The Secular Coalition for America is working to bring a new voice to the Iowa Capitol, on behalf of atheists and non-theistic residents who want to see a strong separation of religion and government.

The Iowa push is part of the coalition's nationwide effort to organize chapters in every U.S. state by the end of 2012, said Lauren Anderson Youngblood, communications manager for the non-profit organization that serves as the national lobby for atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, and other non-theistic Americans. She said the coalition comprises 11 diverse groups that work to protect and strengthen the secular character of government as the best guarantee of freedom for all.

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