News from the Week March 20 - March 24, 2023
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The arrival of spring means more to me this year than just blooming cherry blossoms – it means AU’s inaugural Summit for Religious Freedom (SRF) is just around the corner on April 22-24: [link removed]
Just this week we announced many of the speakers and panelists ([link removed]) who will be leading breakout sessions, discussions and other activities at SRF. Because church-state separation undergirds a number of important freedoms and issues, our conference will be covering a breadth of topics, including abortion rights and reproductive freedom, dying with dignity, workers’ rights, youth activism, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, fighting Christian Nationalism, protecting public schools, defeating private school vouchers, and above all, defending religious freedom and our democracy.
We’ll hear from several Members of Congress, as well as some featured speakers who will be announced in the next few weeks – stay tuned! Thank you to those of you who signed up for Lobby Day on April 24th (all Lobby Day slots are now filled). I cannot wait for us to flood the halls of Congress to advocate for the Do No Harm Act, because religious freedom should never license discrimination and harm to people.
There are only a few slots left for the in-person SRF, so register now before it’s too late if you plan to join us in Washington, D.C. If you cannot make it in person, please join us for the virtual sessions of SRF: [link removed]
This will be the first major in-person gathering AU has hosted since the pandemic began. I’m so excited that we’re able to be together in community, and still make parts of SRF accessible online. Together, we will help spark a national recommitment to separate church and state. Get pumped. It’s going to be great!
With hope and determination,
Rachel K. Laser
President and CEO
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Anti-Abortion States May See Loss Of Medical Services.
Abortion bans interfere with doctors' ability to do their jobs of keeping people safe and healthy. The bans are contributing to health care professionals leaving their jobs and hospitals closing delivery rooms.
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Maryland’s New Governor Wants To End The State’s Private School Voucher Plan.
Maryland has an opportunity to show the rest of the nation that misguided plans that subsidize unaccountable private and religious schools with taxpayer dollars can be terminated.
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Okla. Legislators Quote Bible Passages During Debate Over Corporal Punishment For Disabled Students.
Our laws should not be based on how someone interprets the Bible or any other religious text, but on non-religious rationales that respect the rights of all.
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Reflections On The National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference.
It is more important than ever to push back against the forces of Christian Nationalism that so often fuel efforts to restrict rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
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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: [link removed]
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