{"id":4404,"date":"2022-01-05T21:46:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T02:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=4404"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:20:55","slug":"defenders-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/donate\/defenders-of-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Defenders of Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4404\" class=\"elementor elementor-4404\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b7aa098 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7aa098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-622443d e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"622443d\" 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elementor-element-81b5541 black-text-no-line elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b5541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The defense of religious freedom in America urgently needs new champions willing to go above and beyond in the fight.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50367c black-text-link elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f50367c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a\u00a0<i>Defenders of Democracy<\/i>, your annual support of $100 to $499 will support every major AU program \u2014 strengthening our core legal, legislative, grassroots, and educational efforts to defend separation between church and state, and religion and government.<\/p><p>Giving at this level puts you among AU\u2019s dedicated supporters and we are so grateful for your generous support.<\/p><p>Benefits for\u00a0<i>Defenders of Democracy<\/i>\u00a0members:<\/p><ul><li>Member Card<\/li><li><em>Church &amp; State<\/em>\u00a0magazine<\/li><li>Exclusive email updates on breaking news and emerging threats<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893249f black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893249f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Give over the phone:\u00a0<strong>(202) 466-3234 ext. 213<\/strong><\/p><p>1310 L Street NW, Suite 200<br \/>Washington, DC 20005<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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