Secular Coalition for America Issues

The Secular Coalition for America works on a variety of issues to protect and strengthen the secular character of our government and the rights of nontheistic Americans. Below we link to our position papers on a few of the issues we monitor in Congress. For activist campaigns concerning specific legislation, please see our Current Action Alerts.

Position Papers

• Access to birth control at pharmacies and emergency contraception at hospitals


• Constitutional amendments on marriage


• Court stripping


• Faith-based initiatives (also known as "charitable choice")


• Federal funding of the Boy Scouts of America


• Proselytizing by military chaplains


• Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA); Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)


• Sexuality education


• Stem cell research


• "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance


• Vouchers for religious schools