The Fight Against Faith-Healing in Idaho

Idaho is one of nine states with sweeping religious exemptions from child abuse and manslaughter laws for families who practice faith healing. Now, a group of parents, lawmakers, and some religious leaders are working to close these dangerous loopholes. The Boise Weekly explains: “It wasn’t until 1972 that the Idaho Legislature voted unanimously to institute religious …

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Almost Half of Alabama Child Care Facilities Have Religious Exemptions From Health/Safety Standards

A new report by the Alabama Department of Human Resources found that 956 of Alabama’s 1,938 child care facilities are operating with a religious exemption from license requirements. That same report found 15,156 total health and safety violations in child care facilities receiving federal funding, some of which were operating without a license. Religious exemptions from …

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Brought By Anti-Choice "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by so-called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (CPCs). CPCs are often faith-based organizations that have been known to engage in deceptive advertising practicing, promoting themselves as legitimate women’s health clinics so they can push their anti-choice religious beliefs onto unsuspecting patients. The Los Angeles Times explains the …

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Second Sitting Member of Congress Comes Out As A Nontheist

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) made history as the second sitting Member of Congress in history to come out as a nontheist. Huffman said he was inspired to be honest about his secular identity because of the “negative ways” the Trump Administration was using religion. In the Washington Post, Huffman explains: “I don’t believe in …

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Secular Coalition Applauds Member of Congress For Coming Out As Humanist

Washington, DC — Today the Secular Coalition for America released a statement applauding Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) for publicly announcing that he is a nonreligious humanist. Statement by Larry T. Decker, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America “I want to thank Rep. Huffman for his honesty, his integrity, and his courage. Every lawmaker …

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Atheist Wins Re-Election to New Jersey General Assembly

Openly atheist lawmaker Andrew Zwicker won re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly. Zwicker is not only an out of the closet atheist, he’s also a physicist and the Head of Science Education at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The Friendly Atheist explains that what makes Zwicker’s re-election so exciting is more than his nonreligious identity: …

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Catholic Hospital Pressured Women to Bury Their Fetuses—Then Pence Made It Law

An investigation by Rewire News documents how then Indiana Governor Mike Pence turned the Catholic dogma about personhood into a ghoulish public policy that shames women by forcing them to bury their fetal remains. Rewire explains: “Legislation Pence signed as Indiana governor last year required all fetal remains to be cremated or buried, rather than disposed …

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The Republicans’ tax bill would let ministers endorse political candidates

The new tax bill unveiled today contains a provision that would allow pastors to endorse political candidates. The bill weakens the Johnson Amendment, a law passed in 1954 that prevents all nonprofits, including houses of worship, from endorsing political candidates. The Washington Post reports: The Republicans’ bill would make it legal for ministers and other …

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A 40-Foot Cross Has Honored War Dead for 90 Years. Is It Unlawful?

Yes. A 40-foot tall cross is unmistakably a religious symbol. The fact that it sits on public property and has been maintained by public funds constitutes an unconstitutional endorsement of religion by the state. The New York Times explains that the case could be heading to the Supreme Court: “The United States Court of Appeals …

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Betsy DeVos’s Schedule Shows Focus on Religious and Nontraditional Schools

Betsy DeVos said her goal for education reform was to achieve “greater kingdom gain” for God. Now, her schedule shows she may be working hard to achieve that goal. The New York Times explains: “A detailed look at the first six months of Ms. DeVos’s tenure as the secretary of education — based on a …

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