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We are wishing a wonderful weekend of celebrating freethought to our staff and attendees at the convention this weekend.

Moses, Christian Nationalism, and the Texas Board of Education

Moses, Christian Nationalism, and the Texas Board of Education

The Texas State Board of Education is rewriting history. The Board’s proposals to cut out Helen Keller and Hillary Clinton have stoked the culture war, but they’ve also overshadowed a more alarming historical revision: the Board’s claim that Moses and the Ten Commandments were a crucial influence on the Founders.

The Coming Decline of Religious Pandering in Politics

Rick Saccone via Wikicommons The Coming Decline of Religious Pandering in Politics

A bill to put “In God We Trust” in public schools. A resolution declaring this the “Year of the Bible.” Another bill declaring that “wildlife found in this state is the property of Almighty God.” A law mandating the placement of a Ten Commandments monument on public land. These moves are unconstitutional because the government […]