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CHRISTIAN VOTER TURNOUT RESULTING IN TAKEOVER OF REPUBLICAN PARTY

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Non-affiliated Vote 1980-2012 – By Political Party

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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2008; 15%

2010; 18%

2012, 20%

Unifying the Secular Movement – National Call

White House & CongressSecular Events Secular NewsUnited Nations

Thursdays at Noon ETPhone: 559-726-1300

Code: 199568

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Judicial UpdateState ChaptersNew ResearchCoalition Expansion

Endorsing Organizations

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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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2013 Opportunities for Change

15 All Eyes on NJ & VA

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State Chapters

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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)

Creationism in Public Schools

Creationism Passed in LA & TN - Fighting in Twelve States19

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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.

Federal Watch

SCA Summit and Lobby Day

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Papers50 State ChaptersPolicy Summit & Lobby Day

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@SecularDotOrg

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Speaker InformationEdwina RogersExecutive DirectorMobile (202) 674 7800Edwina@secular.org

Secular Coalition for America1012 14th St., NW, Suite 205Washington, DC 20005Office (202) 299 1091 ext. 207www.secular.org25