Atheist Lowdown - Weekly Secular News Brief 01.07

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This week Secular Coalition of America grades the candidates, Atheists and protestants are interested in similar qualities when searching for a new community of like-minded individuals, California Democratic Senator Ricardo Lara fight to end religious exemptions from anti-discrimination laws, and I explain the process by which we select certain stories. Thanks for watching!Sources:Secular Coalition for America Voter Guide:Secular Values Voter, “2016 Presidential Voter Guides.” Accessed August 24, 2016. http://www.secularvaluesvoter.org/get... Move to Lift Anti-Discrimination Exemptions from California’s Religious Schools:David Greene & Ben Adler, “Latest Religious Liberty Battle: Church-Affiliated Colleges & LGBT Students.” Accessed August 25, 2016. http://www.npr.org/2016/08/23/4910247... Pew Polling Data:Pew Research Center, “The Search for a New Congregation.” Accessed August 25, 2016. http://www.pewforum.org/2016/08/23/1-... News Ticker:Lynn Horsley, “Atheists sue over use of tax dollars relating to KC Baptist convention.” Accessed August 8, 2016. http://www.kansascity.com/news/politi... Hemant Mehta, “Arkansas is One Step Closer to Putting an Illegal Ten Commandments Monument on Capitol Grounds.” Accessed August 24, 2016. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendly... Ian Dunt, “The atheist parent guidebook: Campaigners give advice on combating religion in schools.“ Accessed August 18, 2016. http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/0... Fred Lucas, “Texas Judge Victorious Over Atheist Group in Prayer Dispute.” Accessed August 24, 2016. http://dailysignal.com/2016/08/16/tex... Bhavya Dore, “In Germany, secular ‘confirmation’ thrives again.” Accessed August 8, 2016. http://religionnews.com/2016/07/22/in...