The Attack On Salman Rushdie Is Also An Attack On Free Speech. Both Must Be Condemned.
The attack on author Salman Rushdie hit close to home for AU VP of Strategic Communications Andrew L. Seidel, who has met Rushdie and has faced death threats in response to his own writings. He reflects on the dangers Christian nationalism and religious extremism pose to a host of freedoms that Americans United fights for and holds dear.
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Residents In A Michigan Town Voted To Defund Their Public Library. These Creationists Couldn’t Be Happier.
The decision by Jamestown Township residents to defund their public library rather than tolerate a small number of LGBTQ-themed books is being celebrated by the Christian nationalists at Answers in Genesis, a fundamentalist ministry that seeks to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools by promoting youth-earth creationism.
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The FBI Searched Mar-a-Lago, And Christian Nationalists Are Furious
In response to the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Christian nationalist groups are twisting themselves into knots to excuse any behavior by Trump, whom they worship with a fervor that they rarely extend to the actual founder of their faith.
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Get Involved—Check Out AU’s Upcoming Events
Find additional details and a full list of events at AU.org/Events.
Aug. 20, 7 p.m. ET (Virtual): Eddie Tabash, a constitutional lawyer who serves on AU’s Board of Trustees and the Center for Inquiry’s Board of Directors, will discuss the recent Supreme Court cases that damaged church-state separation. Presented by AU’s Orange County, Calif., Chapter. Sign up here.

Sept. 21, 8 p.m. ET (Virtual): “Voter Suppression: Christian Nationalism's Attempts to Control Who Votes,” featuring AU VP of Strategic Communications Andrew L. Seidel and journalist Sarah Posner. Presented by AU’s Greater Houston Chapter. Sign up here.

 

   
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