Tell Nebraska officialsReject bills that force religion on public students

Posted: Feb. 19, 2024

In Nebraska right now, right-wing politicians are pushing a slew of Christian-nationalist bills to force conservative religion into public schools.

Why do we support the separation of church and state as social-justice Christians?

It's because Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors -- and coercion is the opposite of love. Like Jesus, we must never use the law to force people to follow our faith. Put another way: There's no such thing as a "Christian nation," and religion should not be part of our public schools.

Yet new right-wing bills in Nebraska threaten to:

Change school funding to allow taxpayer money to go to private, religious schools -- which are not held to the same non-discrimination standards as public schools

Give public school students credit for attending religious classes

Make it easier for groups like Moms for Liberty to push book bans, which we have seen disproportionately target books by LGBTQ authors and writers of color

We know that Christian-nationalist pastors and activists will be putting pressure on Nebraska politicians to pass these bills. We need to show officials that there are even more Christians in a nationwide movement who believe in the separation of church and state -- because keeping them separate protects both. Add your name now.

Sign the petition:

Dear Nebraska officials and state senators,

As members of the Christian organization Faithful America, we ask you to oppose the following bills that would:

(LB177) Change school funding to allow taxpayer money to go to private schools -- which are not held to the same non-discrimination standards that public schools are
(LB1066) Giving public school students credit for attending religious classes
(LB374) Making it easier to ban books

We are speaking out today because your actions will have national ramifications for religion, democracy, and education alike -- and also because of our own faith. Across Nebraska and across the country, too many leaders are twisting the Bible and hijacking our religion in an effort to merge church and state, when the reality is that Jesus never coerced anyone into joining the church.

We can be Christians who support the separation of church and state. We can be Christians who believe religion does not belong in public schools. We must be Christians who love our neighbors, not who coerce them.

Thank you.

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