The Office of Personnel Management, in partnership with the White House Faith Office, has released a memorandum on “Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace.” The memo is filled with policies that support religious coercion and proselytizing in the workplace, which would ultimately allow harassment towards nonreligious employees. The guidance fails to support atheist, agnostic, humanist, …
The federal government has about 2.3 million employees, not counting postal workers. It’s difficult to get an exact count because so many have been fired this year and their firings are being appealed in court. 2.3 million is slightly larger than Walmart, making the government the nation’s largest employer and the Office of Personnel Management …
Heretic on the Hill: Telling Your Federal Co-worker They’re Going to Hell OK Now Read More »
The IRS has officially destroyed the Johnson Amendment as we know it. The creation of the Johnson Amendment happened over seven decades ago because Congress knew religious places of worship should not engage in political activities. As a coalition of secular organizations, we know the importance of protecting politics from religious influence. We’ve written to …
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It’s said that Republicans run for office for two reasons: to cut taxes and to increase military spending. The One Big (add your own adjective) Bill signed into law last week certainly does both of those, and a lot more. There are $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next ten years and $150 billion …
The Secular Coalition for America Denounces the IRS Demolishing the Johnson Amendment Washington, D.C. – It’s now official: the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) has declared that political endorsements from the pulpit are permissible. Religious leaders may now use their churches to openly support political candidates without fear of penalty, completely demolishing the Johnson Amendment. …
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The Religious Liberty Commission met for the first time last week. Established by the President with an executive order, the Commission is technically an arm of the Department of Justice but the hearing was held at the Museum of the Bible here in DC. That tells you all you really need to know about the Commission’s neutrality …
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The Secular Coalition for America reached out to the Religious Liberty Commission (RLC) ahead of their first official meeting. As an organization, we’re concerned about the establishment of the commission. The RLC says its mission is to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” but according to a White House fact sheet they …
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The inclusion of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) and the Healthcare Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act would do irrevocable harm to the separation of church and should not be included in the Ways and Means reconciliation package. ECCA would provide tax credits to fund religious and private schools, diverting federal funds that could …
“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” President Trump has sworn that twice, or more accurately he has said that twice. Why would he say it? Because the Constitution requires …
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