how the executive branch’s faith-based offices are handling religious discrimination claims in the hiring of government-funded positions by religious organizations.
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End Employment Discrimination by Religious Groups via 'Faith-Based' Initiatives

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 13:44

In a glaring exemption to federal laws that generally prohibit employment discrimination,[1] religious groups and organizations that see Read more »

Faith-Based Programs

Take Action: Tell President Obama to End Federally Funded Religious Bias in Hiring

Tue, 06/21/2011 - 10:33

Nearly three years ago, then-candidate Barack Obama made a campaign pledge to end a Bush-era policy that allowed religious organizations receiving federal tax dollars to discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion. Read more »

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House Members, Secular Coalition Urge Obama to End Religious Bias in Hiring

Tue, 06/21/2011 - 08:41

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference today, members of the U.S. House, the Secular Coalition for America, and the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination (CARD) will call upon President Obama to fulfill the promise he made nearly three years ago during a campaign speech in Zanesville, Ohio, to end federally funded hiring discrimination on the basis of religion.
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