Hi John,

I’m following up on a message Ron sent you a couple of days ago. 

Our champions in government are about to be attacked by a new, radical religious organization, and it’s critical that we defend them. 

Using scorecards, candidate pledges, and questionnaires, elected officials will be given religious tests, and those who don’t pass will be targeted for defeat at the polls.

Watching the launch event, I heard first-hand from right-wing leaders like Jeff Sessions and Tom Farr. One speaker at the event plainly stated that they will not let secularists “take from us our civic inheritance and deprive us our God-given rights.”

We must defend humanist champions in government, but we can’t do it without the generous support we receive from people like you.

Will you chip in $10 or any amount now to help us counter religious zealots who seek to shape our government according to their theistic views? >> [link removed]

Freedom of religion must also mean freedom from religion. I hope you’ll help us during this crucial election year.

Rachel Deitch
Lobbyist
Center for Freethought Equality

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Two days ago, a new political organization announced disturbing plans to target Members of Congress who champion the values we hold dear at the Center for Freethought Equality.

Founded by a group of conservative and religious extremists, the National Committee for Religious Freedom publicly says that religious liberty “is under relentless attack in the United States.”

But checking their National Advisory Board - truly a who's who of bigoted, misogynistic, and homophobic figures, like former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, and Penny Nance of Concerned Women of America - we know what they really mean.

They oppose LGBTQ equality and reproductive justice. They want to use public funds for religious indoctrination and garner religious exemptions from public health mandates.

This is their twisted version of “religious liberty under attack” - and starting this week - they’ll be able to engage in unlimited lobbying and electoral activities to oppose any candidate that doesn’t subscribe to their twisted views.

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We need your help now to counter this new threat from the Christian Right to reshape Congress with candidates who would use religion to dictate our rights and freedoms.

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Over the last several years, we’ve worked to support candidates that will champion policy solutions that are based on reason and science, not theism. In part because of this work, Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-2) announced in 2017 that he is a humanist and agnostic. Together with Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8), Huffman went on to create the Congressional Freethought Caucus, of which there are currently 14 members.

This is a small but important and growing movement in our government to defend the separation of church and state so that religion isn’t misused to justify harm against others.

With the midterms later this year, it’s critical that our efforts to support these secular champions are fully funded. Help us defend our champions in Congress against new threats from the religious right. A gift of any size can make an impact. [link removed]

Thank you for your support.

Ron Millar
Political and PAC Coordinator
Center for Freethought Equality

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