JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR CHURCH-STATE SEPARATION & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SUMMIT for RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
April 5-8, 2025
Greater Washington, D.C., Area and Virtual
Greater Washington, D.C., Area and Virtual
Welcome to the Summit for Religious FreedomThe Summit for Religious Freedom or SRF (pronounced "surf") is the hub for our collective fight for religious freedom, church-state separation, and the issues that depend on them like LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, protecting public schools, strengthening our democracy and more. It’s a big tent — welcoming the diversity of our movement from longtime advocates to those just discovering the issue and its critical role in protecting our democracy, our equality, and our rights. We’re collaborating to defeat the biggest threats to these values including Christian Nationalists and other extremists, along with their political allies, who have launched a coordinated campaign to force us all to live by their narrow, religious beliefs.
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Protecting our Democracy, Equality & Rights from AttackReligious freedom, church-state separation and the equality they protect are under assault. Fueled by dark money, Christian Nationalists and other extremists — along with their lawmaker and judicial allies — are waging a coordinated crusade to force all of us to live by their narrow, religious beliefs. That is why the attack on church-state separation is also an attack on you and the other issues you hold dear — why it risks our very democracy. It is bigger than any one organization and so we must collaborate in order to preserve these rights, defend our issues and defeat this threat. This is why we are inviting you to join us at the Summit for Religious Freedom (SRF)
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One of our democracy’s most sacred rights is religious freedom — the right to believe as you choose (religious or not) and to act on those beliefs so long as they don't harm others.
That right is guaranteed by the separation of church and state, a bedrock of our Constitution. In a nation with countless sincerely held beliefs, that separation ensures that everyone is treated equally under the law. It ensures respect for our right to make individual choices, while also protecting each of us from living under laws that favor some faiths over others, or religion over non-religion.
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SRF tackles some of the most important issues of our timeOur keynote speeches and breakout sessions will address everything that church-state separation affects, which includes a wide array of issues:
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CollaborativeOrganizations are invited to join as Partners to contribute to the program to receive benefits for themselves and their members.
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ConcurrentParticipants attend the annual Summit in person or virtually to promote radical inclusivity for all.
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ContinuousThe annual Summit is boosted year round by SRF365, a series of virtual webinars that respond to current events and continue community networking.
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Who Organizes SRF?Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) was founded more than 75 years ago by religious leaders and is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit educational and advocacy organization that brings together people of all religions and none to protect the right of everyone to believe as they choose — and stop anyone from using their beliefs to harm others. We fight in the courts, legislatures, and the public square for freedom without favor and equality without exception.
The foundational principle of separation of church and state safeguards our right to live as ourselves and believe as we choose. AU envisions a nation where our government does not promote any religion or spiritual belief, our laws do not allow anyone to use their religious beliefs to harm others, and where we come together as equals to build a stronger democracy. |