DVAU/SJ Event: AU’s Rev Steven Baines, “Is Your Religion Really My Religion? The Battle for Genuine Religious Freedom in America” Oct 19, 2014
DVAU/SJ Event: AU’s Rev Steven Baines, “Is Your Religion Really My Religion?” Sunday, October 19, 2014 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Unitarian Universalist Church 401 North Kings Highway N., Cherry Hill, NJ Downstairs in Fellowship Hall, beneath the Sanctuary Save the date for this special event! The Delaware Valley Americans United Chapter’s South Jersey group [...]
A Contradiction in Terms: The Ignorant Conservative Defense of ‘Religious Freedom’ – ForwardProgressives.com
DVAU members and supporters may be interested in this post about how the Religious Right has hijacked the phrase “religious freedom” and are using it to deny others the right to true religious freedom. A Contradiction in Terms: The Ignorant Conservative Defense of ‘Religious Freedom’ July 20, 2014 By Allen Clifton A term that’s become [...]
Hobby Lobby: The nefarious side of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling – PennLive.com
DVAU President Ed Joyce was interviewed for this story about the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case. “I can’t help but think that down the road there’s going to be a CEO of a company who is Jehovah’s Witness or Scientology who is going to say that on religious grounds they are not going to provide [...]
Short Honeymoon: With the ban on same-sex marriage removed, nondiscrimination is the next battle for “full equality” | News | Pittsburgh City Paper
Next on the “gay agenda”: full equality under civil law. Check out the entire article at the link after the quote. “I think what’s happened in the past few days is historic, it’s glorious, remarkable,” says Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania, an LGBT-advocacy group. “Pennsylvania went from being one of the most backward [...]
LGBT Equality Bill HB300 topic of Philly, BucksCo, MontCo town hall meetings 6/2, 6/4 & 6/5
ATTENTION queer and trans* identified folks and allies in Bucks and Montgomery Counties: Marriage equality is cool and all, but did you know Pennsylvanians can still get fired from their jobs as a result of their sexual preference, gender identity, and/or gender expression?! We are in dire need your support for HB300 at the following [...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban
WE WIN MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN PENNSYLVANIA! WASHINGTON — For the second day in a row, a federal judge — this time in Pennsylvania — has struck down a state ban on same-sex couples’ marriages. Less than 24 hours after U.S. District Court Michael McShane — an Obama appointee — struck down Oregon’s state constitutional amendment [...]
Oppose HB 1728: Placing “In God We Trust” in Public Schools
Oppose HB 1728: Placing “In God We Trust” in Public Schools This Bill Promotes a Religious Rather than an Historical Message • This bill is no more than a thinly-veiled attempt to place a religious statement of faith in public schools. • As the language of HB 1728 concedes, the words “In God We Trust” are [...]
Americans United Disappointed That U.S. Supreme Court Ruled In Favor Of Sectarian Prayer Before Town Board Meetings | Americans United
Americans United Disappointed That U.S. Supreme Court Ruled In Favor Of Sectarian Prayer Before Town Board Meetings High Court Says Town Of Greece, N.Y., Did Not Violate Constitution With Pre-Meeting Prayer Practice May 5, 2014 Americans United for Separation of Church and State today strongly condemned a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the town of Greece, N.Y.’s [...]
New Jersey Atheists Sue School District Over ‘Under God’ In Pledge Of Allegiance
Huffington Post Education reports on a new lawsuit in New Jersey that seeks to abolish recital of the Pledge of Allegiance. The lawsuit, filed by the American Humanist Association, says “Public schools should not engage in an exercise that tells students that patriotism is tied to a belief in God.” Read the entire story at the [...]
New Jersey deems woman’s ’8THEIST’ license plate too ‘objectionable’ to buy | The Raw Story
Americans United has filed a lawsuit in this case: A New Jersey woman claims that the state discriminated against her when it refused to allow her purchase a vanity license plate that read “8THEIST.” According to the lawsuit, Shannon Morgan went on to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s website and attempted to register the [...]
