Politics

Legislators

CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Here are a few convenient sites to help you identify and contact your United States Representative and Senators: Read more about Church Taxation and Pulpit Politics→

Faith Based Social Programs & the Threat to State-Church Separation Read more about Faith-Based Initiatives→

Issues

American Atheists is a champion of the separation of government and religion.  We believe firmly that true religious freedom only comes if the government stays out of the question.  We do not support \forced Atheism\, as some allege, because that would be just as much of a loss of freedom.  The government needs to stay out of the question of people's thoughts, and allow all citizens to act as they believe and pay only for those beliefs as they so choose.

Church State Separation issued include: Read more about Other Issues→

Public land is Public Land, and that means it is owned and maintained by the government.  When the government uses this land to support a religious view, be it a single religion or religion in general, it is breaking the law.  The schools can't do it, the judges can't do it, and neither can the municipalities.

Here are a bunch of related articles on the use of Public land for religious displays. Read more about Commandments, Crosses, & Creches→