Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United or AU for short) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for the disassociation of religion and religious organizations from government. The separation of church and state in the United States is commonly interpreted to be provided in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."
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Founded | January 11, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-01-11)[1] |
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Founders | Charles Clayton Morrison, Glenn L. Archer, Edwin McNeill Poteat, G. Bromley Oxnam, Joseph Martin Dawson[2][3] |
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Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[4] |
Purpose | To preserve the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans. |
Headquarters | 1310 L Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005 |
Coordinates | 38.9035°N 77.0304°W / 38.9035; -77.0304 |
Area served | United States |
Method | Litigation, education |
Members | Over 75,000[5] |
Rachel Laser[6] | |
Chris Colburn[7] | |
Revenue (2015) | $7,142,780[4] |
Expenses (2015) | $6,223,371[4] |
Employees (2014) | 32[4] |
Volunteers (2014) | 15[4] |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State[8] |
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