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Friend:
It didn’t take long at all for 2020 to throw something new and dangerous at church-state separation: Last Friday, President Trump held a campaign rally inside a Miami evangelical mega-church to kick off “Evangelicals for Trump” – and he made a new promise to attack religious freedom.
Trump said he and Attorney General Bill Barr would soon take action to “safeguard” students’ and teachers’ First Amendment rights to pray in our schools. We’ve heard rhetoric like that before, and it’s typically followed by attempts to institute coercive, unconstitutional religious practices into public schools that should be welcoming and inclusive to all students, regardless of their religious beliefs. Read more about his comments here.
Trump’s threat to insert a one-sided view of religion into our public schools aligns with the goals of Project Blitz, a coordinated initiative across state legislatures to codify a Christian nation. Legislative sessions are beginning in states across the country and we stand ready to block more Project Blitz bills in the coming months.
Over recent years, AU and our allies have exposed Project Blitz’s tactics and brought them out of the shadows. In 2020, we will do even more to counter their efforts to weaponize religious freedom. That’s thanks to your continuing support.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy new year. I cannot wait to see all that we accomplish together in 2020!
With hope and determination,
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