The Secular Coalition for America is the national lobby for atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans. From our office in the nation's capital, our full-time lobbyist and support staff engage public policy makers and the media to increase the visibility and respectability of nontheistic viewpoints and to protect and strengthen the secular character of our government as the best guarantee of freedom for all.
Promotion Awarded to Army Officer Previously Disciplined for Proselytizing
May 8 - Why was Brig. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. promoted to Major General after being sanctioned by the Army for appearing in a fundraising video for Christian Embassy while in uniform? The Secular Coalition for America responds. More...
Metro Boston News.com
May 7 - The Secular Coalition for America, the group through which [Rep. Pete] Stark came out [as the first openly nontheistic member of Congress], confirms that numerous other legislators have privately acknowledged their nonbelief, but the [Coalition] will not "out" any of them without their consent. Humanists Come Out Against Bias (offsite)
Religious Discrimination by Federal Contractors
May 5 - The Secular Coalition for America thanks House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) for stating that religious discrimination has no place in federal contracting and that organizations should never be allowed "to use religion to camouflage any kind of discrimination." More...
Federal Funds to Religious Schools in D.C.
May 5 - The Secular Coalition for America thanks Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) for her continued opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which channels taxpayer money to religious schools rather than providing secular, public education for the District's students. More...
Religious Earmarks in the FY2008 Federal Budget
During the appropriations process for fiscal year 2008, Congress passed over 140 earmarks totaling almost $30 million in public funding for overtly religious activities. The Secular Coalition for America has warned the Congressional sponsors of these constitutionally suspect earmarks. More...
Next President Must Reject Faith-based Initiatives and Charitable Choice
In the mid-1990s new rules were applied to organizations that receive federal funding for social service programs. Religious entities were singled out for special treament from the government: they were released from the anti-discrimination requirements applied to secular organizations doing the same work. More...