Dear AU Supporter,

No child should be denied a loving, stable home because of religious discrimination.

That’s why AU is in court today fighting on behalf of Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram, a Jewish couple in Knox County, Tenn., who were denied the chance to adopt a child in Florida by a state-funded foster care agency – solely because Liz and Gabe are Jewish.

Liz and Gabe were subjected to outrageous and unacceptable religious discrimination. Help Americans United fight for true religious freedom by supporting our critical legal work today: [link removed]

Liz and Gabe were so excited to adopt. To begin the adoption process, they approached Holston United Methodist Home for Children to complete state-mandated training and a home-study. But Holston, a state-funded agency, refused to work with them. Why? Because Holston said Liz and Gabe, as Jews, are not of Holston’s required faith. In other words, they aren’t Christians who agree with Holston’s theologically conservative statement of faith. Since no other agency in their area was willing to provide the necessary services for out-of-state adoptions, Liz and Gabe lost the chance to adopt that child.

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Unfortunately, Liz and Gabe’s story is not unique – we represent several families who were discriminated against by state-funded, faith-based foster care agencies. As the nation’s leading advocate for church-state separation and true religious freedom, AU has the knowledge and experience to handle these cases. We are experts on the Constitution and the law on this issue. And we know and go to court on behalf of the real families and children who’ve suffered lasting harm caused by discrimination in the name of religion.

But these are costly, time-consuming cases to fight. Friend, with your generous support we can stop the government from allowing our taxpayer dollars to fund religious discrimination.

Affirm your belief in freedom without favor and equality without exception. Support Americans United today: [link removed]

With hope and determination,

Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO

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