News From The Week Of September 21 – September 25, 2020

Friend,

So many of us, myself included, are still very much mourning Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her prominent voice on issues of religious freedom and church-state separation and on behalf of those who are more vulnerable in our society kept our rights more secure during her twenty-seven years on the bench.

President Trump is expected to announce his nominee to succeed Justice Ginsburg as soon as tomorrow. Another Trump appointee to the Supreme Court would undoubtedly embolden his administration’s attempts to redefine religious freedom as a sword to harm others rather than as a shield to protect us.

Our team is prepared to do everything we can to ensure that church-state separation is a central focus in the fight to come. No nominee to the highest court in the land should be anything less than a stalwart supporter of that founding principle.

To learn more about what’s at stake, Justice Ginsburg’s incredible legacy, and what YOU can do to help us preserve it right now, please click here: [link removed]

Justice Ginsburg’s death came just days after the conclusion of our first-ever National Advocacy Summit – during which our many dedicated speakers and guests explained all the ways in which religious freedom is at risk. I’m happy to share that every workshop and live session from the Summit is now available for viewing online for free.

View any session from AU’s Virtual National Advocacy Summit that you didn’t catch now at [link removed]

And please, feel free to share both of these resources with your friends and family!

It’s never been more important for us to grow the movement to defend church-state separation. If all of us share these expert perspectives and tools with our communities, it will multiply our reach. At this crucial moment, that’s precisely what we need. I am so grateful for your partnership – and even more so during such difficult times.

With hope and determination,

Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

What’s At Stake At The Supreme Court: The Rights Of Non-Christians And Non-Believers:
In a host of other issues touching on questions like the rights of prison inmates, the rights of students in public schools, the right to receive service in a public business and others, religious minorities and non-believers had to engage in protracted legal or political battles to secure rights that the Christian majority takes for granted.
READ MORE » [link removed]

What’s At Stake At The Supreme Court: The Religious Freedom Rights Of Public School Students:
Despite the age of the school prayer decisions and their clear command that public schools must not sponsor devotional activity, they are not always respected.
READ MORE » [link removed]

What’s At Stake At The Supreme Court: Your Right To Be Free From Discrimination Based On Someone Else’s Religion:
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled that the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom grants an affirmative right to discriminate in secular settings, but it has issued a series of rulings that chip away at the idea that religious freedom should 'do no harm.'
READ MORE » [link removed]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Justice For All
Justice Ginsburg understood that religious freedom should not be used to take away the rights of others or cause them harm.
READ MORE » [link removed]

Like Us On Facebook: [link removed]

Follow Us On Twitter: [link removed]

Follow us On Instagram: [link removed]

Copyright © 2020
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1310 L Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC xxxxxx
www.au.org

unsubscribe: [link removed]
Update your information: [link removed]
Privacy policy: www.au.org/about/privacy-policy
Donate: [link removed]