In this episode, the We Dissent podcast considers the legal arguments at #SCOTUS regarding the attack on #trans kids in sports, and particularly the role of #Title9 and the greater attack on women's rights in education. In the end, it is crushing how little regard some have for the actual kids involved in these legal arguments.

#NWLC #AmericansUnited #FFRF #LittlevHecox #WestVirginiaVBPJ #WeDissent #ShiwaliPatel
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https://we-dissent.org/trans-sports-bans-with-shiwali-patel/

Molly Gaines: Public schools, private religion: What happens when half the class leaves for Bible study?

"Secular Education Association (SEA) was formed by parents who started comparing notes when these programs appeared in their districts. SEA’s co-founder, Zachary Parrish, discovered that his second-grader was being placed in an uninstructed study hall while classmates left for LifeWise…"

#secularism #publicschools #education #religion #BibleStudy #AmericansUnited
https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/public-schools-private-religion-what-happens-when-half-the-class-leaves-for-bible-study/

Judge rules Americans United can’t intervene in Johnson Amendment case

#AmericansUnited #johnsonAmendment
https://religionnews.com/2026/01/05/judge-rules-americans-united-cant-intervene-in-nrb-johnson-amendment-case/

You won’t want to miss the January issue of AU’s Church & State magazine! The cover story details how you can oppose Christian Nationalism and defend church-state separation despite the challenges that Donald Trump’s second presidential term poses.

https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/january-2025-church-state-magazine/

While you’re there, I also encourage you to check out AU President and CEO Rachel Laser’s column encouraging religious freedom advocates to actively educate others about the un-American misinformation spread by Christian Nationalists; get a sneak peek into investigative journalist Katherine Stewart’s new book, Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy; and gain insight into the history behind the evolving relationship between Christian Nationalism and the U.S. military.

Happy reading!
Bruce Gourley
Editor, Church & State

#SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom #CivilRights #ChristoFascism #AmericansUnited #ChristianNationalism

Report a Violation If you have been harmed by or have learned of conduct that you think may violate church-state separation or religious freedom, we may be able to help.

"What are some examples of violations?

• Discrimination by a public, publicly funded, or private entity based on your or its religious beliefs
• Prayer, proselytizing, or religious instruction at public-school events or classes
• Public funding of religious activity
• Discriminatory or proselytizing prayer practices at meetings of governmental bodies
• Displays of religious texts or symbols on public property

Not all conduct in these categories is unlawful. And there are other kinds of conduct that violate church-state law."

#americansunited #separationofchurchandstate
https://www.au.org/report-a-violation/

You can expect to see a lot more of this in red states - destroying democracy one inch at a time.

They can't win in a fair vote, so they rig the board.

https://www.au.org/the-latest/articles/aware-that-most-americans-dont-agree-with-them-christian-nationalists-ramp-up-efforts-to-stop-us-from-voting/

#Vote
#AmericansUnited
#SeparationOfChurchAndState
#CivilRights
#Democracy
#ChristoFascism
#ChristianNationalism
#WhiteNationalism

#Project2025 For Dummies: #AmericansUnited’s Toolkit Exposing #HeritageFoundation’s Toxic Project

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/bill-berkowitz/111011/project-2025-for-dummies-americans-united-s-toolkit-exposing-heritage-foundation-s-toxic-project