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Thoughts from volunteer leaders and supporters of Jews for a Secular Democracy. If you have something to share, please be in touch, we would welcome your contributions to the blog!
How to Make Change: Advocacy 101

How to Make Change: Advocacy 101 with Morgan Carroll

16 Jul 2020
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Morgan Carroll, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, former state lawmaker, and author of “Take Back Your Government: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Your Government Work for You,” provides an understanding of how government works, how to influence lawmakers and their staff, how to build coalitions with allied organizations, and how to plan an effective advocacy campaign. Sarah Levin provides an overview of the Jews for a Secular Democracy initiative and volunteer program.

Trump’s Indefensible Bible Stunt

18 Jun 2020
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A picture says a thousand words. Our country is literally burning from our unchecked legacy of racism. A hundred thousand of our fellow citizens are dead from a pandemic that the White House first denied, then downplayed, and continues to make unscientific claims about, in the hope it will all just miraculously disappear. And with all this swirling around him, the President felt it necessary to deploy the National Guard to clear the DC streets (escalating the violence to do...
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JFASD webinar

Jews and Church-State Separation: The Issues, Why We Care, and What To Do About It

09 Jun 2020
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The religious freedoms provided by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has empowered Jews and other religious minorities to thrive. However, in the last several decades, we’ve seen religious fundamentalists turn the clock back on hard-won gains made for LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive justice, environmental protection, women’s rights, and other issues our community cares deeply about. Join the organizers of a new initiative, Jews for a Secular Democracy, to discuss how these issues directly relate to religious freedom. What is...
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Town Hall with AZ lawmakers

Secular Arizona Elected Officials Town Hall

28 May 2020
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Senator Juan Mendez, Rep. Athena Salman, Osborn School Board Member Katie Paetz, and Sierra Vista Councilmember Carolyn Umphrey share how they are serving Arizonans in a time of crisis and great need in our communities. Moderated by Sarah Levin of the Center for Freethought Equality and Jews for a Secular Democracy, also co-sponsored by Secular AZ, Arizona Faith Network, and AZ Jews for Justice.
Supreme Court of the United States

Little Sisters of the Poor: The Latest Fight for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court

15 May 2020
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On May 6, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases related to contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania. When enacted in 2010, the Affordable Care Act mandated that employers offer health insurance that included contraception to employees. Citing their religious objections to providing birth control, the craft store chain Hobby Lobby, owned by a conservative Christian family, sued the Obama Administration, claiming the government mandate violated the company’s...
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Town Hall with Rep. Harvey Epstein

Church-State Separation During Crisis: A Town Hall with NY Assembly Member Harvey Epstein

01 May 2020
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Jews for a Secular Democracy hosted a virtual town hall with New York Assembly Member Harvey Epstein! Assembly Member Epstein (D) represents Assembly District 74, the East Side of Manhattan. We touch on the potentially challenging ways government and religion interface; what’s going on in New York City, the state, and the country in general during the Coronavirus pandemic; how Jewish identity informs doing good in the world; and much more. Jews for a Secular Democracy is a pluralistic initiative...
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States capitalize on a pandemic to ban abortion as “non-essential”

22 Apr 2020
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Religious fundamentalists in at least six states (Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas) are taking advantage of coronavirus stay-at-home orders to block access to abortion, classifying it as a “non-essential” service. They claim to be doing so to preserve PPE and hospital capacity for coronavirus cases, however many abortions simply require taking a pill. Planned Parenthood and other providers have sued, and so far judges in Alabama, Ohio and Texas blocked the bans—unfortunately, the Texas ban was ultimately upheld...
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Reject religious exemptions to stay-at-home orders!

22 Apr 2020
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Religious fundamentalists leave no stone unturned when it comes to exercising their influence over our government, and a global pandemic is no exception. At least 12 out of the 38 states that have issued statewide stay-at-home orders have granted exemptions for religious gatherings, in blatant disregard for public safety. Jews for a Secular Democracy issued Action Alerts to our supporters in Michigan and Florida urging their respective Governors to remove the religious exemption. If you identify as Jewish and are...
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