On March 4th, I received an Action Alert email from the Secular Coalition for America.  This prompted me to write on the reasons why school vouchers for religious private schools violate the Establishment Clause, and are therefore a violation of the religious liberties of all, both religious and nonreligious.  I got an email again from the Secular Coalition for America.  This time it wasn’t asking for help, it was congratulating us on our success!

March 10, 2009

Congratulations! Today, the Senate defeated an amendment by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) that would have continued the DC voucher program that enables federally funded religious proselytizing and discrimination.

Because you took a few minutes out of your day to write to your Senators, you helped to stop the continued funding of a program that pays for parents to send their children to private religious schools.

The Secular Coalition for America is proud of you and the fifty-eight U.S. Senators who voted against continuing to fund this program.  To see how your Senators voted, click here.

Please continue to support the work that we do by taking action in the future.

Congratulations again!

The Secular Coalition for America

National Journal Article: “The Godless Rise as a Political Force”

The National Journal has published an article on the growing power of nonreligious political lobbying.  It’s currently only available in the print publication or online to subscribers, so I can’t review it yet.  If you are a subscriber check it out and let me know how it is.  According to the Secular Coalition for America, it will eventually be available on their website.  Until then, they do have a slideshow available, “Faces of the Godless Movement,” with some background audio and images about the movement.