Not two years after overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court is considering a case that threatens to take the abortion pill, mifepristone, off the market. Alison, Liz, and Rebecca explain how the anti-abortion activist lawsuit started, how it got to the Court, and what we learned from the recent oral arguments.

Background

• SCOTUSblog

• Oral arguments transcript

• FFRF’s Trump judges report

• Americans United’s amicus brief

• FFRF and AA’s joint amicus brief

• New York Times (2021) - “F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail”

• FFRF’s Ask An Atheist - “Dr. Alito, What Pills Can I Take?”

Other Links

• Episode 9 – No Victory for Religious Liberty: Discussing Coach Prayer with Rachel Laser

• AU’s Website

• FFRF’s Website

• AA’s Website

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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca welcome guest Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee and lead organizer of BJC’s Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign. They discuss the urgent threat that Christian nationalist ideology poses to American democracy, how nonreligious and religious Americans alike can fight back, and Amanda explains the strong historical tradition of supporting state/church separation in the Baptist movement.

Show Notes

• Amanda Tyler’s Bio

• How to End Christian Nationalism by Amanda Tyler

• Baptist Joint Committee

• Respecting Religion Podcast

• Roger Williams Symposium: Is This a Christian Nation?

• BCJ and FFRF’s joint report “Christian Nationalism and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection”

• Christians Against Christian Nationalism

• Previous episode that talks about the Texas chaplain bill

• BJC’s "say 'no' to chaplains in public schools"

• FFRF’s 2023 Convention Panel on Christian Nationalism

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Join Rebecca, Alison and Liz for a journey through the history and principles behind the U.S. exempting churches from taxation! We discuss the practice of tax exemption for charitable organizations, including churches, the major cases about the constitutionality of these ideas, and abuses of the Johnson Amendment.

Background

• History of churches and taxes

• 2024 State of the Secular States report

• FFRF FAQ on churches and tax exemption

• Churchtrac - The State of Church Giving: Trends and Statistics (2024)

• IRS requirements for church audits

• Other podcasts that talk about church taxation

• • Tax Chat

  • Evangelicalish

Cases

• Trinidad v. Sagrada Orden (1924)

• Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York (1970)

• FFRF’s IRS Cases

• • FFRF v. Geithner (2014)

  • FFRF v. Daniel Werfel (2014)

  • Gaylor v. Mnuchin (2016)

  • Nonbelief Relief v. Kautter (2019)

• Texas Monthly v. Bullock (1989)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

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