Americans United of Austin: The Importance of the Separation of Church and State

ACA Lecture SeriesSarah Weis and Brian Spears from Americans United of Austin on The Importance of the Separation of Church and State2010-08-01Brian Spears and Sarah Weis, President and Vice President of the Austin Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State will discuss the meaning of Separation of Church and State. On what is it predicated? Are we a "Christian Nation"? Is that belief required in order to anchor at Fox News? What have the Supreme Court, our legislators, and former Presidents had to say about it? Finally, what is the climate of Separation here in Texas and what has the Austin Chapter been doing about it? The ACA Lecture Series is a monthly event in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. Lectures are generally free and open to the public.. The ACA Lecture Series is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.