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CHRISTIAN VOTER TURNOUT RESULTING IN
TAKEOVER OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
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60
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40
CHRISTIAN VOTERS
30
20
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0
1970s
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1980s
1990s
2000s
Non-affiliated Vote 1980-2012 – By Political Party
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The Religious Right spends $390 million dollars a year –
The Secular Coalition for America spends just $348,000
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Who We Represent: Secular Americans
 55% of Americans think political leaders should NOT
rely on religious beliefs when making decisions.
Yes, they should
(40%)
No, they should not
(55%)
It depends (4%)
No opinion (2%)
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Source: ABC News/Washington Post poll, April 2005 and the Association of Religion Data Archives
Who We Represent:“Nones”
2012, 20%
20%
2010, 18%
18%
16%
2008, 15%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
1990, 6%
2%
0%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
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Unifying the Secular Movement – National Call
 White House & Congress
 Judicial Update
 Secular Events
 State Chapters
 Secular News
 New Research
 United Nations
 Coalition Expansion
Thursdays at Noon ET
Phone: 559-726-1300
Code: 199568
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Mar-13
Feb-13
Jan-13
Dec-12
Nov-12
Oct-12
Sep-12
Aug-12
Jul-12
Jun-12
40
May-12
Endorsing Organizations
140
115
100
80
60
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SCA Media Mentions
7/11-4/12
5/12-3/13
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Media Mentions
Keystone Subject Areas
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Health & Safety
 Contraception mandate
 Pharmacists denying
emergency
contraception
 Medical neglect of
children through faith
healing
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Education
 Voucher programs
 Abstinence-only sex
education
 “Creationism” and
“Intelligent design” in
science classrooms
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Religious Privileging Tax Policy
 Houses of Worship endorsing
candidates
 Faith-Based Nonprofits are
exempt from IRS reporting
 Tax subsidies and exemptions
for religious organizations
 $71 Billion
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Discrimination
 Employer religious discrimination
 Landlords violating discrimination
laws may - using religion as a
justification
 Government issued marriage license
requirements based on religious
dogma
 Adoption discrimination with
federal $$$
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2013 Opportunities for Change
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All Eyes on NJ & VA
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State Chapters
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Religiously Motivated State Laws
 6 - pharmacists can refuse to dispense
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emergency contraceptives
8 - do not inspect religious childcare
centers
21 - exempt employers from
contraceptive coverage
30 - ban all forms of marriage except
one-man-one-woman
32 - sex education curricula not
medically accurate
44 - require “under God” in Pledge of
Allegiance
Prayer for Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
Creationism in Public Schools
Creationism Passed in LA & TN - Fighting in Twelve States
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 Bible Study Elective NC S 138 – 2/27/2013 – An act to
provide for local boards of education to offer to students in
grades nine through twelve an elective course in bible
 Honor Boy Scouts NC S 41 – 02/05/2013 - A Senate
Resolution honoring the boy scouts of America.
 Permanent License Plates for Church Buses NC S 21 –
1/31/2013 – An act to reauthorize the division of motor
vehicles to issue permanent registration plates to church buses.
 Name Billy Graham NC’s Favorite Son NC H 190
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Federal Watch
 HR 973 - "Religious Exemption to the
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Contraception Mandate"
HR 898 - "Religious Organizations Using
Taxpayer Money without Limits"
HR 718 - Abstinence Education Reallocation
Act of 2013
HR 127 - A bill to restore the Free Speech and
First Amendment rights of churches and exempt
organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson
Amendment
HR 23 - A bill to provide that human life shall
be deemed to begin with fertilization.
S Res 11 - A resolution expressing support for
prayer at school board meetings.
SCA Summit and Lobby Day
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Secular Resources
 National Secular Movement Update Call
 National Secular Calendar
 Daily Secular News
 Legislative Tracker
 Congressional Scorecards
 Action Alerts
 Powerpoints – Policy Statements, Research Papers
 50 State Chapters
 Policy Summit & Lobby Day
Facebook.com/SecularCoalition
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www.secular.org
@SecularDotOrg
Please visit www.secular.org and consider donating.
We can only succeed in addressing these issues with your support.
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Speaker Information
Edwina Rogers
Executive Director
Mobile (202) 674 7800
[email protected]
Secular Coalition for America
1012 14th St., NW, Suite 205
Washington, DC 20005
Office (202) 299 1091 ext. 207
www.secular.org
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