News From The Week Of April 5 – April 9, 2021

Friend:

Given the frequency of attacks on church-state separation that we must defend against, it would be easy to neglect the equally urgent work of ensuring that a new generation of America’s leaders understands and values the importance of our country’s promise of religious freedom. Americans United is determined not to make that mistake. In fact, our strategic roadmap clearly articulates the priority of outreach to younger people.

AU’s Annual Student Essay Contest is just one example of the effort we are making to help a new generation connect to church-state separation. We are thrilled that high schoolers have already submitted over 100 essays and there is still ten days to go before the deadline!

If you know any high school juniors or seniors, please share our contest information with them and encourage them to submit an essay by April 19th, 2021. It can’t hurt to remind them that there are cash prizes for the top three essays, up to $1,500: [link removed]

In addition to the essay contest, AU’s Youth Organizing Fellowship is in full swing. Just a few weeks ago, the fellows put together and ran a phenomenal training on the Do No Harm Act that generated 60 personal messages to members of Congress in support of the bill. To attract other youth, we're highlighting the incredible young people who make up our inaugural fellowship class on our social media channels.

Get to know more of our Youth Organizing Fellows by visiting AU’s Facebook ([link removed]), Twitter ([link removed]), and Instagram ([link removed]) – or by checking out their personal stories in the March edition of Church & State magazine: [link removed]

These youth-oriented programs have the power to be transformational, friend. Not only for participants, but for the whole movement to defend religious freedom. Thanks for helping them come to life through your generous support of Americans United.

With hope and determination,

Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

Arkansas Legislators Are Determined To Push Creationism – Again:
Aside from violating church-state separation, teaching creationism in public schools also denies our children exposure to real science. It leaves them bereft of the skills they need to compete.
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Ralph Reed’s Threats To Ga. Companies For Supporting The Right To Vote Ring Hollow:
Ralph Reed and his Christian nationalist cronies are hard at work trying to portray the Georgia voting law as needed reform. But as has been noted repeatedly, there was absolutely no widespread fraud in Georgia or any other state during the 2020 election.
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The Bible Might Not Become Tennessee’s Official Book After All:
It’s not the job of the government of Tennessee to 'lift up' the Bible or any other religious book.
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Biden Administration Rejects Trump/Pompeo Emphasis On ‘Unalienable Rights’:
Christian nationalists heralded the Pompeo/Trump approach to human rights abroad because it supposedly emphasized the fact that such rights are 'God given.'
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