Idaho potatoes, a Saudi blogger, mountaintop crosses and Oklahoma’s ‘official’ state book
A boycott warning, an Oklahoma City newspaper column and a call for removal of mountaintop crosses — the Freedom From Religion Foundation has been responsible for all of this recently. We threatened Idaho’s governor with a boycott of the state’s famous potatoes if a six-week-ban-and-bounty law targeting abortion (a copy of the infamous Texas measure) is […]
Media and senatorial mentions, a Texas mess, God’s machismo and the favoring of a killer
From capturing media attention in the Midwest to being warmly mentioned in a Hawaii senator’s press release, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is making quite an impression. We created media waves in Ohio with our objection to unconstitutional prayer at a high school football game. Prominent stories on television, radio, print and blog sites made […]
Abortion rights, African humanism, Hindu nationalism and the inventor of the essay
Local, state-level, national or international — the Freedom From Religion Foundation is on it no matter at which level secular issues are at play. We commended President Biden’s mostly positive State of the Union address, especially the way it admirably defended Roe v. Wade. We will continue to urge the president to use his platform […]
Who’s insane, Gov. DeSantis? Anti-science govs drink anti-vax Kool-Aid
While the Supreme Court axed the best hope for defeating the spread of Covid — the Biden Administration’s OSHA rules — it is at least a secular blessing that it has permitted the self-evident need for a vaccination mandate for federal healthcare workers. (Because if someone wants to be in healthcare, the least they can […]
Abortion bans are anti-science
There is no medical or scientific reason to ban abortions. And yet, the future of abortions in the United States is extremely dire due to the impact of Christian nationalism on health care laws. On Sept. 1, SB 8 became law, making Texas became the most hostile abortion state in the country. Under this draconian […]
A Lone Star victory, a Day of Reason, Robin Morgan & Sasha Sagan
There are some court victories we really love to savor. This week had one — in which we triumphed over the Texas governor, no less.
Breaking News: We beat Gov. Abbott (and tackle White House, Catholic League & others)
The theocrats and their allies in government have been working us into a frenzy during this pandemic.
Fighting constitutionally in the dog days of summer
That’s why in the Atlanta area, we put up a large billboard urging folks in the South’s most bustling metropolis to discover our nation’s foundational wall: the one separating state and religion.
Politicians preach Christian nationalism at the Southern Baptist Convention
If Pence or Abbott cared anything for the oaths they swore or understood the document they promised to preserve, protect, and defend, they would not have sought out or accepted the speaking engagements in the first place. But they don’t. They profess to care about a Constitution that does not exist. They are working toward a Constitution that creates two classes of people: Christians and everyone else. Though this is never explicit, it is one of the central goals of Christian nationalism and that is why Christian nationalism is a threat to our Constitution — one that FFRF will continue to beat back.