Dear Friend,

Last week, the Secular Coalition for America relaunched its annual Bad Bill Madness campaign, a parody of the popular college basketball competition. We started with 16 state bills from across the country that are BAD for church-state separation, we put them in a bracket, and invited supporters like you to vote on which bill is the worst.

Well, your votes have been counted and we are now in the second round!

Click here to learn about the "Egregious Eight" and vote for the "Worst State Bill"

Voting in this round will take place for the next 48 hours. The roster features bills covering a wide range of issues including reproductive rights, religious refusal laws, the teaching of creationism in public schools, and LGBTQ+ rights. Click here to learn more.

Some notable contenders include Georgia’s HB 457, which actually suggests a Christian prayer to be used in public classrooms and Arkansas’ SB 289, which would allow doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, and even insurance companies and employers to cite religious beliefs to deny patients necessary care during a scheduled visit or during an emergency.

“The campaign is an opportunity to shine a light on the attacks against our secular government that are occurring at the state level,” said Casey Brinck, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, “Our goal is to inspire activism through education. Lawmakers know that their attempts to impose religious privilege are largely unpopular and success depends on pushing these bills through quietly. The Secular Coalition for America and its supporters will not allow this to happen. The Bad Bill Madness campaign is one of the ways we’re sounding the alarm.”