News From The Week Of September 13 – September 17, 2021

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The Do No Harm Act took an important step forward this week when it was reintroduced in the Senate by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. (It had already been reintroduced in the House on Feb. 25.) www.au.org/blogs/Senate-Booker-Do-No-Harm-Act

Passing the DNHA will end the continuing misuse of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to undermine nondiscrimination laws, evade child labor laws, deny access to health care and otherwise claim broad exemptions under the guise of religious freedom.

A lot has changed since RFRA became law in 1993. Back then, a broad coalition of religious, civil liberties and other groups from across the political spectrum came together to protect the free exercise of religion for everyone. RFRA was never intended to allow religion to be used to harm others. But religious extremists have upended the RFRA consensus, effectively turning it into a free pass to discriminate at will.

Passing the Do No Harm Act won’t be easy. But as the harm done in the name of religion becomes more immediate and personal to the American public, the time to rally behind it is now. I hope you will immediately reach out to all your representatives in Congress to demand swift action on this essential clarification of what true religious freedom means for all of us: [link removed]

With hope and determination,


Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

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Gaining Momentum, Do No Harm Act Reintroduced in U.S. Senate:
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) re-introduced an important piece of legislation called the Do No Harm Act (DNHA), which will amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure that no one misuses it to undermine nondiscrimination laws, deny access to health care, thwart workplace protections, refuse to provide government-funded services or evade child labor laws.
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Trump Evangelical Advisers Gear Up For A Possible Second Coming:
TV preacher Paula White held a conference call earlier this month with representatives from various conservative groups and houses of worship to jumpstart the effort to re-establish Donald Trump's evangelical advisory board ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, and perhaps pave the way for another Trump presidential run in 2024.
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Christian Nationalists Have A New Scheme To Take Over The Country:
Be wary of the term 'Biblical worldview.' The religious extremists who use it mean a very specific interpretation of the Bible (theirs) – one that is anti-LGBTQ rights, anti-science, anti-women’s rights and anti-religious freedom and pluralism.
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