If anyone's in the Orlando area, I'll be giving a free talk this Sunday afternoon for the Central Florida Freethought Community. (Donations are welcome!) Hope to see you there.

In honor of spooky season, Freethought Day marks the 1692 letter that helped end the Salem witch trials. Governor Phips wrote it after people were being executed for “spectral evidence”—claims of seeing ghosts and spirits. It’s a reminder to trust reason, reject superstition, and speak out.

The solution to your woes! Come cruise with me and @ffrf.org attorney Liz Cavell on the @cflfreethought.bsky.social 's Freethought Cruise this March. The perfect antidote. I'd love to see you there. www.cflfreethought.org/cruise

Florida’s first "school chaplain" under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new law isn’t a counselor at all. He’s a Jan. 6 supporter with extremist views, and he urges parents to avoid public education. This program is already a disaster. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/floridas-f...

Trump has signed a national security memo that treats dissent as terrorism. If you’ve ever criticized Christianity, capitalism, or "traditional" views on family, you're now in the crosshairs of federal law enforcement. It's weaponized authoritarianism. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Missing from the Trump Bible's version of the Constitution are the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, the 19th Amendment granting women the vote, and the 22nd Amendment limiting a president to two terms in the White House. Link in comments.

This is neither factually correct nor Freedom of Religion. Policies that promote Christianity are policies that restrict our freedom. We stand against this statement.

Elected officials should NEVER criticize citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights. CFFC Board Member Joseph Richardson responds to Winter Garden Mayor John Rees' recent disparaging of Richardson for sitting during the invocation and Pledge in city meetings. youtu.be/yJW2u_OY_OU?...

Appeals by the city failed resulting in this news from last night out of Ocala... "Deciding it is time to move on, Ocala City Council members unanimously voted to enter into a proposed settlement agreement between the city and two plaintiffs in reference to a 2014 prayer vigil." (Link in reply.)

This is why we speak up. When a mayor can't muster the courage to say 'Everyone is welcome,' something is seriously wrong. www.wintergardenvox.com/articles/win...

When government promotes religion, it leaves nonbelievers and religious minorities out in the cold. @freethoughtful.bsky.social of @cflfreethought.bsky.social explains why the National Day of Prayer has no place in government. 👇 www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/01/c...

FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott called the state's complaint "frivolous" in a statement Monday, while FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor called Walters "a loose cannon bent on destroying secular public education in Oklahoma." www.christianpost.com/news/oklahom...

Join us in welcoming Americans United for Separation of Church and State as a sponsor of FREEFLO! This incredible group is defending our right to worship—or not—without government interference. AU is keeping church and state separate for a stronger democracy. www.au.org Register at freeflo.org.

We’re excited to announce that Secular Coalition for America (@secularcoalition.bsky.social) will be sponsoring and tabling at this year’s FREEFLO! Swing by their table to learn how they’re championing a strong separation of church and state and protecting secular values.

We're waiting for you to register for FREEFLO! Time is running out! Here's the link: tinyurl.com/FREEFLO25

Gina Duncan is the President/CEO of The Pride Chamber. She is recognized as a national and international spokesperson and educator on transgender rights, public policy, and civic engagement. She received the Equality Florida Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. Register at freeflo.org

Seth Andrews (@sethandrews.com) is coming to FREEFLO! He has spoken to international audiences large and small about his former faith, the promotion of science and skepticism, the importance of Humanism, and why we should pursue a personal relationship with reality. Register at freeflo.org.

The bishop was quoting Jesus.

Haven't booked your room yet for FREEFLO? Free parking and WiFi will be provided by the hotel at the FREEFLO 2025 - Freethought Florida Conference! Here's the link! www.hilton.com/.../altahhf-... Book your room before our room block with preferred rates are all gone!

Forrest Valkai will be speaking at FREEFLO 2025! He is a biologist and science communicator who uses his platform to teach exciting science lessons, promote compassion and skepticism, and share his boundless love for life with audiences of all ages. Register at freeflo.org!

How's the weather at your place this weekend? It's sunny and warm in the Caribbean! Join us for the 2026 Freethought Cruise with Andrew Seidel & Elizabeth Cavell and take advantage of a great discount this weekend. More at www.freethoughtcruise.com

Super excited to host @davidmcraney.bsky.social this month. Connect with us at www.linktree.com/cflfreethought

Today is Religious Freedom Day! Let's take some time to celebrate the separation of church and state and acknowledge that real religious freedom is under attack and vow to defend it. www.au.org/the-latest/a...

“ 'We know from Scripture, and from nature, that men are men and women are women, and men cannot become women,' Johnson said." A religiously free, secular nation should NEVER hear the words "We know from Scripture..." come from the mouths of its leaders. (religionnews.com/2025/01/14/s...)

Kate Cohen (@katecohen.bsky.social) will be speaking at the FREEFLO 2025 - Freethought Florida Conference. Below is a YouTube link for her speech at the 2024 Freedom From Religion Foundation Conference. youtu.be/LVzr7ARgCSo?... Register for FREEFLO at freeflo.org

Cat Bohannon, PhD, joins us at FREEFLO 2025! Her work has appeared in Science, The Atlantic, Scientific American, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Georgia Review, and Poets Against the War. Her first book "Eve" is a New York Times bestseller. Register at freeflo.org

Only once every two years. Don't miss the number one freethought event in the southeast! Register at FREEFLO.org!

Oviedo road cleanup crew starting off the year right!

"God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance" ~ @neildegrassetyson.com

We're looking forward to a very interesting talk this month. www.facebook.com/events/28753...

This is your reminder that the Theory of Evolution is now 165 years old with new evidence confirming it every year. Eric Metaxes' 2024 prediction... well... not so much.

Spoiler Alert! It's the atheists! www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/what-relig...

FFRF Action’s Fund “Secularist of the Week” is Jocelyn Williamson, co-founder of @cflfreethought.bsky.social, for urging a Florida school board to vote no on a policy allowing volunteer chaplains in its schools. ffrf.us/49MhYOU

Superintendent Darryl Flusche announced in an email leaked earlier this week that under HB900, protecting schools from sexually explicit or vulgar content, the Holy Bible is unsuitable due to "sexually explicit material." www.christianpost.com/news/bible-r...

Florida Republicans recently passed a law allowing Christian chaplains in public schools. Two public school districts, in Osceola and Marion counties, just rejected that option. It comes after Satanists and atheists raised legal and ethical concerns. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/citing-leg...

News story on the school board in Marion rejecting a policy that would have allowed chaplains to operate as untrained, unlicensed, volunteer counselors in the schools. Two CFFC board members were there and spoke in opposition. www.ocala-news.com/2024/12/12/m...

Anti-LGBTQ Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton repeatedly said AIDS is God's "penalty" for those who engage in "shameful sexual acts" and therefore scientists would never find a cure. Scientists now claim to have cured multiple patients. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...

A news story about Osceola's rejection of chaplains as voluntary (untrained, unlicensed) counselors in the schools. CFFC is mentioned. www.aroundosceola.com/news/despite...

We're at the Marion and Osceola County School Board meetings tonight speaking against the proposed chaplain policy.

Thanks to all the atheists out there just doing the right thing without me threatening you with fire and brimstone.

Far from taking a principled stand for personal liberty following our ban in Russia, anti-American fake patriot at Washington Times suggests the US, too, should abandon the fundamental democratic premise of religious freedom.

Oh okay well that's that I guess. Thanks Josh. Any word on multiple divorces or cheating on your spouse with a porn star? Just curious.

Faithless Under 40 Brunch REMINDER - Sunday (December 8th) This month let's meet again at the Lazy Moon Pizza in Maitland. Faithless Under 40 is a casual CFFC event for participants under the age of 40. Come out for light conversation and make some new friends. Complete details are on Meetup.

TODAY! - Meet and Greet - Tuesday (Dec 3) Come meet the new Executive Director of the AHA, Fish Stark. He is in town for a couple of days and wants to connect with CFFC and hear what's important to you as AHA members and as an AHA chapter. Complete details on Meetup. www.meetup.com/cflfreethoug...

Kash Patel appeared at ReAwaken America, the traveling MAGA conspiracyfest. Here he is at one of the RewAwaken-adjacent podcasts going after "government gangsters" including insufficiently servile Republicans subsplash.com/hisgloryme/p...

CFFC volunteers braved the cold weather this morning and cleaned up Kewannee Park in the City of Casselberry 🙂 Thank you all for coming out!!