Our First Freedom
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”
Welcome to the San Antonio Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
For over 75 years, we’ve stood as a multi-racial, multi-religious community dedicated to defending one of the most vital principles of the Founding Fathers: the separation of church and state.
We understand the stakes. History has shown us what happens when church and state merge: liberty of conscience—the greatest gift of the American Revolution—is lost, and with it, the light of freedom and hope.
Together, we can protect our democracy and preserve the freedoms that make our nation unique. Become a member, donate, join us. We know exactly what will happen if church and state become one. Liberty of conscience, the great gift of the American Revolution, will disappear and the light of freedom and hope will be extinguished. We can’t let that happen.
Updates
- The Billionaire Backers of Theocracy: How Wealth Fuels Dominionism
- NCJW presents Don’t Mess with Texas Public Schools: Drawing the Line between
- Behind Linda McMahon Confirmation: The Hidden Dominionist Agenda to Dismantle Public Education
- Meet the Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism (Article from Forward)
- Separation is Essential
- The Two Jesuses (Church & State Magazine)
Upcoming Events
Here are some of the problems we struggle to solve:
- Prayer in schools, often attempted through the Ten Commandments posting idea.
- School vouchers, that undermine public schools and enhance religious schools.
- Censoring library books, especially in the schools.
- Attempting to limit academic freedom in the universities.
- Imposing of religiously based bans on women’s control of their own bodies.
- Attacks on LGBTQ+ people, especially children, in the name of religion.
- The appointing of judges with a fundamentalist, white nationalist religious agenda.