Trump-Era Policies That Undermine Religious Freedom Still Exist. Americans United Is Targeting Them.
While the federal regulatory and rulemaking process may seem arcane, it’s an important way to influence policy and advance church-state separation. Recently, AU weighed in on two sets of regulations that federal agencies are currently working to update, including the rules in nearly every federally funded social service program and in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
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Kansas Residents Voted To Protect Abortion Rights By A Lopsided Margin. Conspiracy Theorists Demanded A Recount Anyway.
When Kansans voted to retain language in their state constitution that protects abortion access, the outcome wasn’t close—59% of voters affirmed abortion rights. But some conspiracy theorists are asking for a recount anyway.
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A Texas School District Is ‘Reviewing’ Banned Books—Including The Bible
A Fort Worth-area school district decided to pull any book that has been challenged within the past year from classrooms and school libraries for “review,” including a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary, all versions of the Bible and numerous books with LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
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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.
Sept. 17, 7 p.m. ET (Virtual): “An American Muslim Perspective on Religion, Politics, Patriotism and Patriarchy,” featuring Ameena Mirza Qazi, the co-director of the Peace and Justice Law Center and former deputy executive director and staff attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Greater Los Angeles Area Chapter. 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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