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CHRISTIAN VOTER TURNOUT RESULTING IN TAKEOVER OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
CHRISTIAN VOTERS
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The Religious Right spends $390 million dollars a year –
The Secular Coalition for America spends just $348,000
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Who We Represent: Secular Americans
55% of Americans think political leaders should NOT rely on religious beliefs when making decisions.
Source: ABC News/Washington Post poll, April 2005 and the Association of Religion Data Archives
Yes, they should (40%)No, they should not (55%)It depends (4%)No opinion (2%)
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Who We Represent:“Nones”
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Unifying the Secular Movement – National Call
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Judicial UpdateState ChaptersNew ResearchCoalition Expansion
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Keystone Subject Areas
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Health & Safety Education
Tax Policy Discrimination
Government Actions Military
Health & SafetyContraception mandate
Pharmacists denying emergency contraception
Medical neglect of children through faith healing
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Education
Voucher programs
Abstinence-only sex education
“Creationism” and “Intelligent design” in science classrooms
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Religious Privileging Tax Policy
Houses of Worship endorsing candidates
Faith-Based Nonprofits are exempt from IRS reporting
Tax subsidies and exemptions for religious organizations$71 Billion
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Discrimination
Employer religious discrimination
Landlords violating discrimination laws may - using religion as a justification
Government issued marriage license requirements based on religious dogma
Adoption discrimination with federal $$$
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Religiously Motivated State Laws
6 - pharmacists can refuse to dispense emergency contraceptives
8 - do not inspect religious childcare centers
21 - exempt employers from contraceptive coverage
30 - ban all forms of marriage except one-man-one-woman
32 - sex education curricula not medically accurate
44 - require “under God” in Pledge of Allegiance
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Prayer for Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
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Bible Study Elective NC S 138 – 2/27/2013 – An act to provide for local boards of education to offer to students in grades nine through twelve an elective course in bible
Honor Boy Scouts NC S 41 – 02/05/2013 - A Senate Resolution honoring the boy scouts of America.
Permanent License Plates for Church Buses NC S 21 – 1/31/2013 – An act to reauthorize the division of motor vehicles to issue permanent registration plates to church buses.
Name Billy Graham NC’s Favorite Son NC H 190
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HR 973 - "Religious Exemption to the Contraception Mandate"
HR 898 - "Religious Organizations Using Taxpayer Money without Limits"
HR 718 - Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013
HR 127 - A bill to restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment
HR 23 - A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
S Res 11 - A resolution expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
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Speaker InformationEdwina RogersExecutive DirectorMobile (202) 674 [email protected]
Secular Coalition for America1012 14th St., NW, Suite 205Washington, DC 20005Office (202) 299 1091 ext. 207www.secular.org25