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Donald Trump, the Pentagon, a satanic controversy and the death penalty
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have been dealing with the welcome situation of our past work continuing to resonate even while we engage
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Weekly Wrap: Pete Hegseth, evangelicals, blasphemy laws and the importance of voting

Weekly Wrap: A Trumpian list, Pete Hegseth, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and a global warming tragedy
Weekly Wrap: Thomas Paine, Javier Bardem, Justice Antonin Scalia and Hindu nationalism
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Donald Trump, the Pentagon, a satanic controversy and the death penalty
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have been dealing with the welcome situation of our past work continuing to resonate even while we engage

Enough is enough — abolish the death penalty now
The botched recent execution of a Tennessee prisoner calls to mind the reason why my home state of Wisconsin became in 1853 the first to

Weekly Wrap: Pete Hegseth, evangelicals, blasphemy laws and the importance of voting
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have recently been in overdrive mode — and many are noticing. We filed an appellate friend-of-the-court brief earlier

Weekly Wrap: A Trumpian list, Pete Hegseth, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and a global warming tragedy
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have been utilizing our legal system to preserve our secular rights. “A federal appeals court will hear oral
Weekly Wrap: Thomas Paine, Javier Bardem, Justice Antonin Scalia and Hindu nationalism
There’s a lot to report about Freedom From Religion Foundation actions this week to further our mission — and how these efforts are getting well-deserved

We’re not ready for the death of Employment Division v. Smith
Antonin Scalia (yes, that Antonin Scalia) issued a warning that deserves much more attention right now than it’s getting. The Supreme Court warned in 1990
FFRF salutes Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, below are highlights of the many distinguished Hispanic and Latinx individuals, past and present, who have made known their

Weekly Wrap: JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a ‘near-death experience’
The end of summer has been marked with good tidings for us here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A ruling the day after Labor

Is she out of her mind?
An investigation of a near-death experience I participated in a panel at the annual conference of the Society of Biblical Literature (jointly with the

Farewell to feminist activist Robin Morgan — longtime friend to FFRF
When I heard the news that Gloria Steinem had died, my thoughts immediately turned to Robin Morgan, Steinem’s sister rabble-rouser, wondering how Robin was taking
Medical groups are countering Kennedy’s anti-vax villainry
Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) has recently brought us defunding of medical science research, persecution of Dr. Fauci and Covid researchers … and a bumper

Weekly Wrap: Capitol Hill, JD Vance, the Pentagon and Gloria Steinem
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have recently been in the spotlight. A House subcommittee heard testimony earlier this week (available to view here at about