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Welcome to Reads of Reason, a weekly compilation of news-clippings that relate to our work advocating for the rights of nonreligious Americans and the separation of religion and government.
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News We Care About
(Good to know for protecting the Wall of Separation)
Congress passed the 2022 Appropriations Act, which includes language that supports the repeal of blasphemy laws around the world. (The Humanist, 3/11/22)
"This is the second year Congress has, through the appropriations process, explicitly encouraged the State Department to prioritize the global repeal of blasphemy laws."
Religious Objectors to LGBTQ Equality Will Return to the Supreme Court (The Nation, 3/9/22)
"Advocates will ask the court to protect faith-based objections to laws they find objectionable through the First Amendment’s Free Speech clause."
Supreme Court sides with FBI in suit brought by Muslim Americans on spying (ABC News, 3/7/22)
"A unanimous, narrow decision."
Raif Badawi freed from Saudi prison (CBC, 3/11/22)
"Saudi blogger with family in Quebec spent 10 years behind bars for promoting liberal views of Islam"
Russia’s Menacing Mix of Religion and Nuclear Weapons (Foreign Affairs, 3/5/22)
"In the Kremlin, Faith and Force Go Hand in Hand"
Tutors in a Pennsylvania public school district are teaching Creationism (OnlySky, 3/1/22)
“A Christian ministry offering free tutoring to Pennridge School District students is motivated by a desire to convert kids.”
Secular Americans
(Who are we? What are we up to?)
Commentary
(Everyone has an opinion...)
Opposing Views
(Always good to know what others are saying)
Faith plays an integral role in American politics. We can’t ignore that (Missouri Independent, 3/7/22)
“The Founders were very clear and deliberate about the centrality of God and religion in the vision, mission and purpose in forming America.”
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