Political Group Ratings: Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
Source: AU.org
Scoring system for 2014: Ranges from 0% (supports separation of church & state) to 100% (opposed to separation of church & state).
About the AU (from their website, www.au.org):Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) is a religious liberty watchdog group. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom. AU is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.
Americans United fights for church-state separation of a wide variety of fronts. Here are some of the issues we work on. We encourage you learn more about each of them. Knowledge is power.
Religion in Public Schools and Universities
Creationism & Evolution
School Prayer
Bibles and Religious Texts in Curricula
Student Religious Clubs
Religious Music
Religious Displays and Holidays
Pledge of Allegiance
Use of School Buildings by Religious Groups
The Faith-Based Initiative & Government Subsidies of Religious Institutions
Constructing and Refurbishing Buildings Used for Religious Activities
Faith-Based Prison Programs
Tax Exemptions for Churches and Clergy
School Vouchers & Government Subsidies of Religious Schools
Official Prayer, Religious Displays & Ceremonial Religion
Discrimination, Religious Exemptions & Free Exercise of Religion
Churches and Politics
Religious Groups' Involvement in Candidate Elections
Religious Groups' Involvement in Ballot Initiatives
Lobbying by Churches and Religious Groups
Churches as Polling Places
U.S.-Vatican Diplomatic Relations
Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 4.
Question 4: Keep God in the public sphere
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
Topic: Principles & Values
Headline: by the AU, indicating opposition to separation of church & state
(Score: 2)
Headline 2: by the AU, indicating support of separation of church & state
(Score: -2)
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