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On April 5, 2025, my boss, Andrew L. Seidel — yes, that Andrew L. Seidel — kicked me out of the Summit for Religious Freedom for wearing my keffiyeh. I had chosen to wear it to show my solidarity with the Palestinian people and their 77 years of resistance against Israeli occupation, apartheid, and genocide. But my taking this stance at the Summit for Religious Freedom was strictly forbidden, because I was an employee at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, who organized the conference. As Americans United (AU)’s graphic designer, I helped create the Summit for Religious Freedom. It’s only fair, then, that I be the one to tell you that the people who run this conference are far more committed to upholding Zionism, colonialism, and apartheid than they are to fighting for religious freedom.
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