By Mara Nathan, For the Express-News Aug 14, 2025 Though they are sacred to me and many others, the Ten Commandments have noplace on the walls of our public-school classrooms. Texas Senate Bill 10 requires displays of a Christian version of the Ten Commandments to behung in a “conspicuous place” in every public-school classroom in the…
Fundamentalist worldview is rigid and binary. It opposes public education and treats government as a tool for moral coercion. By Eric Lane, For the Express-News, July 24, 2025 This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes “monkey trial,” the courtroomspectacle in which a young teacher in Tennessee was put on trial for teaching evolution.Though John Scopes was convicted,…
By Rachel LazerNational President & CEO, AU I’m thrilled to announce that today (22 May 2025) the U.S. Supreme Court blocked whatwould be the nation’s first religious public school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic VirtualSchool in Oklahoma. This is a huge victory for church-state separation and public education—and I’m proudthat Americans United, with your support,…
The Dominionist movement isn’t just a grassroots evangelical uprising—it’s a corporate-backed, billionaire-funded political operation. Wealthy elites are driven by power ratherthan faith. They use Christian nationalism as a tool to control the masses whileconsolidating wealth and political dominance. Who’s Bankrolling the Theocratic Takeover? The end game? A Christian nationalist oligarchy where the ultra-rich rule withoutinterference,…
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Linda McMahon’s confirmation as Secretary of Education is more than a routine politicalappointment—it’s a watershed moment in a calculated, decades-long campaign to dismantlesecular public education and undermine the constitutional separation between church and state.While proponents of this radical shift have long camouflaged their true aims behind theseemingly benign slogans of “school choice” and “parental rights,”…
Rachel Laser, the first non-Christian leader of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, redefines the group’s focus in a polarized era. (JTA) — For decades, Americans United for Separation of Church and State called its adversaries “religious extremists.” Today, the group has a more specific target: fighting Christian nationalism. The decision to sharpen…
Re: “Based on religious values” and “U.S. wasn’t always secular,” Your Turn, Jan. 10: The following letter, written by Board Member Richard S. Pressman, responded to two letters in the San Antonio Express-News arguing that the origins of the country show support of having a dominant religion. The two letter writers argue there is no such thing…
This article appeared in the December 2024 issue of Church & State magazine. When I relocated to Texas in 1996, I was acquainted with only one Jesus, theJesus of the Sermon on the Mount. This Jesus, whether historical or mythological,left an indelible mark, significantly shaping my worldview and values.Christ was a figure of peace, humility…