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Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

WATCH: The Horrible Truth About Conversion Therapy christiannightmares.substack.com/p/the-horrib...

A man who was fined for setting fire to a Qur’an outside the Turkish consulate in London has won an appeal against his conviction after a judge backed his “right to offend”. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The Ten Commandments didn’t build Texas — and they certainly don’t belong in public school classrooms. Our laws are built on the Constitution, not one religion’s scripture. Texas should stand up for freedom, not forced belief.

We believe students deserve freedom of religion — and freedom from Sen. Middleton’s religion. The Ten Commandments don’t belong in public schools, and people who don’t understand that don’t belong in public office.

“Who am I, as a man standing here now,” he asked, hand on his chest, “to tell you what you should put in your body?” The crowd clapped, and he continued riding the wave of their enthusiasm. “Your body is a gift from God!” The audience roared its approval. motherjones.com/politics/202...

Peter Thiel recently warned that Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Putting chaplains in public schools is bad enough. Hernando County chose one who shouldn’t be anywhere near public school children.

"Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic. It violates the teachings of Jesus while spitting in the face of the First Amendment." www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/09/c...

At this point, it feels like the White House tweets are being written by a Christian nationalist chatbot. No actual human could be this cringe.

[Rep. Josh Schriver] who has condemned LGBTQ rights, called oral sex "a crime against God," and introduced legislation to ban pornography in the state has been linked to an account on an extremely graphic adult dating website that promises hookups of all kinds... www.rawstory.com/josh-schriver/

Christian “alternatives” to pop culture always hit the same note: God’s Not Funny

I will never get used to military in our streets. I will never be a Christian. I will never get used to people claiming to be Christians putting military in our streets.

The level of censorship in the United States remains at an alarmingly unacceptable level, as PEN America’s recently released banned-books report reveals. ffrf.us/48UPvYS

The fight to keep public schools free from religious indoctrination rages on in the 5th Circuit, and we're ready to defend what is right. Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3KEhZMw #ffrf ##ffrfr#5thcircuitm#tencommandmentsi#louisiana

Hear FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor on A Public Affair with host Dana Pellebon! 🎙️ She talks about decades of fighting for women’s rights, keeping religion out of government, and why it’s a great time to be nonreligious. www.wortfm.org/theres-no-tr...

“This is not the next big thing. Christian nationalism is here, and it is deeply entrenched in our government in ways that should concern all Americans, regardless of their views on religion.” www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

"Being complacent in these policies and the interjection of Christianity in our classrooms will allow for the First Amendment to be effectively dismissed, leaving minorities in our country susceptible to religious violence and deepening America’s religious exclusion." dailyorange.com/2025/10/opin...

The false idea that people lead amoral lives without religion is as old as religion itself. Now, the president is using his secular office to promote this irresponsible rhetoric. Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/46Zu5Yc #ffrf #ame#ffrfr#americapraysh#trumpn#christiannationalism

Christian nationalism is one of the first steps on the road to fascism. At a recent London far-right rally, Christian preachers tore up flags that said “Secular Humanism” and “No Religion, "part of a growing movement to fuse politics with religion, roll back rights, and silence non-religious voices.

Maybe you should just put down the book of ancient myths and start doing your job for the American people.

"But thou, when thou prayest, set up thine camera, and when thou hast chosen a flattering filter, pray unto thy Father which is in the cloud; and thy Father which seeth thy engagement shall bless thee with many subscribers"

Wow, how remarkable — a public official using their office to push their religion, pose as pious, and trample the Constitution while wreaking havoc nationwide. So incredible...

“Conversion therapy” isn’t counseling — it’s psychological abuse. Colorado isn’t “silencing Christians.” It’s protecting LGBTQ youth from harm. No one has a constitutional right to traumatize kids in the name of faith.

This is the right ruling — and we hope it stands. The courts are increasingly treating religious bigotry as a protected right. It’s good to see the 10th Circuit affirm that religiously motivated discrimination is still discrimination.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest association of freethinkers in North America, is pushing back against President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that people cannot be good without God. ffrf.us/4nBXQ8h

After a prior ruling said that a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public-school classrooms was “plainly unconstitutional,” the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider the ruling. ffrf.us/4pYLdG5

🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA." That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.

So since I'm annoyed let me say a few things today.Some folks have been writing about Christian Nationalism and apocalyptic right wing movements for YEARS here in the US. YEARS. Do we get to have a platform in major mags and newspapers... rarely.

Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon tells Christians they can "make Jesus smile" by joining ICE: "You literally can join ICE and be God's appointed avenger who seeks to carry out God's vengeance on the evildoer." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...

Goodness doesn’t require a god. Millions of atheists, agnostics, and humanists do good every day — not for reward, not for fear, but because we care about people.

That’s why we separate church and state: to ensure no religion “gains control,” whether it’s Islam or Christianity. Funny how Christian nationalists like William Wolfe never seem worried about the latter.

🚨 Oral arguments today at SCOTUS: A Christian therapist is challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors — even though she doesn’t practice or plan to. FFRF’s brief urges the Court to dismiss this manufactured case: no harm, no standing, no case. slate.com/news-and-pol...

“For I was a stranger and you turned me over to ICE.” — The Gospel of Christian Nationalism, 1:1

"The separation of church and state is not a mere theory or constitutional surplusage; it protects the right of all Americans to worship freely and to follow their religions without fear of repression or forced compliance." www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

A Christian "apostle" built a $50 million empire on forced labor and sexual coercion—all in the name of Jesus. The full story of David E. Taylor and Michelle Brannon is even darker than you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/faith-fear...

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The loudest voices supporting bigotry to ‘protect children’ are too often the ones harming them. Robert Morris demonized trans people while committing crimes against children himself. This is why religion has no business dictating morality or public policy.

"The decision comes at a time when anti-abortion advocates have been urging the FDA. and the HHS to take action to curtail access, especially by rolling back steps the agency took in recent years to allow the pills to be sent to patients by mail." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation once again is proud to be a co-sponsor of the “No Kings II” National Day of Action taking place on Saturday, Oct. 18. Sign up here: ffrf.us/4mQ1KcG

The First Amendment protects the right to question and criticize religion — including Christianity. FFRF will keep speaking out against the Christian nationalist agenda currently undermining our secular government. If you value freedom and democracy, please stand with us.

Victory for kids: Colorado can require preschools, including religious ones, to follow nondiscrimination rules to get public funding. www.cpr.org/2025/09/30/a...

Freedom of conscience means freedom of speech and freedom of belief. We applaud the re-formation of the Committee for the First Amendment — standing up against repression is vital to protecting dissenters, doubters & the nonreligious too. www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

A 2-year-old isn’t a “goddess” — she’s a child. Traditions that strip kids of their freedom in the name of faith deserve criticism, not celebration. www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/a...

A former pastor from Independence was sentenced to 10 years on Monday for child molestation and sodomy charges... According to detectives, Marsh claimed he is no longer the man who had committed those crimes and has asked forgiveness from God. fox4kc.com/news/former-...

While this was inappropriate, Liberty Counsel wouldn't have cared at all had it been a Christian leading worship. We’re glad the district did the right thing by pulling the segment and not letting Liberty Counsel exploit it as an excuse for more Christian proselytizing.

You didn’t “restore faith”—you used your office to prop up an awful painting and push your personal religion on every cadet. Plenty of Mariners serve with honor who aren’t Christian and they know they cannot count on you to support them. Patriotism isn’t measured by piety.

We have a new blog by lawyer and writer Kat Grant about the legal consequences we could face from the attacks on trans youth."Trans youth are the canary in the coal mine — the first to bear the weight of an ideology that wants control over families, doctors and the law." ffrf.us/4mOo32l