News from the Week Jan. 2 – Jan. 6, 2023
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America’s Religious Makeup Is Changing. Congress’ Is Not.
Pew Research Center found that 88% of the new Congress identifies as Christian. The tendency to legislate according to religion is common among Christian Nationalists, and the default faith they’d like us all to live by is their own. 
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Three Things Your Friends May Not Know About Separation Of Church And State
In her monthly column, AU President and CEO Rachel Laser notes that there’s a reason AU’s founders cited protection of public education as part of the organization’s chief goals during our founding in 1947: no separation, no public education.
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Challenges And Opportunities: What Lies Ahead For Church-State Separation In 2023
Here are some thoughts about what might lie ahead for church-state separation in the coming year.
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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.

Jan. 9, 7 p.m. ET (Virtual & In Person): “Religious Freedom Without Favor, Equality Without Exception,” presented by AU Senior Advisor and Church & State Editor Rob Boston. Sponsored by the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sign up here.

April 22 - April 24 (Virtual & In Person): The Summit for Religious Freedom (SRF) is a collaborative conference that will unify supporters, activists, organizers, policy and legal experts, academics, political and religious leaders, and committed people of faith and of no religion to fight for religious freedom. Sign up here.

 

     
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