The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Schedule
Sun Oct 20 2024 at 11:00 am
UTC-07:00Location
Center for Inquiry West | Los Angeles, CA
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Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, will explain what Christian Nationalism is, the threat it poses to our democracy, and why a national recommitment to church-state separation is the antidote to counteract this un-American ideology.Before joining AU, Rachel was deputy director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) where she ran 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. 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.
As senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Rachel founded and ran the Pharmacy Refusal Project, which put protections in place to ensure that birth control prescriptions are filled – without delay or judgment. She advocated for judicial appointments with a proven record on women’s equality, and lobbied in favor of reproductive health bills.
As a thought leader and freedom fighter, Rachel has written op-eds for major publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, and appeared on high-profile media outlets, including MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, and ABC.
Rachel is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School. She is also a former national board member of Reproductive Freedom for All (previously NARAL Pro-Choice America).
Admission: $10, or FREE for CFI Members*. Tickets are pay-at-the-door only.
*Membership is $60/year. Find out more and join here: https://cfiwest.org/donate/
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Center for Inquiry West, 2535 W. Temple St,Los Angeles, California, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
