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Let Congress know the Violence Against Women Act should not become a religious discrimination tool.

Send a message to President Obama thanking him for supporting marriage equality.

Michigan lawmakers are asking for counseling standards to submit to religion.

Louisiana residents can join 74 Nobel laureates asking for repeal of anti-science legislation.

The US Senate is set to consider making all health plans subject to the religious whims of employers.

Tell President Obama not to cave to the Religious Right on contraceptives.

Millions of tax dollars are again being proposed for failed abstinence-only sex education programs.

We are asking for your support in contacting your senators to ask they reauthorize and improve the Violence Against Women Act.

A recent amendment proposed by Senators Jim Webb (VA) and Mark Udall (CO) which would have removed unconstitutional detention provisions from the National Defense Appropriations bill has been defeated by the Senate. These defense provisions authorize the military to indefinitely detain without charge individuals – including American citizens apprehended on U.S. soil – who are suspected of involvement with terrorism.

A resolution was recently introduced in the House of Representatives that would reaffirm “In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and would support and encourage the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions. This resolution is currently in committee, and will come up for a vote tomorrow in the House. We need your help to ensure that it does not pass.