FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IOWA ATHEISTS PUSH BACK AGAINST CHRISTIAN DOMINIONISM
Des Moines, IA 02/08/2021 - Iowa based nonprofit Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers has a message for all citizens of Iowa – KEEP STATE AND CHURCH SEPARATE. This message is visible across the metro in the form of digital billboards that explicitly state that the Iowa statehouse is not a church and that our laws from our secular government should be based on science and evidence, and not faith or superstition.
After the Christian dominionist assault on our capital and the slew of laws that grant additional privilege to religious organizations and faiths being pushed through the Iowa statehouse, Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers want to remind legislators and citizens that freedom of religion must also mean freedom FROM religion. A secular government that relies on science and evidence results in a better and more inclusive one, especially when many such proposed laws seek to directly exempt religious institutions from protecting the civil and human rights of our neighbors.
The billboard campaign will be visible across the Des Moines metro area for the month of February, notably when the Iowa House and Senate are in session.
Jason Benell
Press Officer
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