The following words at the beginning of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution are commonly referred to as, “The Separation of Church and State,”: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”
Simply stated, the separation of church and state protects the right of every person to believe or not believe as one chooses.
Disagreements regarding religious liberties and government neutrality continue to surface in courtrooms, classrooms, communities and within families. The role of religion in public life often shows up on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court, which has made some monumental decisions on this issue.
The League of Women Voters of Fremont, Newark & Union City invites the community to the next installment of our Speaker Series, Defending Our Democracy.
Our guest speaker is Camille Didelot, representing Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Founded in 1947, Americans United is the only organization solely dedicated to defending the separation of church and state. It was formed “to protect everyone’s freedom to live as themselves and believe as they choose—and stop anyone from using their beliefs to harm others.”
Didelot will focus her presentation on why it is important to continue to fight for religious freedom by protecting the church-state separation. She will also dive into the biggest threat to this freedom that we face today—Christian Nationalism—and the work that Americans United is doing to fight back in the courts, the legislatures and the public square.
While our programs remain free, we gratefully accept donations.
Separation of Church and State
Saturday, March 7
10 – 11:30am
Niles Discovery Church
36600 Niles Blvd., Fremont
