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    Demands Protection for Church-State Separation After Falwell-Trump Meeting

    For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org (Washington, DC, Nov. 21, 2016)—The American Humanist Association expresses alarm and concern for the separation of church and state in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s meeting with Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University and son of well-known religious right preacher, Rev. Jerry Falwell. In September, Trump promised to repeal the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits religious and other tax-exempt organizations from engaging in political activity, including supporting candidates or lobbying. Falwell has long opposed the Johnson Amendment and c

    Humanist Group Defends Constitutional Rights of Colorado Families from Religious Activities in Publi

    For Immediate Release Contact: Merrill Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, merrillmiller@americanhumanist.org David Niose, 202-238-9088 ext. 119, dniose@americanhumanist.org (Denver, CO, Nov. 16, 2016)—Today the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center will defend the First Amendment right of local families in Douglas County, Colorado, to be free from religious coercion in public schools. This morning, David Niose, legal director of the American Humanist Association, will argue to defend the standing of local families to bring a lawsuit against the Douglas County School District, which has repeatedly promoted evangelical Christian programs, despite warnings from the Appigna

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    The Human Cost of the Law: LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination at the Supreme Court

    The Human Cost of the Law: LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination at the Supreme Court

    FROM THE HUMANIST MAGAZINE | Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Mille

    FROM THE HUMANIST MAGAZINE | Before and After the Court: The Humanist Interview with Monica L. Mille

    Uh, No, Establishment Clause Law Is Not a “Hot Mess”

    Uh, No, Establishment Clause Law Is Not a “Hot Mess”

    “Narrow Rulings” Mean Little to the Christian Right

    “Narrow Rulings” Mean Little to the Christian Right

    The Cross and American Militarism

    The Cross and American Militarism

    Bladensburg Cross Case FAQs

    Bladensburg Cross Case FAQs

    The Framers Weren’t Cross Enthusiasts

    The Framers Weren’t Cross Enthusiasts

    Humanists Going All the Way: AHA to Defend Church-State Separation at the Supreme Court

    Humanists Going All the Way: AHA to Defend Church-State Separation at the Supreme Court

    Ruling against Truth: NIFLA v. Becerra

    Ruling against Truth: NIFLA v. Becerra

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    The Ticking Time Bomb in Masterpiece Cakeshop

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