Category Archives: Secular Coalition for America

Attack of the Theocrats!: A Review and an Interview with Author Sean Faircloth

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Emily Dietle

This past October, while attending the TX Freethought Convention, I had the opportunity to hear Sean Faircloth speak. Directly following his presentation, I ventured to the bookstore and purchased his first book, Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right … Continue reading →

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Secular Coalition for America Flunks More Than 50% of the U.S. House of Representatives

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

After failing most of the presidential candidates, the Secular Coalition for America has released its scorecard for the first session of the 112th U.S. House of Representatives. It doesn’t look much better: Grade A: 17 Democrats, 0 Republicans Grade B: … Continue reading →

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Future Book Alert: Candidate Without a Prayer

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Two decades ago, Herb Silverman ran for Governor of South Carolina in order to challenge the state law which said atheists could not hold public office. He may have lost the race but succeeded in raising people’s consciousness about that … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard… for Atheists

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Secular Coalition for America has just published a report card for the 2012 presidential candidates… and while you can make a pretty strong prediction as to how this will pan out, the differences are really remarkable. (Keep in mind … Continue reading →

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A Secular Lobbyist Offers Advice to Young Activists

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Serah Blain, a lobbyist for the Secular Coalition of Arizona, gave a short talk for the University of Chicago Secular Alliance last week and they’ve put the video up online. The audio’s a little tough to hear but a transcript … Continue reading →

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Secular Coalition for America Seeks Next Executive Director

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If you look up to Lori Lipman Brown and Sean Faircloth, the Secular Coalition for America is looking for their next Executive Director and you could be following in their footsteps: The Executive Director will be the primary public face … Continue reading →

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What’s It Like to be an Atheist Lobbyist?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

What does an “atheist lobbyist” do? Amanda Knief is one of the few people who can answer that question from experience since she’s the Government Relations Manager for the Secular Coalition for America. You may remember Amanda as the person … Continue reading →

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Sean Faircloth Leaves Secular Coalition for America; Joins Richard Dawkins Foundation

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Sean Faircloth, the Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, has resigned from his position. He will be joining the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS) as their new Director of Strategy and Policy. Dawkins explained it … Continue reading →

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Helping Atheists Get Elected in Arizona

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Secular Coalition for Arizona is doing something so awesome, so unique, and so important, that I’m amazed it’s getting no publicity whatsoever. (Yet.) They’re organizing trainings this fall… for atheists who want to run for public office. Training will … Continue reading →

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Sean Faircloth’s Upcoming Book

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Sean Faircloth, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, has a book coming out in early 2012! It’s called Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All — and What We Can Do About It. I’ve … Continue reading →

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