By Scott MacConomy, SCA’s Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Regular readers of Heretic on the Hill will recall that I just started at the Secular Coalition for America in July. That did not stop me from taking some time off in August, mostly due to prepaid vacation plans made last spring. But just because …
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By Scott MacConomy, SCA’s Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Five thousand and fifty two bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives this year. That’s a lot. About 11 per Member of Congress in seven months. Every bill is introduced by one person who officially becomes the sponsor. Every other Member who wants …
Last month Senator Mike Braun, (R-Indiana) introduced a Senate Resolution ostensibly simply supporting the Pledge of Allegiance. In fact a significant portion of the text summarizes the legal history behind the religious controversies arising from reciting the Pledge in schools, primarily the dispute over the addition of “under God”. The Resolution ends with “the Senate …
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By Scott MacConomy, SCA’s Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Two things the Secular Coalition for America needs to be successful on Capitol Hill: 1. YOU We need you to let your representatives know what bills are important to the Secular Agenda, and to let them know when someone on the Hill crosses the line …
Use this helpful guide when meeting with your Congressional representatives urging them to join the Congressional Freethought Caucus. The Congressional Freethought Caucus The Congressional Freethought Caucus was established three years ago in reaction to the influence of religion in public policymaking in ways that the Caucus’s founders deem inappropriate in a secular government. They see …
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By Scott MacConomy, SCA’s Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Our member organizations are critical partners in the Secular Coalition for America’s (SCA) mission to protect and strengthen secularism at the federal level. Our advocacy work is made stronger by connecting and collaborating with those in our movement and coalition. Conferences are a perfect place …
By Andrew McCarty Grossen This week The Atlantic’s Emma Green published an interview with Fr. James Martin in which they discussed his argument that “anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice”. But do instances of mocking and criticizing Catholicism in some circles reflect the American public’s views and attitudes towards Catholicism in such a way that …
By Nicole Chebili I began life as a college student in the peak of the pandemic. While excited to join the student body University of Virginia, I quickly noticed a culture of religious privilege that placed more value on the opportunities and rights of theists. During the pandemic, activities and student life were halted. Clubs …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Secular Coalition for America Joins Member Organization in Calling on Facebook to Reverse New Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 6, Facebook’s Director of Content Policy Stakeholder Engagement, Peter Stern, wrote to Sarah Haider, Director of Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA), a member organization of the Secular Coalition for America (SCA), …
The Secular Coalition for America (SCA) stands with LGBTQ+ Americans, knowing the importance of having the freedom and rights to live your full true self. As we enter Pride Month, we are reminded that so many issues and causes that matter to the secular community are in coalition with other groups and communities.This is especially true of …
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