SecularAZ
@secularaz.bsky.social
Since 2010, Secular AZ has protected the constitutional separation of church and state. We are a 501c3 that educates lawmakers and the public to ensure freedom of conscience for Arizonans of all faiths and of none. https://linktr.ee/secularaz
Pinned
secularaz.org
Hey #Arizona... these bills that violate church:state separation will be heard in committee this week. Speak out against them by using RTS and contacting legislators!
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by SecularAZ
“Jesus said unto him, “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven…It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
- Matthew 19
- Matthew 19
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“Jesus said unto him, “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven…It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
- Matthew 19
- Matthew 19
Reposted by SecularAZ
If you want to see how big the threat of #ChristianNationalism is to American democracy--the topic @jamestalarico.bsky.social addressed in his banned @colbertlateshow.bsky.social interview at CBS, @prri.org has data on its prevalence in all 50 states--just released today.
prri.org/research/map...
prri.org/research/map...
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
prri.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If you want to see how big the threat of #ChristianNationalism is to American democracy--the topic @jamestalarico.bsky.social addressed in his banned @colbertlateshow.bsky.social interview at CBS, @prri.org has data on its prevalence in all 50 states--just released today.
prri.org/research/map...
prri.org/research/map...
20%!! Wow, that’s a lot more than 1%.
Voucher supporters say Empowerment Scholarship fraud is 1%. New records peg misspending closer to 20%.
12News obtained Education Department records showing that one in five ESA purchases—such as cellphones, TVs, and diamond rings—were on the "unallowable" list.
www.12news.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
20%!! Wow, that’s a lot more than 1%.
Reposted by SecularAZ
Paramount's censorship of this Colbert interview w/ Rep. James Talarico will get more people to watch than if it had aired on TV.
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
February 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Paramount's censorship of this Colbert interview w/ Rep. James Talarico will get more people to watch than if it had aired on TV.
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
This Tuesday at 6 - show up at the Surprise City Council meeting to say no ICE facility in Surprise!
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
This Tuesday at 6 - show up at the Surprise City Council meeting to say no ICE facility in Surprise!
The legislation wouldn’t ban prayer, religious clubs, wearing religious symbols, or do any of the things religious zealots love to complain about. It would merely strengthen what the Constitution already says.
For years, Christian Nationalists wrote model bills to push religion into public schools.
Now secular groups are fighting back—with their own blueprint.
And lawmakers in multiple states are already introducing it.
This is a huge shift.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-antipr...
Now secular groups are fighting back—with their own blueprint.
And lawmakers in multiple states are already introducing it.
This is a huge shift.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-antipr...
The anti–Project Blitz: How the KPOP Act fights Christian Nationalism in public schools
A new wave of secular legislation aims to keep prayer, proselytizing, and religious pressure out of classrooms—while protecting everyone's rights
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The legislation wouldn’t ban prayer, religious clubs, wearing religious symbols, or do any of the things religious zealots love to complain about. It would merely strengthen what the Constitution already says.
Hey #Arizona... these bills that violate church:state separation will be heard in committee this week. Speak out against them by using RTS and contacting legislators!
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
secularaz.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Hey #Arizona... these bills that violate church:state separation will be heard in committee this week. Speak out against them by using RTS and contacting legislators!
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Find a list of bills and links that make it easy to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Hey #Arizona! Bad bills coming your way this week... sign into RTS and contact the legislators in the relevant committees.
Find the bills being heard this week with links that make it easy for you to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Find the bills being heard this week with links that make it easy for you to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
secularaz.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Hey #Arizona! Bad bills coming your way this week... sign into RTS and contact the legislators in the relevant committees.
Find the bills being heard this week with links that make it easy for you to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Find the bills being heard this week with links that make it easy for you to speak up here:
secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
Good. Base public policy on facts and reason, not dogma and magical thinking.
The Congressional Freethought Caucus—representing the interests of non-religious Americans—now has two more members (Reps. Ami Bera and Herb Conaway), bringing its total number to 34.
That's more than the ultra-conservative "Freedom Caucus".
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/two-more-d...
That's more than the ultra-conservative "Freedom Caucus".
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/two-more-d...
Two more Democrats join the Congressional Freethought Caucus
The group, which champions reason-based policies and opposes discrimination against atheists, now stands at 34 members
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Good. Base public policy on facts and reason, not dogma and magical thinking.
Reposted by SecularAZ
I'd bet money that someone at DHS has referred to this tactic unironically as a "Good Samaritan trap."
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I'd bet money that someone at DHS has referred to this tactic unironically as a "Good Samaritan trap."
Reposted by SecularAZ
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
Reposted by SecularAZ
Valentine's Day is also #Arizona's Birthday‼️ Happy 113th Birthday to US‼️ 💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓
February 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Valentine's Day is also #Arizona's Birthday‼️ Happy 113th Birthday to US‼️ 💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓🇺🇸🌵💪💓
This, 💯.
New in PN: Trump is clowning his evangelical base
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
Trump is clowning his evangelical base
He's not even bothering to pretend anymore.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This, 💯.
At last night's Peoria Unified school board meeting, a parent testified about how ICE disrupts school & terrifies students and families. In response, PUSD Board Pres speechifies about how she supports ICE. She's also made social media posts about supporting ICE in Peoria.
Starts at 3:15:16. 1/3
Starts at 3:15:16. 1/3
Peoria Unified Governing Board Meeting (February 12, 2026)
YouTube video by PUSDOfficialChannel
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
At last night's Peoria Unified school board meeting, a parent testified about how ICE disrupts school & terrifies students and families. In response, PUSD Board Pres speechifies about how she supports ICE. She's also made social media posts about supporting ICE in Peoria.
Starts at 3:15:16. 1/3
Starts at 3:15:16. 1/3
Starting soon! Join us at noon MST for a conversation with Jennifer Berkshire about her new book, "The #Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual."
#Arizona is ground zero for attempts to defund public schools and funnel tax dollars to #vouchers. What can you do to fight back?
#Arizona is ground zero for attempts to defund public schools and funnel tax dollars to #vouchers. What can you do to fight back?
Jennifer Berkshire: The Education Wars - Secular AZ
Join us on February 13 at noon (MST) as special guest Jennifer Berkshire discusses her book The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual. Her new book outlines the core issues driving the ...
secularaz.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Starting soon! Join us at noon MST for a conversation with Jennifer Berkshire about her new book, "The #Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual."
#Arizona is ground zero for attempts to defund public schools and funnel tax dollars to #vouchers. What can you do to fight back?
#Arizona is ground zero for attempts to defund public schools and funnel tax dollars to #vouchers. What can you do to fight back?
Lies, lies, and more lies.
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Lies, lies, and more lies.
Really inspires confidence, doesn’t it?
Also, this is a tragedy that will harm millions of people.
Also, this is a tragedy that will harm millions of people.
The head of the US health care system:
“I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”
“I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Really inspires confidence, doesn’t it?
Also, this is a tragedy that will harm millions of people.
Also, this is a tragedy that will harm millions of people.
🤷♀️
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
🤷♀️
Students facing discipline fir walkouts can use this form:
secularaz.org/student-walk...
Know your rights!
secularaz.org/student-walk...
Know your rights!
Mountain View High students could face suspension for leaving campus for protest
The Marana Unified School District confirmed the students left school after second hour and protested on the corner of Linda Vista and Thornydale.
www.kold.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Students facing discipline fir walkouts can use this form:
secularaz.org/student-walk...
Know your rights!
secularaz.org/student-walk...
Know your rights!
Happy #NationalFreedomToMarryDay! Equality means everyone, today and every day.
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Happy #NationalFreedomToMarryDay! Equality means everyone, today and every day.
Many experts agree that extreme wealth is like a disease. This lack of empathy is dangerous. It contributes to a society where the needs of the many are ignored for the benefit of the few.
Is it any wonder that Christian nationalist MAGA “influencers” bash empathy and call it “toxic?”
Is it any wonder that Christian nationalist MAGA “influencers” bash empathy and call it “toxic?”
Empathy is Not Toxic.
Billionaires are.
secularaz.beehiiv.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Many experts agree that extreme wealth is like a disease. This lack of empathy is dangerous. It contributes to a society where the needs of the many are ignored for the benefit of the few.
Is it any wonder that Christian nationalist MAGA “influencers” bash empathy and call it “toxic?”
Is it any wonder that Christian nationalist MAGA “influencers” bash empathy and call it “toxic?”
Reposted by SecularAZ
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Redirecting taxes to organizations doing good works can be a resistance strategy for #Arizona residents.
Skipping Your Taxes Isn’t A Good Protest. Redirecting Them Might Be.
If you want to stop giving out your tax money, there’s a better (and legal) way to funnel dollars into programs you care about.
www.lookoutnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Redirecting taxes to organizations doing good works can be a resistance strategy for #Arizona residents.
Hey #Arizona, these bills are being heard TODAY. Last chance to OPPOSE on RTS!
SB1435, SB1567:: Bans "explicit speech," will be used to target LGBTQIA+, sex ed, etc.
SB1573: Promotes Anglo-American legal
tradition and principles", is white Christian nationalism
HB2411: Anti-abortion medication
SB1435, SB1567:: Bans "explicit speech," will be used to target LGBTQIA+, sex ed, etc.
SB1573: Promotes Anglo-American legal
tradition and principles", is white Christian nationalism
HB2411: Anti-abortion medication
secularaz.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Hey #Arizona, these bills are being heard TODAY. Last chance to OPPOSE on RTS!
SB1435, SB1567:: Bans "explicit speech," will be used to target LGBTQIA+, sex ed, etc.
SB1573: Promotes Anglo-American legal
tradition and principles", is white Christian nationalism
HB2411: Anti-abortion medication
SB1435, SB1567:: Bans "explicit speech," will be used to target LGBTQIA+, sex ed, etc.
SB1573: Promotes Anglo-American legal
tradition and principles", is white Christian nationalism
HB2411: Anti-abortion medication