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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national 501 (c)(3) nonprophet nonprofit, with 40,000 nonreligious members working to keep state and church separate.
Good news for state/church separation: The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board has rejected what would have been the first religious public school in the country.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Good news for state/church separation: The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board has rejected what would have been the first religious public school in the country.
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"Contrary to ridiculous reports, America is merely witnessing a Christian reboot, not a Christian revival. And reboots are rarely as good as the original."
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February 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Contrary to ridiculous reports, America is merely witnessing a Christian reboot, not a Christian revival. And reboots are rarely as good as the original."
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"Public schools exist to educate, not indoctrinate. School-sponsored religious indoctrination is at the heart of an issue that my organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, recently remedied in Hannibal School District 60."
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Keeping coerced prayer from Missouri schools protects your freedom of religion | Opinion
Would you approve of Hannibal High School coaches having students pray in a faith you don’t practice? | Opinion
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February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Public schools exist to educate, not indoctrinate. School-sponsored religious indoctrination is at the heart of an issue that my organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, recently remedied in Hannibal School District 60."
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
New guidance from the Dept. of Education privileges religious expression over students’ right to a public education free from religious coercion.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
New guidance from the Dept. of Education privileges religious expression over students’ right to a public education free from religious coercion.
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Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," turns 82 today. She is also a freethinker and a self-described womanist. Have you read any Alice Walker?
#ffrf #alicewalker #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #alicewalker #bhm #blackhistorymonth
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," turns 82 today. She is also a freethinker and a self-described womanist. Have you read any Alice Walker?
#ffrf #alicewalker #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #alicewalker #bhm #blackhistorymonth
Actor and comedian Chris Rock turns 61 today. His stand-up comedy is often peppered with religious skepticism.
#ffrf #chrisrock #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #chrisrock #bhm #blackhistorymonth
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Actor and comedian Chris Rock turns 61 today. His stand-up comedy is often peppered with religious skepticism.
#ffrf #chrisrock #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #chrisrock #bhm #blackhistorymonth
All these states obsessed with forcing the Ten Commandments into public schools must be absolutely crushing it on education, right?
Test scores soaring, teachers fully funded, classrooms thriving?
Right?
Test scores soaring, teachers fully funded, classrooms thriving?
Right?
South Carolina wants to force every public school classroom to post the Ten Commandments.
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
South Carolina's bill to force the Ten Commandments in school is doomed to fail
Despite clear court losses in other states, South Carolina Republicans are trying to push an unconstitutional mandate into public school classrooms
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February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
All these states obsessed with forcing the Ten Commandments into public schools must be absolutely crushing it on education, right?
Test scores soaring, teachers fully funded, classrooms thriving?
Right?
Test scores soaring, teachers fully funded, classrooms thriving?
Right?
Surprise: The president used the National Prayer Breakfast, an event that already raises concerns about state/church separation, as a platform to promote Christian nationalism. Who could have seen this coming?
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February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Surprise: The president used the National Prayer Breakfast, an event that already raises concerns about state/church separation, as a platform to promote Christian nationalism. Who could have seen this coming?
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FFRF is proud to secure another win for religious freedom in public schools.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
FFRF is proud to secure another win for religious freedom in public schools.
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The Constitution says “We the People,” not “under God.”
“One Nation Under God” was added in the 1950s, not by the Founders.
Religious freedom means the government stays neutral, not that it favors one faith or uses religion as a political weapon.
“One Nation Under God” was added in the 1950s, not by the Founders.
Religious freedom means the government stays neutral, not that it favors one faith or uses religion as a political weapon.
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Constitution says “We the People,” not “under God.”
“One Nation Under God” was added in the 1950s, not by the Founders.
Religious freedom means the government stays neutral, not that it favors one faith or uses religion as a political weapon.
“One Nation Under God” was added in the 1950s, not by the Founders.
Religious freedom means the government stays neutral, not that it favors one faith or uses religion as a political weapon.
When it was published in 1932, Langton Hughes' poem "Goodbye Christ" was highly controversial. Now, it stands the test of time as a critique of dogma and blind faith.
#ffrf #langstonhughes #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #langstonhughes #bhm #blackhistorymonth
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
When it was published in 1932, Langton Hughes' poem "Goodbye Christ" was highly controversial. Now, it stands the test of time as a critique of dogma and blind faith.
#ffrf #langstonhughes #bhm #blackhistorymonth
#ffrf #langstonhughes #bhm #blackhistorymonth
FFRF, as part of a five-org coalition, urges Oklahoma officials to bar Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School’s application to form the nation’s first religious public charter school.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
FFRF, as part of a five-org coalition, urges Oklahoma officials to bar Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School’s application to form the nation’s first religious public charter school.
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“The Church at the Center of Don Lemon’s Arrest Has Ties to Christian Nationalism” By @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, 1/30/26
The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest has ties to Christian nationalism
And the "TheoBros."
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
“The Church at the Center of Don Lemon’s Arrest Has Ties to Christian Nationalism” By @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, 1/30/26
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UPDATE: A federal court granted our motion to join a lawsuit aiming to stop Knox County, Tennessee from establishing a religious public charter school funded by taxpayers.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
UPDATE: A federal court granted our motion to join a lawsuit aiming to stop Knox County, Tennessee from establishing a religious public charter school funded by taxpayers.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
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Christian Nationalism is just White Supremacy in Bible drag.
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Christian Nationalism is just White Supremacy in Bible drag.
So a magical man in the sky definitely exists, but the very basic rule that you can’t use government power to force what you think he wants on everyone else doesn’t.
Got it.
www.ktre.com/2026/02/02/r...
Got it.
www.ktre.com/2026/02/02/r...
Republican candidate for attorney general says separation of church and state does not exist
State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) outlined his priorities for the Republican nomination for attorney general, emphasizing support for President Trump’s border security agenda and strict enforce...
www.ktre.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
So a magical man in the sky definitely exists, but the very basic rule that you can’t use government power to force what you think he wants on everyone else doesn’t.
Got it.
www.ktre.com/2026/02/02/r...
Got it.
www.ktre.com/2026/02/02/r...
"Their twisted campaign validates Trump’s personal immorality and his administration’s cruelty...
And it threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
And it threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Their twisted campaign validates Trump’s personal immorality and his administration’s cruelty...
And it threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
And it threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Happy Black History Month from FFRF. We are using February to celebrate Black freethinkers - from Frederick Douglass to Maya Rudolph and beyond - who have positively shaped the world with their free expression.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Happy Black History Month from FFRF. We are using February to celebrate Black freethinkers - from Frederick Douglass to Maya Rudolph and beyond - who have positively shaped the world with their free expression.
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This is a beautiful, honest post about the importance of @campquest.bsky.social. Check them out!
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From camper to director: How Camp Quest changed my life
The secular summer camp became my answer to despair—and my way of shaping a better future
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February 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This is a beautiful, honest post about the importance of @campquest.bsky.social. Check them out!
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If the Founders wanted a Christian nation, they did a spectacularly bad job.
No mention of God. No established church. No religious tests.
A secular Constitution by design.
No mention of God. No established church. No religious tests.
A secular Constitution by design.
Every Founding Father "would be labeled a far-right Christian Nationalist," said Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith.
He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
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He's rewriting history because facts contradict his theology.
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Indiana’s Lt. Gov. falsely claims every Founding Father would be labeled a "far-right Christian Nationalist"
Micah Beckwith’s Christian Nationalist fantasy relies on rewriting America’s secular origins
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
If the Founders wanted a Christian nation, they did a spectacularly bad job.
No mention of God. No established church. No religious tests.
A secular Constitution by design.
No mention of God. No established church. No religious tests.
A secular Constitution by design.
Nicki Minaj says “God is protecting” Donald Trump while standing onstage to launch a government-backed investment scheme branded with his name.
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Nicki Minaj declares 'God is protecting' Trump at Trump Accounts event, receives 'Gold Card'
Rapper Nicki Minaj proclaimed that God is protecting President Donald Trump as she spoke at an event launching a new economic initiative by the president, revealing later in the day on social media
www.christianpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Nicki Minaj says “God is protecting” Donald Trump while standing onstage to launch a government-backed investment scheme branded with his name.
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www.christianpost.com/news/nicki-m...
This is exactly the kind of Christian nationalist overreach the Constitution forbids, and it only stops if we push back.
Texas is about to mandate Bible stories and passages on public school reading lists—starting in kindergarten.
One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
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One State Board of Education member bragged, "This would bring the Word of God back into schools."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-texas-...
The Texas Board of Education plans to force kids to read the Bible in public schools
A new state-sanctioned reading list smuggles Christian doctrine into classrooms under the guise of a literary canon
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January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is exactly the kind of Christian nationalist overreach the Constitution forbids, and it only stops if we push back.
Despite their slick PR campaigns, school voucher advocates do not value school choice. They value using public funds for private, religious institutions.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Despite their slick PR campaigns, school voucher advocates do not value school choice. They value using public funds for private, religious institutions.
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We sure are.
Public funds must support public, secular schools that serve all students — not bankroll religious indoctrination.
Public funds must support public, secular schools that serve all students — not bankroll religious indoctrination.
A proposed charter school in Tennessee freely admits its mission isn’t educating kids; it's converting them.
But they still want access to tax dollars.
Now, secular groups are intervening in court to stop it.
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But they still want access to tax dollars.
Now, secular groups are intervening in court to stop it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/churchstat...
Church/state groups file motion to help block proposed Christian charter school in Tennessee
Wilberforce Academy would be a taxpayer-funded Christian charter school. Church/state separation groups now want to be directly involved in the legal battle.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We sure are.
Public funds must support public, secular schools that serve all students — not bankroll religious indoctrination.
Public funds must support public, secular schools that serve all students — not bankroll religious indoctrination.