Hi folks!
Today we launched the 2025 State of the Secular States Report! You have probably already gotten an email about it but here is the press release if you missed it! I could use your help getting the word out to your members and connections,
The easiest way for most of you to do that will be to share the Facebook event to your various pages and groups. Please also consider inviting people from your friends list to get even broader reach. That link is here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1108694794092917
If you are posting it to Meetup, emails, or your website here is the information and I have attached a graphic as well:
Religious Equality Under Attack: 2025 State of the Secular States Report
January 16, 8:00 pm ET
American Atheists is pleased to announce the publication of the seventh edition of the State of the Secular States report! This groundbreaking report on statewide laws and policies that affect religious equality and the separation of religion and government has been expanded and updated based on the 2024 legislative session. The report examines 60 measures of law, both positive and negative, in every state as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
This report is intended to be a powerful tool for advocates and lawmakers, explaining the laws and policies that affect the separation of religion and government in their states and allowing them to set meaningful and achievable advocacy goals. 2024 was a devastating year for civil rights and religious equality, with widespread efforts by white Christian nationalist state lawmakers to pass legislation that undermines the separation of religion and government. Given the incoming administration, we expect to see continued attacks on our civil rights and our democracy. It is more important than ever for atheists to become engaged in state advocacy. Come learn about the 2025 State of the Secular States report, other advocacy resources American Atheists provides to support state advocacy, and what we can expect in the 2025 state legislative session!
Link to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8V7anuvuQtOLxEhIWO9zKw
Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for everything that you do!
Cheers,
Sam McGuire
(she/her/hers)
National Field Director
American Atheists, Inc.
(908) 276-7300 ext. 312
[email protected]
www.atheists.org
AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a national 501(c)(3) organization that defends civil rights for atheists, freethinkers, and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of religion and government; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy. Follow our updates on Twitter and Facebook.
Register on Zoom.
See Meetup event, calendar event, and venue page.
See blog post about the report.
See the report at American Atheists.