A special guest joins the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s legislative team on the latest episode of “Secular Spotlight” to talk about K-POP: the “Keep Proselytizing Out of Public Schools” Act.
FFRF Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne and State Policy Manager Ryan Dudley speak with Secular Student Alliance Executive Director Kevin Bolling about the new model piece of state legislation (also known as the Secular Student Bill of Rights). They break down how the bill would protect students from religious coercion, clarify longstanding church–state boundaries in public schools and safeguard both secular and religious students’ rights.
Dudley explains why the bill is so important, and how supporting the bill will keep students’ rights at the forefront of their education: “What we’re seeing at the Supreme Court level right now is they are all too willing to either chop away or completely dismantle the Establishment Clause, and if we can solidify this into state law, we can ensure the preservation of students’ rights to freely go to school without religious indoctrination.”
You can catch the latest episode of “Secular Spotlight” on FFRF’s YouTube channel, as well as by watching on your smart TV after downloading FFRF’s free app, Freethought TV, which also highlights FFRF’s other video programming. Previous episodes include an episode hosted by FFRF Legal Intake Assistant Daniel Dossey and FFRF IT Director Scott Knicklebine interviewing ex-Mormon Britt Hartley, and a deeply personal reflection from Daniel about his journey of religious deconversion. See our full playlist for more videos!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters of nontheism. With more than 41,000 dues-paying members, FFRF is the largest freethought association in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.
