Rachel Laser
@rachellaser.bsky.social
Prez & CEO @AmericansUnited (for separation of church and state); Mom; Yogi; Freedom Fighter
Nice piece on how religious extremist groups are directly taking on the Constitutional requirement of no religious tests for public office. @svantemyrick.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/judi...
thehill.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nice piece on how religious extremist groups are directly taking on the Constitutional requirement of no religious tests for public office. @svantemyrick.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/judi...
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This is a big moment for religious freedom in America.
Supreme Court deadlocks, leaving in place the ruling stopping the nations first religious public school www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the separation of church and state.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is a big moment for religious freedom in America.
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Read our interview with @rachellaser.bsky.social of @americansunited.bsky.social on just what was at stake (and still is) with today's ruling: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/church-state...
Church, State, Jews - Berman Archive
The separation of church and state has been a cornerstone of the American experience, but like so many things in this country, long held beliefs and practices have been under threat. The public fundin...
bermanarchive.stanford.edu
May 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Read our interview with @rachellaser.bsky.social of @americansunited.bsky.social on just what was at stake (and still is) with today's ruling: bermanarchive.stanford.edu/church-state...
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June's lineup is 🔥👀 Here’s who’s joining us soon on Faithful Politics:
→ @shannonmfleck.bsky.social
→ @rachellaser.bsky.social
→ @jessicahuseman.bsky.social
→ @brandanrobertson.bsky.social
→ @profgagne.bsky.social
→ @peter-wehner.bsky.social
→ @aprilajoy.bsky.social
→ @shannonmfleck.bsky.social
→ @rachellaser.bsky.social
→ @jessicahuseman.bsky.social
→ @brandanrobertson.bsky.social
→ @profgagne.bsky.social
→ @peter-wehner.bsky.social
→ @aprilajoy.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
June's lineup is 🔥👀 Here’s who’s joining us soon on Faithful Politics:
→ @shannonmfleck.bsky.social
→ @rachellaser.bsky.social
→ @jessicahuseman.bsky.social
→ @brandanrobertson.bsky.social
→ @profgagne.bsky.social
→ @peter-wehner.bsky.social
→ @aprilajoy.bsky.social
→ @shannonmfleck.bsky.social
→ @rachellaser.bsky.social
→ @jessicahuseman.bsky.social
→ @brandanrobertson.bsky.social
→ @profgagne.bsky.social
→ @peter-wehner.bsky.social
→ @aprilajoy.bsky.social
Supreme Court deadlocks, leaving in place the ruling stopping the nations first religious public school www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the separation of church and state.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Supreme Court deadlocks, leaving in place the ruling stopping the nations first religious public school www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reminder: the assault on/erasure of transgender people is based on one set of religious views about gender, as exemplified by Trump's EO on gender, which defines gender as beginning at conception. The government shouldn't impose one religion's beliefs on all of us. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military ban
The blanket ban, expanding on a similar policy Trump proposed in his first term, has been blocked nationwide by lower courts.
www.nbcnews.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reminder: the assault on/erasure of transgender people is based on one set of religious views about gender, as exemplified by Trump's EO on gender, which defines gender as beginning at conception. The government shouldn't impose one religion's beliefs on all of us. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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The right-wing #SCOTUS Justices appear content to disregard the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Extremely distressing.
cc: @americansunited.bsky.social @rachellaser.bsky.social @ffrf.org
Extremely distressing.
cc: @americansunited.bsky.social @rachellaser.bsky.social @ffrf.org
Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country’s first public religious charter school.
Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country’s first public religious charter school
The justices heard arguments on an Oklahoma court decision last year that rejected a state contract to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.
www.politico.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The right-wing #SCOTUS Justices appear content to disregard the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Extremely distressing.
cc: @americansunited.bsky.social @rachellaser.bsky.social @ffrf.org
Extremely distressing.
cc: @americansunited.bsky.social @rachellaser.bsky.social @ffrf.org
I continue to see eye to eye with @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, a conservative columnist, in many instances- such as this one. An astute piece about how Christian Nationalism is a political ideology- not a Christian one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
Opinion | The Christian Right Is Going Extinct
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I continue to see eye to eye with @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, a conservative columnist, in many instances- such as this one. An astute piece about how Christian Nationalism is a political ideology- not a Christian one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
Emphasizing how Christian Nationalism also works against the wrong kind of Christian (h/t KatherineStewart and Kristin Kobes Du Mez) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech
Experts warn that a specific brand of Christianity will be prioritized and lead to a ‘further dismantling’ of institutions
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Emphasizing how Christian Nationalism also works against the wrong kind of Christian (h/t KatherineStewart and Kristin Kobes Du Mez) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tmrw 10am Pacific, I'll talk with Notre Dame law prof Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer; @spencerwoodman.bsky.social of @icij.org; & @rachellaser.bsky.social of Americans United, about whether and how the IRS enforces tax regulations on religious institutions. Join us: kalw.org. Taking your questions & comments!
kalw.org
April 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tmrw 10am Pacific, I'll talk with Notre Dame law prof Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer; @spencerwoodman.bsky.social of @icij.org; & @rachellaser.bsky.social of Americans United, about whether and how the IRS enforces tax regulations on religious institutions. Join us: kalw.org. Taking your questions & comments!
A beautiful summary of @americansunited.bsky.social Summit for Religious Freedom. Thank you, @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social for attending, for your good work, and for insisting that our movement be a big tent.
Thank you so much for a wonderful summit @rachellaser.bsky.social! shorturl.at/Lh2vk
Those Who Tell the Stories
Inside the Summit for Religious Freedom 2025
shorturl.at
April 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A beautiful summary of @americansunited.bsky.social Summit for Religious Freedom. Thank you, @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social for attending, for your good work, and for insisting that our movement be a big tent.
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“Given that the country is a majority Christian country, if we don’t have Christians with us on church-state separation, we’re in big trouble. So we really appreciate having Christians with our cause, I say as the leader of AU and as a Jew.”
- @rachellaser.bsky.social
- @rachellaser.bsky.social
Supporting Church-State Separation With Faithful Challenges to Christian Nationalism
“I believe in the separation of church and state.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
April 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Given that the country is a majority Christian country, if we don’t have Christians with us on church-state separation, we’re in big trouble. So we really appreciate having Christians with our cause, I say as the leader of AU and as a Jew.”
- @rachellaser.bsky.social
- @rachellaser.bsky.social
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What an honor to participate yesterday w/ (L-R) @texaspublicradio.bsky.social's David Martin Davies, Rep. James Talarico & @americansunited.bsky.social head @rachellaser.bsky.social in a lively discussion of church-state separation issues. Will post links to the video when available #txed #txlege
April 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What an honor to participate yesterday w/ (L-R) @texaspublicradio.bsky.social's David Martin Davies, Rep. James Talarico & @americansunited.bsky.social head @rachellaser.bsky.social in a lively discussion of church-state separation issues. Will post links to the video when available #txed #txlege
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“Christian nationalists are clear they want to replace public education with religious education because it indoctrinates a new generation of Americans in their faith and their lie that America was supposed to be a Christian nation.” - @rachellaser.bsky.social, CEO of @americansunited.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Christian nationalists are clear they want to replace public education with religious education because it indoctrinates a new generation of Americans in their faith and their lie that America was supposed to be a Christian nation.” - @rachellaser.bsky.social, CEO of @americansunited.bsky.social
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Religious freedom will be tested next month with a major Supreme Court case. We interviewed @rachellaser.bsky.social, CEO of @americansunited.bsky.social to learn about the case and its implications for Jews and all religious minorities in this country. bermanarchive.stanford.edu/church-state...
March 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Religious freedom will be tested next month with a major Supreme Court case. We interviewed @rachellaser.bsky.social, CEO of @americansunited.bsky.social to learn about the case and its implications for Jews and all religious minorities in this country. bermanarchive.stanford.edu/church-state...
Looking forward to this! Good to be back in Texas. So much energy here to fight the overreach of religious extremists.
Heading down to San Antonio today to participate in Sunday's panel discussion alongside @rachellaser.bsky.social and @jamestalarico.bsky.social, with moderator @texaspublicradio.bsky.social's David Martin Davies www.tpr.org/community-ca...
Separation of Church and State in Texas: Drawing the Line for our Public Schools
You won’t want to miss this important panel discussion on the alarming attempts by Christian nationalists to impose their agenda in Texas public schools. The bible-infused Texas Bluebonnet Curriculum,...
www.tpr.org
March 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Looking forward to this! Good to be back in Texas. So much energy here to fight the overreach of religious extremists.
My friend @robertpjones.bsky.social speaks truth to power. Trump's anti-Christian bias task force is, in fact, anti-Christian. contrarian.substack.com/p/what-anti-...
What "Anti-Christian Bias" does for Trump
The president's executive order is a vehicle for white evangelical Protestant Christian favoritism, but it is also a weapon against other Christians.
contrarian.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My friend @robertpjones.bsky.social speaks truth to power. Trump's anti-Christian bias task force is, in fact, anti-Christian. contrarian.substack.com/p/what-anti-...
Christian Nationalist government leaders are no longer even trying to hide the religious basis for their policies. www.au.org/the-latest/a...
Federal agency head says Trump and ‘the Lord’ bless discriminatory policies - Americans United
For years, Americans United warned about creeping Christian Nationalism and the nation’s shift toward theocracy. We see it now reflected at the highest levels of our federal government.
www.au.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Christian Nationalist government leaders are no longer even trying to hide the religious basis for their policies. www.au.org/the-latest/a...
It's not only that JD Vance got his Catholicism wrong (according to Pope Francis), it's also that he is using his personal religion to justify US policy. SEPARATE CHURCH & STATE. It's the American way! newrepublic.com/article/1914...
Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.
newrepublic.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's not only that JD Vance got his Catholicism wrong (according to Pope Francis), it's also that he is using his personal religion to justify US policy. SEPARATE CHURCH & STATE. It's the American way! newrepublic.com/article/1914...
The (Orthodox) Jewish former congressman advocating for how the St. Isidore case could open the door to funding of Jewish school too admits in this article that in Oklahoma (like in many places) there is too small a Jewish population for that to be practical. www.jta.org/2025/02/10/u...
A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The question before the court is whether publicly funded schools should ever be allowed to promote religion.
www.jta.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The (Orthodox) Jewish former congressman advocating for how the St. Isidore case could open the door to funding of Jewish school too admits in this article that in Oklahoma (like in many places) there is too small a Jewish population for that to be practical. www.jta.org/2025/02/10/u...
Trump cited the case of a woman violating Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for why we need an "Anti-Christian Bias" Task Force. But it's not anti-Christian to enforce a neutral and generally applicable law. My colleague @andrewlseidel.bsky.social explains: www.au.org/the-latest/a...
Truth and disinformation: Trump’s example of anti-Christian bias is anything but - Americans United
To justify his new "Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias," Pres. Trump spewed disinformation about anti-abortion activist Paula Paulette Harlow.
www.au.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump cited the case of a woman violating Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for why we need an "Anti-Christian Bias" Task Force. But it's not anti-Christian to enforce a neutral and generally applicable law. My colleague @andrewlseidel.bsky.social explains: www.au.org/the-latest/a...
Unfortunately, this bill is not a joke. Please spread the word that now is the time to join Americans United for Separation of Church and State if there ever was one. au.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Unfortunately, this bill is not a joke. Please spread the word that now is the time to join Americans United for Separation of Church and State if there ever was one. au.org