Event: Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow: Church/State Separation in the 21st Century – Weds March 26, 6-8pm, Philadelphia PA
The Delaware Valley Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, DVAU, is proud to co-host a special event with The Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism: “A Conversation with Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow: Church/State Separation in the 21st Century.” This special event will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on [...]
Americans United Says ‘Religious Liberty’ Does Not Justify Performing Harmful ‘Reparative’ Therapy On Minors | Americans United
Americans United Says ‘Religious Liberty’ Does Not Justify Performing Harmful ‘Reparative’ Therapy On Minors New Jersey Law Rightly Protects Children From Anti-Gay Counseling, Church-State Watchdog Tells Federal Court Mar 6, 2014 The doctrine of religious freedom does not give licensed therapists the right to perform damaging “reparative” therapy on minors, Americans United for Separation of Church and [...]
Pa. House prepares to breach the separation of church and state: PennLive letters | PennLive.com
This is a excellent LTE (Letter-To-the-Editor) from a York County resident who opposes the religious-right legislation proposed in Pennsylvania! We hope you are inspired to write your own letters! Letters to the Editor, February 05, 2014 at 10:58 AM Following 2013′s “Year of the Bible” and “Day of Prayer,” state officials in 2014 continue to waste [...]
Audio (1 hour): Moving Train Radio, Church / State Separation and the Affordable Care Act
Audio (1 hour): Moving Train Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/movingtrainradio/2014/02/19/church-state-separation-and-the-affordable-care-act Church / State Separation and the Affordable Care Act Should secular, for-profit corporations be able to claim exemption from the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on religious freedom grounds? Join us and special guest Janice Rael, VP of the Delaware Valley Chapter of Americans United for [...]
Guest Column: Non-discrimination law necessary to make equal opportunity a reality in Pa.
This is a great op-ed in support of Pennsylvania’s nondiscrimination bill, HB300. Click the link below the quote to find out why we need this legislation! According to recent polling conducted by Franklin and Marshall, a whopping 72 percent of voters say they support legislation to end legal discrimination faced by the LGBT community. This [...]
Video: “A Conversation between Rep. Mark Cohen and Ed Joyce, President DVAU.” Thurs Jan 23, 7pm, Philadelphia
On January 23, 2014, the Delaware Valley Americans United Chapter (DVAU) hosted a conversation about church-state separation and the threat to religious freedom posed by separation opponents in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Our guest speaker was Pennsylvania State Representative Mark Cohen (D-Philadelphia). Mark Cohen represents the 202nd Legislative District in Philadelphia County and is the Democratic Chairman of [...]
Pennsylvania Nonbelievers » Atheists and Secularists clarify the record and ask for an apology from Rep. Rick Saccone
Leadership of Pennsylvania atheist and secular groups deny “approving” the “In God We Trust” bill in this press release. Click the link below the quote to read the whole story! PRESS RELEASE HARRISBURG, PA, January 20 — Despite the claims of bill sponsor Rep. Saccone, atheist groups in Pennsylvania strongly oppose HB 1728, the “In [...]
New Bills in the N.J. Legislature Take Aim at Reproductive Rights – Princeton Patch
The War on Women continues in New Jersey as the media focuses on other issues. Click the link below the quote to read the whole story about the attack on women’s reproductive freedom. As Trenton and the state media remain wrapped up and involved in the multi-faceted, twisted and interrelated scandals that have collectively been [...]
Vouchers Appear to Vanish from Governor Christie’s Education Agenda – NJ Spotlight
The NJ Spotlight covers good news for New Jersey: it seems that school voucher schemes are no longer part of Governor Christie’s agenda! Check out this article at the link below the quote. In education circles, one of the more notable parts of Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address on Tuesday was something [...]
LGBT Summit – Philadelphia LGBT activism planning – January 14, 7pm, Philadelphia
LGBT leaders and activists joining forces to support legislation that ends discrimination against PA’s LGBT citizens. We meet every month (or so) at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce. The next Summit coalition meeting is Tuesday January 14, 7pm, hosted by DVAU’s Janice Rael, Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia’s Reverend Jeffrey Jordan, and [...]
