Separation of Church and State

Freethinkers Forum is thrilled to announce a special event, with the President and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Rachel Laser. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School, Rachel was raised as a Reform Jew, and served as the deputy director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, running interfaith campaigns on LGBTQ+ equality, immigration reform, gun-violence prevention, and paid sick, family and medical leave. She directed the Culture Program at Third Way, a Washington, D.C., progressive think tank specializing in understanding and reaching moderates. There, she launched the “Come Let Us Reason Together” initiative, which mobilized evangelical Christians and liberals to find shared values and work together on abortion and LGBTQ+ equality.

Rachel has written op-eds for major publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, and appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, and ABC. We are honored that she has chosen to come from Washington, D.C. be with us here in Santa Fe, sharing her passion for working together to protect our country from the tyranny of the White Evangelical Right and other forces threatening our democracy and freedom. The event is free and open to the public, and will include time for Q/A and discussion, followed by light refreshments.

Please pass the word to your friends, and gather with us at UU Santa Fe, 107 W Barcelona at Galisteo. Like most of our Freethinkers Forums, it will also be available via zoom. To get the zoom link, go to Events on the Freethinkers meetup site, and click that you will attend, then you can access the zoom link at the Online event icon.

We are a gathering of freethinkers and humanists, people from all faiths or none, who come together to discuss collaboratively-chosen topics, to listen with open minds, share with open hearts, work together on social activism projects and share supportive community. Our general format is a short presentation followed by an hour or so of open discussion of the subject. All are welcome, and all outlooks on the topics are respected. We aim to learn from each other and celebrate our diversity!
For more information, or to suggest topics or activities, contact:

Jim Applegate: leasecow42@gmail.com
Kalb Bair: torvannn@gmail.com
Dorothy Bracey and the Action Team: dorothy@dorothybracey.com
Roger Brumley: rellisbrumley@msn.com
Mim Chapman: mimcsf@gmail.com
Gail Funk: freethinkerssf@gmail.com
Mary Ellen Gonzales: maryellengonzales@gmail.com