Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United: December 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Begin the New Year a Step Ahead of the Legislature

Some of our audience from 2011

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Americans United for Separation of Church & State
OKC Chapter

Begin the New Year a Step Ahead of the Legislature
Americans United for Separation of Church & State

3rd Legislative Preview

Saturday, January 28, 2012
Senate Chamber, Oklahoma Capitol Building
2300 N. Lincoln, Oklahoma City

10:00am to noon
Free, open to the public
Use the WEST entrance
Ample free parking

Bills introduced for the 2012 legislative session that could interfere with First Amendment freedom of religion that could encumber the rights of others will be presented in a civil open discussion with participation from the audience encouraged.

Contact: James Nimmo, 405-843-3651
james.nimmo@gmail.com
www.okau.org
2406 NW 59th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-7348

To quote James Madison, "Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity in exclusion of all other religions may establish, with the same ease, any particular sect of Christians in exclusion of all other sects? That the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute threepence only of his property for the support of any one establishment may force him to conform to any other establishment in all cases whatsoever?"

Report a Violation to AU's Legal Department

AU LEGAL DEPARTMENT :: Report a Violation Through our litigation and non-litigation advocacy work, we actively fight to remedy violations of the separation of church and state. If you are aware of a government action that you believe violates the Constitution's requirement that church and state be kept separate, please e-mail us at madison@au.org or report the violation through our online form. Please visit the AU Report a Violation web site for full details.

As of March 2, 2015---Please note our new address:

1301 K Street NW
Suite 850, East Tower
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202-466-3234

Fax: 202-466-3353

membership@au.org
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Oklahoma AU Statement of Purpose

Americans United for Separation of Church and State proudly supports and defends the right of citizens to choose and live according to their own convictions, whether religious or non-religious. It traces that basic freedom to a tradition founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Roger Williams, and enshrined in the First Amendment. It venerates the principle that religion is too important to be entrusted to government and encourages pluralism, tolerance, and a public life in which we the people interact on the basis of equal worth and mutual respect. Thus, Americans United considers separation of church and state a positive force in American society, a principle that encourages full participation among all people, burdens no one for following their conscience, and has encouraged a flowering of religious variety and vitality unequaled in today's world.