The Florida Republican Legislature has brazenly begun to pass laws that violate precedent of the Florida Supreme Court. The majority of the Florida Supreme Court in 2006 found that Florida’s school voucher program violated the state constitution’s requirement of a uniform, high-quality public education system open to all children. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/florida-supreme-court-desantis-republicans-precedent.html Two organizations are permitted to …
Susan
Susan joined the First Coast Freethought Society in 2008 after hearing about the organization on NPR. Susan has coordinated the FCFS book group since 2016. She retired in 2018 after working as a CPA for 42 years! Now, she is a member of the Advocacy Overview Committee for FCFS.
SB 48 (2021) will give more of our tax dollars to religious institutions if it becomes law.
If you think that religious congregations and philanthropists should fund religious institutions not the taxpayers, then please ask your representatives to honor Article 1 Section 3 of Florida’s Constitution. Article 1 Section 3 of the Florida ConstitutionReligious freedom.—There shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or penalizing the free exercise thereof. …
Link to the Humanist Action Headquarters
If you click on the block where it says America needs the Do No Harm Act once you’re at the website, they’ll give you the option to send Senator Rubio and Senator Scott a message about the Do No Harm Act. In the years since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was enacted in 1993 the far-right …