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Strict Scrutiny is brought to you by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. It's everywhere right now. The celebration of America's 250th, and we're in the thick of it this month. Christian nationalists are using this milestone not to unite, but to divide. They're pushing the lie that America was founded to be a quote-unquote Christian nation, where just one religious movement gets to decide who fully belongs, instead of the truth that America was founded as a democracy committed to liberty and justice for all. The idea that America was founded as a Christian nation is propaganda, not patriotism. It's a dangerous lie meant to justify censorship, discrimination, attacks on public schools, assaults on LGBTQ plus rights, restrictions on reproductive freedom and government favoritism toward one extremist version of Christianity. Americans United for Separation of Church and State is here to fight back against this dangerous and egregious misrepresentation of our founding documents. AU fights daily for everyone's ability to live as themselves and to believe as they choose. so long as they don't harm others. It's a novel idea in the day and age when almost every day we're seeing Christian nationalism weaponize a faith to attack individual freedoms across our country. So do something patriotic this summer as you're dodging the propaganda flying at you from all angles. Become a member of Americans United. By supporting AU, you're committing to standing up and protecting church-state separation in every area of life. You can learn more about how you can support AU and the protection of everyone's rights at au.org forward slash crooked.

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