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Fundraiser for Americans United for Separation of Church and State by Christine Colburn
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Introducing Rachel Laser, Americans United's New Executive Director
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AU Executive Director Rachel Laser Speaks at #NoMuslimBanEver Rally
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Kobus Pieters
· January 12, 2018
AU seems to have grown totally intolerant of any opinions that may differ from their opinion over the last year/18 months. They will delete any contradicting opinion within 24 hours. The only way to c...hange minds is to listen to opinions and discuss it. See More
Nat Arkin
· February 5, 2018
Ist, separation is required by the 1st amendment; 2nd it protects people of all religions and people of no religion. So it's very important for the country and, of course, that means Trump will try to... tear it down. See More
Hal Harris
· March 7, 2018
This is the most important organization defending religious freedom in the US. Wonderful to see videos highlighting the work of the organization.
Quinn Henderson
· November 13, 2017
Always keep Church and State separate. No one religion should have influence over the Gov and people, the varied people of this Country.
Giorgi Tushishvili
· January 20, 2018
I 100% agree that we should separate the church and state because it’s creating a lot of war and violence influenced by religion and it was made by the government/politics to create terrorist groups.
Tom McDowell
· April 25, 2018
Keep up the great work! We need AU now more than ever.
Giovanni Thode
· October 11, 2015
I've always liked and admired this page.

I'd like to suggest an unusual idea......

If you are Hypnotist, It is illegal to film or record for a TV audience, the entire "hypnotic induction" of your script. So that none watching unwittingly succumbs "against their will" into the hypnotic trance state.

I wish to propose that using these laws surrounding the Art and public use or mis-use of Hypnosis, it would be realistically possible to totally shut down TBN(and all such like Christian programming companies in the whole nation) for a few days, as they begin pressuring all their preachers to now be able to present "parts" of and edited versions of their "messages". Never more full sermons anymore.

As all preaching sermons flow no different in linguistic structure to hypnotic inductions and ending with endless post hypnotic suggestions.

It's big. Bold. And expensive. But can work like a massive game changer. See More
Mark Ira Kaufman
· May 2, 2016
Too many religious Americans see efforts to maintain church/state separation as anti-religion.

But even a casual examination of the history of religion in America will show the opposite....

Considering the diversity and freedom of religion in America, that wall of separation is clearly the best thing that ever happened to religion in America, or anywhere else. See More
Aaron Geracci
· October 7, 2016
Its quite simple really, its the law. All the union of church and state would do is "monopolize" religious power. This is a religiously diverse nation. You can't have religious oppression, and religio...us freedom occur simultaneously. Hence why the need for the seperation of church and state was penned to protect religious freedoms, or freewill. Not to be oppressed or discriminated against due to religious belief and practices or lack thereof. See More
Nick Stancato
· February 21, 2018
AU does amazing and badly needed work. Keep being awesome!
Richard Charette
· December 31, 2015
No sense supporting religion and it's separation, as it is the state to doing away with religion. Keeping an ideal that's a metaphysical wall that separates either from each other is silly, especially... when that wall gets scaled all the time. Allowing religion to be organized and allot money with members is only time before they start voting and influencing politics. The same people who wish to uphold this view are just prolonging the inevitable, religion will be crushed and crushed hard. See More
Aaron R. Gray
· November 10, 2017
Anti free market crybabies that put more spin than Limbaugh on issues to make it about themselves.
Tamley Vega
· January 10, 2018
I have been a member for years and love this organization
Daniel McIntosh-Tolle
· February 21, 2018
Incredibly important work. That is all that needs said but I must have 50 characters.
Zac Dylan
· October 16, 2015
Many special needs families in Forida participates in Step Up for Students -- Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship Program. I am writing to ask you to please drop your lawsuit attempting to shut down this... very important program.

Special needs parents know what it's like to be trapped by where our zip code states which school our child(ren) must attend, please don't make all these families go back to struggling in schools that cannot meet their social, emotional, physical, and educational needs.

Their futures are too important, to them, to their parents and families, and to the community that helps encourage and support them.

Over 70,000 special needs, low-income and minority children depend on this scholarship. They are thriving in a various educational settings that have been chosen by their parents to meet their very varied individual needs, and they should not have Step Up for Students forcibly taken from them, making them go back to school that cannot help them reach their full potential.

Please drop the suit and stop fighting special needs families like ours from getting access to a great education that works for our special kids. See More
Jacob Thompson
· May 16, 2016
Very offensive to rural towns. Has no justification to fire out on memorials that mean so much to our veterans. You go fight a war and come back, then tell me how you can say an make ignorant comments... from just rdriving through. I find your Facebook offense it public and partially managed by the government. So You people need to get a life!! And pull your head out your ass! See More
Ohoopee River
· August 30, 2015
You people are a bunch of idiots. Your group sent a letter demanding that West Laurens high school band not play a church song at a high school football game because it violated your first amendment r...ights. So you are going the violate the first amendment right of every one at the game because you are some liberal. You are what is wrong with this country people like you don't have any other purpose in the world other than stick your nose in other people's business if you don't like this country get the hell out. Please mind you own business and leave other people alone. That is the greatest right in this country is the right to be left alone. See More
CM Mack
· April 12, 2016
Tread very lightly.. Come to Abia, IA and see what awaits you! The very people, the very crosses that keep you safe at night. The veterans. If you think you are messing with small town Iowa you are s...o wrong!
Are you afraid? I advise you to be very afraid. IA does not codone violence but I have more attorneys that will bury you all so far it will make your head spin.
Come at us $$!!!!! I DARE YOU!! See More
Heath Garren
· October 14, 2016
They have gone from a reasonable, narrow special interest group seeking to prevent government from engaging in religious law, preventing religious bodies from engaging in politics, and promoting equal... rights for all citizens, to a partisan left wing propaganda engine seeking to demonize and belittle the perceived opposition in the interest of promoting "progressive" politics. I'm out. See More
Shawn Zarnowiec
· April 10, 2018
Just confused as to what you guys have against veterans.
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Conservative religious groups are attempting to redefine religious freedom to mean the freedom to discriminate against those who don’t share your religious beliefs.

What are we to do about it? Americans United President and CEO Rachel Laser has some thoughts. (via Protect Thy Neighbor)

The Fight To Preserve Religious Freedom For All
Conservative religious groups are attempting to redefine religious freedom to mean the freedom to discriminate against those who don’t share your religious beliefs. What are we to do about it? Americans United’s President and CEO Rachel Laser has some thoughts.
protectthyneighbor.org

Religious Right activists never hesitate to judge an LGBTQ person, a political progressive, a feminist or a non-believer. They’re quick to assail anyone who engages in “ungodly” behavior. Yet they say nothing about President Donald J. Trump’s transgressions. David French, a columnist for the National Review, calls this hypocrisy a “sin that is collapsing the Evangelical moral witness.”

An Evangelical Laments His Peers’ Support For Trump
These Religious Right activists never hesitate to judge an LGBTQ person, a political progressive, a feminist or a non-believer. They’re quick to assail anyone who engages in “ungodly” behavior. Yet they say nothing about President Trump’s transgressions.
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