This coming Tuesday, March 10 is the Fourth Annual Reason on the Hill Day. It will take place in the rotunda of the Capitol Building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa from 1:00 to 4:30 pm. It is hosted by a coalition of secular groups from across Iowa including Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers, Humanists of Linn County (who did most of the heavy lifting organizing the event), Secular Students at Iowa, Iowa American Atheists, and Eastern Iowa Atheists.

I’ll be there at IAF’s table. If you are free that afternoon I urge you to rally with us. Let’s show our legislators that non-believers and freethinkers live in Iowa, that we care about evidence-based laws, and that we vote.

At this event, a coalition of secular groups stands to protect the rights of humanists, atheists, the non-religious, and all other Iowans that would benefit from a more secular government. Our members believe strongly in the separation of church and state and that reason, science, critical thinking, and compassion should guide the legislative process.

On this day we join together to support evidence-based governance by speaking with legislators and visitors at the Capitol about policy issues.

Each year with this event we have the opportunity to show our elected officials that secular Iowans are a constituency to learn and hear from. All secular and non-theist groups and persons are encouraged to rally with us on Reason On The Hill Day.