The New Secular Boom? Religion, Politics, and the Backfire Effect Join us on October 15 RSVP at secularstudents.org/webinars Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera will explore how these political overreaches could spark renewed secular activism and even a new wave of religious disaffiliation.

New Episode out for everyone! I'm joined by Kevin Bolling, Executive Director of the @secularstudents.bsky.social. We talk about building secular spaces for young folks in the age of Covid and helping students cope with the resurgence of White Christian Nationalism. Enjoy!

Happy Constitution Day! One of the founding principles of the U.S. is the separation of church and state, protecting everyone’s freedom to practice religion or not. This Constitution Day, remember: your rights matter, your voice matters, and your community is here for you.

This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a high school shooting in Denver. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to end gun violence. kdvr.com/news/local/a...

While many strongly disagree with Charlie Kirk, we condemn and reject political violence in every form. Gun violence has no place on college campuses or in America. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...

Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? @katherinestewart.bsky.social explores the interlocking roles of religious nationalism, big-money donors, and the proliferation of conspiracism and propaganda. RSVP at secularstudents.org/webinars

Gun violence? 🤷 Nothing we can do. Pronouns? 🏃 Hold my Bible. Christian nationalism in a nutshell: Protect kids from books and bathrooms, not bullets.

We want and deserve science- and evidence-based policy.

Here's the decision: www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub... A huge shout out to the brave students who fought this ban and to @secularstudents.bsky.social for supporting them.

OKLAHOMA students: we have scholarships for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀🌻🌾 Are you passionate about reason, ethics, and creating a better world? Apply at secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #atheist #humanist #agnostic #nonreligious #financialaid #oklahoma

Scholarships for secular Jewish students close JULY 31 👀🌱📚 Are you a secular Jewish student making change on campus or in your community? Apply now at secularstudents.org/scholarships #SecularJudaism #Humanistic #Judaism #CulturalJudaism #Scholarship

Scholarships closing JULY 31! 👀📅 The First Amendment isn’t just about speaking your mind. It’s about keeping religious beliefs out of government and out of your public education. Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships #freespeech #freedomfromreligion #freepress #firstamendment

NORTH CAROLINA students: these scholarships are for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀⛰️🌲 To apply, visit: secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #atheist #humanist #agnostic #nonreligious #payingforcollege #financialaid #NorthCarolina

NEW JERSEY students: we have scholarships for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀🌻🏙️ Apply at: secularstudents.org/scholarships #humanist #atheist #nonreligious #secularstudents #newjersey

MISSOURI students: these scholarships are for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀🌾🏕️ For more info, visit: secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #humanist #agnostic #atheist #nonreligious #scholarship

MINNESOTA students: scholarships are available just for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀🌲🛶 Apply at: secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #humanist #atheist #agnostic #nonreligious

It's summer, but we're still thinking about the educators who made us question, think, and grow. They helped shape our secular values, and they deserve more than burnout and budget cuts.

FLORIDA STUDENTS: These scholarships are for you! Apply by JULY 31 👀🌴🌞 If you're a secular activist in Florida who is building community while advancing your education, we want to support you. To apply: secularstudents.org/scholarships #humanist #atheist #agnostic #nonreligious

COLORADO STUDENTS! Applications for our secular student activist scholarships close JULY 31 🏔️‼️👀 secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #humanist #nonreligious #atheist #agnostic #payingforcollege #coloradostudents

The U.S. Hispanic or Latino population is estimated to be over 65 million as of 2023. #christiannationalism #theocracy #whitesupremacy #maga #farrightextremism

"Mischief can cut in multiple directions, as parents in Oklahoma have figured out." @amandamarcotte.bsky.social, out here saying what we're all thinking. www.salon.com/2025/07/02/p... #ChristianNationalism #SeparationOfChurchAndState #publicschools #freedomfromreligion #SCOTUS

SoCal students: this one's for you! 🌴🎓 If you're a nonreligious student enrolled in a Southern California college and you're speaking up for secular values on campus or in your community, apply for this local scholarship today. Visit secularstudents.org/scholarships to apply. #atheist #humanist

Arizona students: our secular activist scholarships close JULY 31 ❗ If you’re fighting for secular values, we want to support you. Apply today: secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #atheist #agnostic #nonreligious #financialaid

Ten years ago, Obergefell v. Hodges made marriage equality the law of the land. It wasn’t a gift—it was justice. Now Christian nationalists are working to undo it. The Southern Baptist Convention just voted two weeks ago to oppose marriage equality. We’re not going back. #Obergefell #LGBTQIA

Authoritarian regimes erase history to silence resistance. Renaming USNS Harvey Milk—during #PrideMonth —isn’t neutral. It’s a warning. We honor LGBTQ+ leaders by defending democracy. Don’t let them rewrite our future. Read more HERE: www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-ne...

If you're searching for purpose or belonging in a world that feels designed to keep you doomscrolling instead, Fish Stark of AHA (@americanhumanist.bsky.social) wants you to know: you don't have to go it alone. More info: secularstudents.org/conference #atheist #agnostic #humanist #nonreligious

Living for the meltdown of the "moral majority" 🍿

You've seen Forrest Valkai (Renegade Science Teacher) on The Atheist Experience and The Line. Now catch him live at SSA Con! July 17-19 | Cincinnati, OH | Student tickets $59 | Register by JUNE 20 secularstudents.org/conference #secularstudents #atheist #agnostic #nonreligious

Not here to celebrate slightly less hatred. #lgbtqia #loveislove🌈 #secularstudents #pridemonth #atheist #nonreligious Original slide source: @bjconthehill.bsky.social and @endcn.bsky.social

We speak up because religion doesn’t stay in religious spaces. It creeps into classrooms, courtrooms, and healthcare decisions. We see it. We name it. We fight it. #secularstudents #separationofchurchandstate #nonreligious #atheist #agnostic #humanist

📍CINCINNATI, OHIO. THIS JULY. Hear from @sashasagan.bsky.social and join students and secular thinkers from across the country for a weekend of ideas, activism, and awe. For more info: secularstudents.org/conference #SashaSagan #secularstudents #CarlSagan #atheist #agnostic #philosophy #Ohio

Do you know a student who is defending freedom from religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and the freedom to petition for change? We want to help fund their education. Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships #freespeech #freedomfromreligion #firstamendment

Scholarships for nonreligious students attending HBCUs? Yes, absolutely. If you're a student questioning tradition and building community based in secular values, these scholarships, sponsored by @ffrf.org, exist to support you. To apply: secularstudents.org/scholarships #HBCU #nonreligious

The pay gap is alive and well. Women still earn 84 cents for every dollar a man makes. Trans women, just 60 cents. Nonbinary and genderqueer folks, around 70 cents. 💸🫠 Apply today for a scholarship supporting those working for gender equality: secularstudents.org/scholarships

Watch students from Hightower High testify at a Texas school board meeting, denouncing a dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ policy rooted in religious-based discrimination. We’re so proud of these powerful young voices. 🎥https://youtu.be/5cAKkNLxLno #SecularStudents #LGBTQYouth #ChurchStateSeparation

Calling all Hispanic and Latine secular students! The Dr. Hector Avalos Scholarship is officially open. 🎓✨ Created in collaboration with Hispanic American Freethinkers. Apply today at: secularstudents.org/scholarships #secularstudents #atheists #humanist #agnostic #nonreligious

Are you a secular Jewish student making change on campus or in your community? 🌱📚🎓 @humanisticjudaism.bsky.social is proud to support students like you through scholarships for secular Jewish activists! Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships #Judaism #Secularstudents

You already know what you don’t believe. This is where you find what you do believe in—together. July 17-19 | Cincinnati, OH For more info, visit: secularstudents.org/conference #secularstudents #atheist #humanist #agnostic #summer2025

Calling all Black secular students! The Zora Neale Hurston Scholarship is now open. This scholarship, created with @bnonbelieversinc.bsky.social, uplifts and supports Black nonreligious students who are making an impact through secular activism. Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships

Scholarships for #LGBTQIA+ student activists are open now. 🌈✨ We’re awarding scholarships to student activists who are building a more inclusive future on their campuses and in their communities. To apply: secularstudents.org/scholarships #atheist #nonreligious #humanist #agnostic #financialaid

The new pope leads 1.4 billion people. What he does will shape global norms, even in secular spaces. Whether you're religious, secular, or somewhere in between, we all have a stake in what comes next. #newpope #PopeLeoXIV #PopeLeo #secularstudents #atheist #nonreligious #humanist

"Facts, in the modern age, are stronger than faith. Evidence is stronger than belief... secularism is a very positive and active view of the world, defined by a coherent code of values rather than by its opposition to this or that religion." ~Ella Potts www.dvcinquirer.com/opinion/2025...

Are you a college student in Texas with a passion for secular values, activism, or freethought? 🌵⭐🎓 Students enrolled at colleges anywhere in Texas can get scholarship support thanks to our partners @houstonoasis.bsky.social and FACT (Freethinkers TX). Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships

From the home of Independence Hall to the future of freethought... Pennsylvania students, there are secular scholarships available just for you. 🏛️📜🔔 Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholarships Thank you to @freethoughtsociety.bsky.social and PA Non-Believers for supporting these scholarships!

When Egan came to the Secular Student Alliance National Conference, she didn't just attend—she built leadership skills, connected with activists and authors, and found her place in the secular movement. ✨Be like Egan. Join us at #SSACon2025. More info: secularstudents.org/conference #summer2025

Do you know a secular high school or college student in Oklahoma? 🌻🌾🎓 @aokatheists.bsky.social is helping support students who are working toward a better future—no belief in the supernatural required. Encourage them to apply for a scholarship at: secularstudents.org/scholarships

NC students: Are you nonreligious and passionate about building a better world? 🌄🌲🌊 Apply now for a scholarship from the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle! To learn more, visit: secularstudents.org/scholarships #atheist #agnostic #humanist #payingforcollege #financialaid #secular