News From The Week Of February 17 – 21, 2020

Friend:

This week marks my two-year anniversary as President and CEO of Americans United. I’ve learned so much in that time, and I want to share just a few highlights here (you can read my full blog post at the link below).

To start: Working on this issue puts you on a roller coaster. AU has had some incredible victories over the past two years – in courts, in Congress and in state legislatures. And we’ve seen some bitter losses as well. You have to be prepared for that in this job. We celebrate the former and learn from the latter. There’s no time to lick wounds – we just keep pushing ahead, but always strategically.

And through it all, there’s one constant: Americans United’s staff is amazing. You often see and read about the efforts of our legal and public policy teams, our outreach department, our communications folks, and our fundraising staff, but the people behind the scenes managing AU’s budget, making sure the bills are paid and ensuring that we all have functioning computers and a comfortable place to work are every bit as crucial.

The same goes for you, AU’s members and supporters. You come to us from so many different backgrounds, geographic locations and motivations, but every one of you is a loyal and devoted AU supporter. You donate. You write lawmakers. You march in the streets and attend rallies. You share AU’s material on social media. You write letters to the editor. You fight and fight and never stop.

In short, you make all of our work possible. I look forward to many more years of working in partnership with you.

To read my full two-year anniversary blog, click here: [link removed]

With hope and determination,

Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

I’ve Led Americans United For Two Years Now. Here Are Some Things I’ve Learned:
Today – Feb. 21 – marks Rachel Laser's two-year anniversary at Americans United as president and CEO. She reflects on a few things she's learned along the way.
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It’s Time For Religious Literature Parity In Pa. Jails:
Correctional officials in Pennsylvania have an obligation to treat all religions equally. Right now, some of them are showing preference to the majority faith by charging three times more for a Quran than a Bible. This must stop.
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Court Says Ohio College Professor Has No Religious Freedom Right To Mis-gender Trans Student:
The professor has the right to hold whatever views he wants on transgender issues. But in this case, the student has rights, too – chiefly, the right to be treated with dignity and respect and to receive an education free from harassment and mistreatment.
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Trump Doesn’t Respect Church-State Separation – But Lots Of Presidents Have:
Here are some great statements by presidents expressing their support for a decent distance between religion and government.
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