The nonreligious are a large, growing, and diverse constituency. As a community unified by a lack of faith and our shared secular values, secular Americans come from a wide variety of backgrounds. This diversity is a source of strength for us. Writing at the Huffington Post, Sikivu Hutchinson profiles four young black secular activists. She …
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North Carolina’s voucher program is sending more than $40 million of taxpayer money to private religious schools. Now, some North Carolina residents are worried about how the program is sending public money to schools that can discriminate against students. Salon reports: “…upon implementation, critics slowly emerged, and many pin-pointed their concerns to religion and its …
In 44 states, terminally-ill patients still don’t have the right to end their lives peacefully and painlessly on their own terms. The Hill has an article explaining why: “Why are some members of Congress and state legislators trying to deny Americans this peaceful end-of-life care option? Personal religious objections. Misinformation. Irrational fear of change. These …
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Washington, DC — The Secular Coalition for America released the following statement in response to President Trump signing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1). “The religious right and their allies in Congress tried to hijack the tax reform bill and use it as a vehicle to advance their policy priorities,” said Larry T. …
A Florida State Representative has proposed legislation that would turn religious belief into a sweeping license to discriminate. Think Progress explains: “House Bill 871 is modeled after the First Amendment Defense Act introduced in Congress. It prohibits the government from taking any “discriminatory action” against a business because of its “personnel and employee benefit policies” or because …
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Catholic hospitals, which account for one in six acute-care beds nationwide, follow directives from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which restrict access to gender-affirming care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, and end-of-life options. Now, a merger between two of the largest Catholic hospital networks could create a too-big-to-fail healthcare provider that will impose Catholic religious doctrines …
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Washington, DC — The Secular Coalition for America released the following statement in response to Roy Moore’s defeat in the Alabama special election. “Roy Moore’s defeat is a victory for religious freedom,” said Larry T. Decker, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America. “Moore campaigned on a platform of Christian supremacy, promising that if …
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The Huffington Post has a great in-depth look at how school voucher programs funnel money from inclusive public schools to private religious schools: These schools are among thousands in the United States that participate in private school choice programs, which most often come in the form of state-level voucher or tax credit scholarships. Voucher programs offer …
In many states, religious boarding schools are exempt from crucial health and oversight laws. The result is that children are put at risk for abuse and neglect. Vice news looks at the issue: Though Texas laws were changed amid the Roloff saga, many other state governments around the country lack the legal power to oversee …
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We know the “War on Christmas” isn’t real. What is real is the history of the War on Christmas and the very real sense of religious privilege the compels people to believe in it. Snopes has a great article explaining how a fear of secularism and increased religious diversity led to the War on Christmas …
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