Dear Friend, 

This is it—Giving Tuesday is here! We count on this day of global giving to power our critical work to protect church-state separation—and we need your help now more than ever.

All around the country, a shadowy network of Christian Nationalists is bankrolling lawsuits and dangerous bills designed to advance their agenda of forcing all of us to live by their narrow beliefs. This Shadow Network of religious extremists and their political allies will keep trying to secure more power and privilege, even as they undermine our Constitution.

We cannot allow Christian Nationalists and their extremist network of deep-pocketed funders to infiltrate and corrupt our democracy. That’s why Americans United will continue fighting in the courts, in Congress, in state legislatures, and in the public square for true religious freedom. 

Giving Tuesday can give us exactly the push we need to bring our strongest fight to the challenges we face. Help us meet this moment by making a tax-deductible Giving Tuesday gift right now.

There is no other organization with more experience, expertise, and focus defending the separation of church and state. Americans United, with support from our generous members, has had a string of successes — including a very recent victory in an important case in Colorado where we represent Mark Janny, an atheist whose parole officer required him to reside at a halfway house where he was ordered to take part in worship services, Bible studies, and religious counseling. Mark was sent back to jail when he refused to take part in these religious activities. The district court just held that Mark can proceed to trial on his claims for certain kinds of damages, including punitive damages, against the parole officer. 

With your gift today, we can continue to win battles like these for generations to come.

Please give what you can today to help us reach our $100,000 Giving Tuesday matched goal by making a generous gift.

I’m proud to have you on our side as we continue our mission of securing freedom without favor and equality without exception for everyone.

With hope and determination,

Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

*Online contributions will be matched through Nov. 28, 2023, up to a limit of $50,000. All gifts made in excess of this limit will still provide valuable funding for AU’s efforts to defend church-state separation.