It’s been one year since Obama announced his version of the faith-based office. Civil rights and civil liberties groups such as Americans United are still fighting Bush-era battles over tax funding to religious groups that proselytize, job discrimination on religious grounds in public programs and lack of accountability. Please check out a piece I wrote…

Yesterday morning, I joined several religious leaders in criticizing The Family for its ties to David Bahati, a Ugandan legislator who is pushing the country’s oppressive anti-gay law that calls for the execution of gays and the imprisonment of those who promote homosexuality. The Family, also known as The Fellowship,  sponsors the National Prayer Breakfast,…

I was over on Capitol Hill the day after the Senate election in Massachusetts. Democrats didn’t appear to be in a very good mood. With just a few days distance from the election, I think that there is only one important lesson from it. It is not about Martha Coakley, it is not about President…

Jay,   While we wait to hear what happens in Congress over the health care bill, I thought we may move on to another topic.     I’d like to discuss an important issue that Americans United has been working on for years – faith-based funding. Over the weekend, AU’s senior litigation counsel Alex Luchenitser…

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