AU new project: Protect Your Neighbors / Relig right unhappy / protecting birth control access
Americans United
Protect Your Neighbors (Yes, All Of Them)
AU’s executive director, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, explained to reporters at the National Press Club that the new project, Protect Thy Neighbor, will defend religious freedom as it’s actually defined by the Constitution. “Twelve days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a historic ruling, declared that marriage equality must be recognized nationwide,” he said. “While I applaud this action by the court, I’ve worked in the civil liberties field long enough to know that even a landmark ruling like this one is often far from the last word..."
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Memo To State Officials: You Have No Right To Discriminate
PTN hits the ground running today with its first initiative: AU’s Legal Department is releasing a memo to every state attorney general in the country as well as every county clerk in the state of Texas, reminding them that they have a legal obligation to give wedding licenses and otherwise provide service to all qualified couples, including those who are of the same sex.
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Defending Discrimination: The Religious Right Is Unhappy About Americans United’s New Project To End Religion-Based Refusals
This week, Americans United launched a new initiative, Protect Thy Neighbor (PTN), which is intended to stop religious zealots from using “religious freedom” as an excuse to discriminate against others. Unsurprisingly, those who are intent on discriminating against LGBT persons and others were none too happy about AU’s announcement.
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Battling Barriers: Birth Control Access Helps Women, But Religious Right Groups Threaten To Get In The Way
One of the main areas of focus of Americans United’s new project, Protect Thy Neighbor, is ensuring that religion is not used to deny women access to reproductive healthcare. Americans are legally entitled to contraceptives, and a mountain of evidence shows that they prosper when contraceptives are affordable, safe and easy to access.
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