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“In God We Trust”: Unpacking the History and Implications

Mike Johnson’s first speech as Speaker of the House featured deeply problematic remarks about the phrase “In God We Trust” and its historical context. Advocates of secularism, as well as those concerned about the separation of church and state,…

Religious Freedom: A Core Democratic Value

By Secular Strategies

Last week, our own Sarah Levin, founder and director of Secular Strategies and co-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Interfaith Council, delivered an eye-opening benediction (a closing…

Kennedy and Biden: Presidents, not Popes

By Conor Casey
 
Growing up an Irish Catholic, there was a uniformity in almost every other Catholic home I’d visit. Above every fireplace sat a picture of Pope John Paul prominently displayed next to a collectors plate of…