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Secular PRIDE History: Harvey Milk Heather Rigby Secular Coalition for America

Read More Secular Coalition for America Throughout the month of June, we will be sharing information about historic American figures who were involved in both secular and LGBTQIA+ spheres.    Harvey Milk (1930-1978) was a civil rights activist and California politician who became one of the first openly LGBTQ+ elected officials in the United States […]

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MRFF Succeeds in Getting Punishment for Officer Using Baffling Brownies to Lure his Unit into Becoming “Witness Bearing Christians” MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation A few weeks ago, the members of a large military unit started noticing brownies being left around their workspaces. On these brownies, in blue icing, were question marks. The question mark brownies kept appearing for over a week, their source and meaning unknown to the puzzled members of the

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SCOTUS Opinion: Carson v. Makin Heather Rigby Secular Coalition for America

Read More Secular Coalition for America With today’s decision in Carson v. Makin, the Supreme Court has decided that taxpayer funds may be used to subsidize tuition at private religious schools, including schools that explicitly discriminate against LGBTQ+ and nonreligious students and teachers. At question is the option the State of Maine provides for parents

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House Appropriations Committee Increases IRS Enforcement Funding Heather Rigby Secular Coalition for America

Read More Secular Coalition for America Last winter, the Secular Coalition for America, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the American Humanist Association prioritized better enforcement of the Johnson Amendment by the Internal Revenue Service and began lobbying members of Congress on this issue. The IRS has been lax, to put it charitably, in enforcing

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Virtual Documentary Night: Julia Scotti – Funny That Way Jake Ritter American Ethical Union

Read More American Ethical Union While the emotion of happiness feels great, it’s more than just sunshine and rainbows personified. At this month’s meeting, our friends at the Ethical Humanist Society of Rochester will examine this upbeat feeling through an ethical lens and explore all the factors we interact with during our lifelo…

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AEU 107th Annual Assembly – Watch our educational programs on Youtube! Jake Ritter American Ethical Union

Read More American Ethical Union Addressing the Whole Truth About America Events, Workshops and Delegate Voting The American Ethical Union will host our 107th Assembly, “Addressing the Whole Truth About America,” virtually on Zoom. The AEU’s 106th Assembly will be held virtually, with various workshops and business work…

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Secular PRIDE History: James Baldwin Heather Rigby Secular Coalition for America

Read More Secular Coalition for America Throughout the month of June, we will be sharing information about historic American figures who were involved in both secular and LGBTQIA+ spheres.    James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a novelist, playwright, and journalist who wrote frequently during the Civil Rights Movement and its aftermath in the United States. Though

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Crooks & Liars Covers Heinous, Potentially Career-Ending Discrimination Against Muslim African-American MRFF Client MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation “For the second time this spring a Muslim African-American first lieutenant with a previously exemplary record is facing discharge from the Army at Fort Polk, Louisiana. This one—Lt. Ize Alimi—was recommended for promotion to captain two years ago. Something is seriously wrong.”— Crooks & Liars Click to read

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