Since 1954, the Johnson Amendment has prohibited nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Courts have repeatedly upheld the amendment’s constitutionality. In the 1999 Branch Ministries Inc vs. Rossotti case, a D.C. District Court rejected a church’s claim that it was being persecuted because of its conservative views, determining: “The government has…
Earlier this month, Gallup released a troubling new poll. Among its findings: Only 40% of Americans say vaccinating their children is essential, down from 58% in 2019. Just 51% of Americans believe the government should require children to be vaccinated, down from 62% in 2019. 1 in 5 adults in the United States believe vaccines…
This Wednesday, the Colorado Board of Health unanimously adopted rules to implement the Patients’ Right to Know Act (HB23-1218). Although the Act was officially signed into law on May 10, 2023, its passage kicked off an implementation process that resulted in these rules. Now adopted, I am excited to announce this law will go into…
A couple weeks ago, we wrote to you about Trump’s repeated claims that American Catholics and Christians are being “persecuted” and “treated very badly.” He’s not alone in believing this. In 2017, the Public Religion Research Institute conducted a survey and found more than half of white evangelical Protestants felt “there is a lot of…
This week, across the country, public school teachers welcomed students into their classrooms. In some states, though, families heading back to school are finding things have not stayed cool over the summer. Utahans, for example, will no longer be able to find 13 books (12 of which were written by women) at their school library…
Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is everywhere lately. They organized the Florida event where Trump first told Christians, “Get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful…
American Atheists has long opposed school privatization policies, including vouchers, which divert public dollars from public schools to private — and almost always religious — schools. We’re not alone: American voters have never, not once, not in any state voted to enact or expand a voucher program. Despite their unpopularity, every state except North Dakota…
Navigating the Legal Landscape: Common Questions for Atheist Activists July 25, 8:00 pm ET Join us for an informative webinar where we tackle some of the most common legal issues atheists face and explore whether they are actionable in the current legal climate. Our presentation will provide clarity on issues such as the separation of…
A week later, the motivation and political leanings of Trump’s would-be assassin remain an enigma even to the nation’s top investigators. Yet it was only hours after Tom Crooks fired an AR-15 and grazed the now-nominee’s ear when prominent conservatives took to X to blame the act of political violence on Trump critics. Among the…
Navigating the Legal Landscape: Common Questions for Atheist Activists July 25, 8:00 pm ET Join us for an informative webinar where we tackle some of the most common legal issues atheists face and explore whether they are actionable in the current legal climate. Our presentation will provide clarity on issues such as the separation of…