Dear Friend, In Washington this week, a group of Catholic bishops filed suit to overturn a new law requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse and neglect. Represented by Becket and First Liberty Institute — two major players in the Christian Nationalist movement’s legal strategy — the bishops argue the mandatory reporting law is an…
Dear Friend, This week brought a significant victory for public education and the separation of church and state, as well as some stark reminders of how perilously close we are to losing both. The Supreme Court narrowly let stand a ruling that blocks public funding for religious schools in Oklahoma and revealed just how divided…
Dear Friend, American Atheists’ policy team spent the week poring over House Republicans’ budget megabill. Today, let’s talk about the three most concerning aspects of this proposal and then do something about it, too. First, we knew the “nonprofit killer bill” (formerly H.R. 9495) would be back, and here it is: Section 112209 would grant…
Dear Friend, One of the biggest stories this week was the white plume of smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel to signal the conclave’s selection of the new pope. Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, will be the 267th person to fill the role and the first U.S.-born, though he’s spent most of…
Dear Friend, Speaking from the White House Rose Garden at a National Day of Prayer event on Thursday, the President of the United States said: “They say, ‘separation between church and state…’ I said, ‘All right, let’s forget about that for one time…’” Only one time, eh? Surely nothing for American Atheists to worry about!…