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Useful Links
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www.aclu.org |
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the oldest civil liberties protection organization;
under issues, click on "Religious Liberty" |
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www.adherents.com/ |
Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 43,870 adherent statistics
and religious geography citations: references to published
membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200
religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups,
tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. |
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www.adl.org |
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a leading
force in maintaining the wall between church and state, especially in the
nation's public schools. |
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www.arlinc.org |
Americans for Religious Liberty ARL promotes separation of church
and state through publishing, research, litigation, coalition building,
public speaking, and expert testimony before national and state
legislative committees. |
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www.au.org |
The web site for the national organization of Americans United for
Separation of Church and State |
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www.californiapeopleoffaith.org/ |
California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty works to
educate and mobilize faith communities to act to abolish the death penalty
in California. |
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www.centerforinquiry.net/oc/ |
The purpose of the Center for Inquiry is to promote and defend reason,
science, and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavor. |
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www.civilrights.org/ |
The Civil Rights coalition is a network of
180 organizations dedicated to promotion of civil rights and human rights
including religious rights. |
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www.cluela.org/ |
CLUE - Clergy and Laity United for
Economic Justice is an interfaith association of over 600 religious
leaders throughout Los Angeles County that has been bringing people
together to respond to the crisis of working poverty. |
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www.cousinscluboc.org/ |
The Cousins Club of Orange County was
formed by residents, Jews and Palestinians, who are concerned about
Israeli - Palestinian problems. Everyone who has an interest in peace in
the Middle East is invited to join us. |
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www.defconamerica.org/ |
Campaign to Defend the Constitution (DefCon)
is an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the
religious right, and fighting for the separation of church and state. |
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www.firstfreedomfirst.org |
First Freedom First is a partnership of
the two leading defenders of religious liberty, Americans United for
Separation of Church and State and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation. |
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www.interfaithalliance.org |
The Interfaith Alliance assembles religious
leaders voicing concerns on the continuing assault on religious liberty. |
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www.jewsonfirst.org |
Jews on First was formed to oppose the
growing strength of the Christian right and the accelerating pace of its
theocratic agenda. "If Jews don't speak out, they'll think we don't
mind. |
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www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org |
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that
all members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the
Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom to which they and all
Americans are entitled by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First
Amendment.
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www.monotheism.us |
Debunking the Christian Democracy Myth, Quotes from the Founding Fathers.
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www.ncseweb.org/ |
The National Center for Science Education defends the teaching of
evolution in the public schools. Base in Oakland, CA, it is a
nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep
evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out.
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www.ocice.org |
The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment seeks to
preserve the environmental heritage of creation and use the power of faith
to motivate people to action in their cause. The OCICE consists of
Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buhdist, Baha'i, and several Protestant faiths
joined to protect the environment. |
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www.pfaw.org |
People For The American Way monitors civil liberties including religious
freedom. |
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www.soulforce.org/righttoserve/ |
The Right to Serve! While Soulforce as an organization is against
the war in Iraq, we remain committed to freeing LGBT people from political
and religious oppression. Don't Ask, Don't Tell is government-sanctioned
discrimination rooted firmly in religion-based bigotry. |
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www.theisticevolution.org/ |
This web site provides an explanation of Theistic Evolution, as well as why it is a rational
theory. An examination of both the theological and scientific perspectives
are provided, as well as resources for further research on the topic. |
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www.theocracywatch.org |
Theocracy Watch is a project of the Center for Religion, Ethics and
Social Policy (CRESP) at Cornell University.
CRESP which is a nonsectarian, action-based educational organization with
its roots in religious dialogue, human rights advocacy, and ethical thought. |
Religious Links
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www.aicongress.org |
American Islamic Congress is dedicated to building interfaith and interethnic
understanding as well as working to increase the understanding of Islam. |
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www.bpf.org |
The mission of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), founded in 1978, is to
serve as a catalyst and agent for socially engaged Buddhism. |
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www.christianalliance.org |
The movement to reclaim Christianity and to transform American
politics. We turn away from fear; we use the power of God that flows through us to
protect the innocent and build justice in the world, not to coerce others
to our will or force others to accept our vision. |
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www.christianpacifism.com |
A Treatise on the Dichotomy between Christian Pacifism and Military Service . |
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www.clnnlc.org |
The Clergy Network for
National Leadership Change is a progressive interfaith clergy group whose issues
include separation of church and state. |
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www.ochumanists.org |
The Humanist Association of Orange County (HAOC) is a local chapter of
the American Humanist Association. Humanism affirms that humans have the capacity and
responsibility, intellectual and ethical, to work toward improving the conditions of life
on our planet.
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www.ncjw.org |
The National Council of Jewish Women takes a progressive stance on issues
relating to separation of church and state and judicial nominations. |
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www.progressivechristiansuniting.org |
Progressive Christians Uniting is committed to equipping individuals
and congregations for the work of transforming society through the
radically inclusive gospel of Jesus Christ, and supports
justice struggles including labor rights, criminal justice and drug
policy, affordable housing, immigration, moral economic choices, GLBT
rights, and the environment |
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www.rac.org |
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; separation of church and state
is one of their issues. |
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www.secularhumanism.org |
The Council for Secular Humanism is North America's leading
organization for non-religious people. Secular humanism emphasizes reason
and scientific inquiry, individual freedom and responsibility, human
values and compassion, and the need for tolerance and cooperation. |
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www.shuracouncil.org |
The mission of the Islamic Shura Council
of Southern California (ISCSC) is to promote communications,
understanding, cooperation, and coordination among the Muslim communities
in Southern California. |
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www.ucc.org |
The United Church of Christ, a community of Christians with roots deep
in the soil of societal change. |
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www.uua.org |
The Unitarian Universalist Association has long expressed support of
the separation of church and state in relation to public education, partisan
politics, free exercise and religious pluralism. |
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