Friend,

It's January, which means that state legislatures around the country are back in session—and unfortunately, religious extremists and their lawmaker allies are also back attacking church-state separation.

In just these first weeks of 2022, Americans United is already monitoring nearly 500 bills that threaten religious freedom, in states ranging from Indiana to Washington and New Hampshire to Florida. And we know there will be more in the weeks ahead.

Friend, we're ready to fight back, but we will need your help! Take this quick survey to let us know what church-state issues concern you most in your state.

In the state legislatures—like in the courts—we're fighting some of the most heated battles we've seen in decades. We are confronting scores of bills that would:

• Create unconstitutional and dangerous religious exemptions to public health measures designed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
• Send public money to private, mostly religious schools through private school vouchers
• Allow religious freedom to be used to harm LGBTQ people, religious minorities, women, the nonreligious and others.

We can't let these bills pass. We need your support to fight harmful legislation in the weeks and months ahead! Let us know what religious freedom bills you're watching in DC.

Keep an eye on your inbox for updates about how we’re working to stop dangerous bills in state legislatures across the country. Please also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the latest news about what's going on in your state legislature.

Thanks for raising your voice to protect church-state separation in 2022!

Nik Nartowicz
AU State Policy Counsel