@ffrf.org
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.
On the 250th anniversary of the Founding, Thomas Paine reminds us that democracy is a verb. He argued for reason over passion, challenged tyranny at home and abroad, and never stopped pushing America toward a more perfect Union.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | The most elusive founder, whose pamphlet fired up a revolution
With “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago this month, Thomas Paine was just getting started.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
On the 250th anniversary of the Founding, Thomas Paine reminds us that democracy is a verb. He argued for reason over passion, challenged tyranny at home and abroad, and never stopped pushing America toward a more perfect Union.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
A Georgia principal has ended faculty meeting prayers and religion-laden emails due to FFRF's persistent reminder of everyone's First Amendment rights.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4qpr240
#ffrf #schoolprayer #publicschools
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4qpr240
#ffrf #schoolprayer #publicschools
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A Georgia principal has ended faculty meeting prayers and religion-laden emails due to FFRF's persistent reminder of everyone's First Amendment rights.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4qpr240
#ffrf #schoolprayer #publicschools
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4qpr240
#ffrf #schoolprayer #publicschools
Reposted
WATCH: Rep. Gino Bulso gets pushback from (Republican) Williamson County School board members on a bill to “bring (teacher-led) prayer back to public schools” and “teach the Bible as history”
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
WATCH: Rep. Gino Bulso gets pushback from (Republican) Williamson County School board members on a bill to “bring (teacher-led) prayer back to public schools” and “teach the Bible as history”
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
After legal review and letters from FFRF, Wicomico County Council ended the Lord’s Prayer at meetings to avoid costly, unwinnable litigation.
www.wboc.com/news/wicomic...
www.wboc.com/news/wicomic...
Wicomico County Council discontinues Lord’s Prayer at meetings citing legal risks
The Wicomico County Council has announced it will no longer open meetings with the Lord’s Prayer to avoid potential legal risk or expenses.
www.wboc.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
After legal review and letters from FFRF, Wicomico County Council ended the Lord’s Prayer at meetings to avoid costly, unwinnable litigation.
www.wboc.com/news/wicomic...
www.wboc.com/news/wicomic...
"Crisis pregnancy centers" are on the rise, filling spaces previously occupied by Planned Parenthoods.
These intentionally misleading centers prioritize spreading religious scare tactics over providing a full range of reproductive health services.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4pJc3At
These intentionally misleading centers prioritize spreading religious scare tactics over providing a full range of reproductive health services.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4pJc3At
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"Crisis pregnancy centers" are on the rise, filling spaces previously occupied by Planned Parenthoods.
These intentionally misleading centers prioritize spreading religious scare tactics over providing a full range of reproductive health services.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4pJc3At
These intentionally misleading centers prioritize spreading religious scare tactics over providing a full range of reproductive health services.
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4pJc3At
Another reminder that moral panics about LGBTQ+ people “harming kids” are often projection. Anti-LGBTQ+ SC Rep. RJ May was just sentenced to 17.5 years for distributing child sex abuse material.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-...
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Another reminder that moral panics about LGBTQ+ people “harming kids” are often projection. Anti-LGBTQ+ SC Rep. RJ May was just sentenced to 17.5 years for distributing child sex abuse material.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-...
We're not fans of building more churches or mosques, but government has no business picking which religions are welcome.
Neutrality means applying the same rules to everyone, even when officials or neighbors object.
Neutrality means applying the same rules to everyone, even when officials or neighbors object.
A Muslim group appeared to meet every requirement to build a mosque in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
The local planning commission approved it.
Then the city council killed it after weeks of Islamophobic fear-mongering.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-proposed...
The local planning commission approved it.
Then the city council killed it after weeks of Islamophobic fear-mongering.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-proposed...
A proposed Oklahoma mosque appeared to meet all the zoning requirements. Bigotry still won out.
City leaders hid behind infrastructure concerns after weeks of open Islamophobia and political fear-mongering
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
We're not fans of building more churches or mosques, but government has no business picking which religions are welcome.
Neutrality means applying the same rules to everyone, even when officials or neighbors object.
Neutrality means applying the same rules to everyone, even when officials or neighbors object.
Today's freethought comes from TV/radio broadcaster Andy Rooney.
#ffrf #freethought #atheist #andyrooney
#ffrf #freethought #atheist #andyrooney
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Today's freethought comes from TV/radio broadcaster Andy Rooney.
#ffrf #freethought #atheist #andyrooney
#ffrf #freethought #atheist #andyrooney
After a concerned citizen reported potential religious indoctrination at Oklahoma's Cleveland County Detention Center, FFRF stepped in.
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/4sFkCiE
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/4sFkCiE
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
After a concerned citizen reported potential religious indoctrination at Oklahoma's Cleveland County Detention Center, FFRF stepped in.
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/4sFkCiE
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/4sFkCiE
Today's Supreme Court oral arguments show a concerning trend: Using the trans rights conversation as a vehicle to promote religious dogma.
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3LzH4J9
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3LzH4J9
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Today's Supreme Court oral arguments show a concerning trend: Using the trans rights conversation as a vehicle to promote religious dogma.
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3LzH4J9
Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3LzH4J9
As cringey as this video is, DHS quoting scripture and claiming divine blessing for state force is genuinely chilling.
But this is exactly what excites Christian nationalists—and who’s running these government social accounts and who they’re trying to recruit.
But this is exactly what excites Christian nationalists—and who’s running these government social accounts and who they’re trying to recruit.
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
As cringey as this video is, DHS quoting scripture and claiming divine blessing for state force is genuinely chilling.
But this is exactly what excites Christian nationalists—and who’s running these government social accounts and who they’re trying to recruit.
But this is exactly what excites Christian nationalists—and who’s running these government social accounts and who they’re trying to recruit.
They forgot the part before that:
"Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit, the risk/reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go:"
Kind of changes the vibe, doesn’t it.
"Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit, the risk/reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go:"
Kind of changes the vibe, doesn’t it.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
They forgot the part before that:
"Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit, the risk/reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go:"
Kind of changes the vibe, doesn’t it.
"Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit, the risk/reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go:"
Kind of changes the vibe, doesn’t it.
Reposted
The increase in anti-Jewish hatred and violence in the United States over the past decade is the direct result of a fascist project of White Christian nationalism.
The goal is to deflect popular anger against the billionaires hoarding all the wealth and power towards minorities who can be blamed.
The goal is to deflect popular anger against the billionaires hoarding all the wealth and power towards minorities who can be blamed.
The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.”
Court documents say 19-year-old Stephen Spencer Pittman called the historic house of worship "a synagogue of Satan."
Court documents say 19-year-old Stephen Spencer Pittman called the historic house of worship "a synagogue of Satan."
Suspect in Beth Israel Burning Called It a ‘Synagogue of Satan’
A suspect in the arson fire at the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, allegedly admitted to targeting it because of its “Jewish ties.”
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The increase in anti-Jewish hatred and violence in the United States over the past decade is the direct result of a fascist project of White Christian nationalism.
The goal is to deflect popular anger against the billionaires hoarding all the wealth and power towards minorities who can be blamed.
The goal is to deflect popular anger against the billionaires hoarding all the wealth and power towards minorities who can be blamed.
Reposted
So, what is Christian nationalism and why did the techbro billionaires suddenly switch to Christianity?
All this and more in this handy explainer video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swS...
All this and more in this handy explainer video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swS...
Why Billionaires Want You To Be "Christian" Now
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
So, what is Christian nationalism and why did the techbro billionaires suddenly switch to Christianity?
All this and more in this handy explainer video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swS...
All this and more in this handy explainer video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swS...
On this date in 1810, Ernestine Louise Rose, née Potowski, was born in a Jewish ghetto in Poland. Rose lectured widely for women’s rights, atheism and abolition, retiring to England near the end of her life. (D. 1892)
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
On this date in 1810, Ernestine Louise Rose, née Potowski, was born in a Jewish ghetto in Poland. Rose lectured widely for women’s rights, atheism and abolition, retiring to England near the end of her life. (D. 1892)
Public schools should be places of inclusion and equal opportunity, not venues for legislating religious dogma that harms vulnerable students.
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Public schools should be places of inclusion and equal opportunity, not venues for legislating religious dogma that harms vulnerable students.
When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
When you’re a Christian nationalist, everything looks like persecution.
When you’re a Christian nationalist, everything looks like persecution.
In a lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims a state agency is discriminating against Christians who want to advertise in the Driver’s Handbook.
Small problem: The handbook doesn't run ads. For anyone.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-atto...
Small problem: The handbook doesn't run ads. For anyone.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-atto...
Texas attorney general sues state for non-existent religious discrimination
Ken Paxton’s latest legal stunt turns a driver’s manual into a prop for Christian Nationalist grievance politics
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
When you’re a Christian nationalist, everything looks like persecution.
When you’re a Christian nationalist, everything looks like persecution.
On this date in 1947, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse, a staunch advocate of state-church separation, was born in New York City.
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
On this date in 1947, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse, a staunch advocate of state-church separation, was born in New York City.
Here’s how pliable bible-based “morality” is: she swerved right past “thou shalt not kill” and found a verse to justify killing someone for defying authority.
If your ethics can be weaponized that easily, it’s not morality.
If your ethics can be weaponized that easily, it’s not morality.
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Here’s how pliable bible-based “morality” is: she swerved right past “thou shalt not kill” and found a verse to justify killing someone for defying authority.
If your ethics can be weaponized that easily, it’s not morality.
If your ethics can be weaponized that easily, it’s not morality.
If the Founders were Christian nationalists, they did a spectacularly bad job of writing a Christian Constitution.
-banned religious tests (Article VI)
-wrote zero references to Christianity in the Constitution
-made the First Amendment bar government preference for one religion
-banned religious tests (Article VI)
-wrote zero references to Christianity in the Constitution
-made the First Amendment bar government preference for one religion
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith claims that every single one of the Founding Fathers "by today's standards, would be labeled a far-right Christian nationalist."
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If the Founders were Christian nationalists, they did a spectacularly bad job of writing a Christian Constitution.
-banned religious tests (Article VI)
-wrote zero references to Christianity in the Constitution
-made the First Amendment bar government preference for one religion
-banned religious tests (Article VI)
-wrote zero references to Christianity in the Constitution
-made the First Amendment bar government preference for one religion
After years of concerns from the public (and a request from FFRF going back to 2009), La Crosse’s Common Council voted 9–4 to end invocations at council meetings.
A welcome step toward a government that represents everyone.
www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/09/v...
A welcome step toward a government that represents everyone.
www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/09/v...
La Crosse city council ends the practice of starting meetings with invocations
No more invocations at the start of La Crosse city council meetings. Council members Thursday voted 9-4 to end the practice of inviting representatives of the faith community to offer a message at the...
www.wizmnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
After years of concerns from the public (and a request from FFRF going back to 2009), La Crosse’s Common Council voted 9–4 to end invocations at council meetings.
A welcome step toward a government that represents everyone.
www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/09/v...
A welcome step toward a government that represents everyone.
www.wizmnews.com/2026/01/09/v...
Reposted
A whistleblower was fined $400,000 for warning a Catholic school about a staff chaplain with a dark history.
The fine just survived appeal.
None of that is a typo.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/court-upho...
The fine just survived appeal.
None of that is a typo.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/court-upho...
Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff
"I did what I had to do," Richard Trahant told reporters after his punishment was upheld
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A whistleblower was fined $400,000 for warning a Catholic school about a staff chaplain with a dark history.
The fine just survived appeal.
None of that is a typo.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/court-upho...
The fine just survived appeal.
None of that is a typo.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/court-upho...
"Members of Congress should not attend or lend legitimacy to a gathering that has been used to undermine democratic accountability and erode the separation between state and church."
jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/national-p...
jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/national-p...
National Prayer Breakfast Reuniting with Original, Anti-LGBTQ+ Event
The annual breakfast had split in an apparent bid to woo back Democrats who balked at the global right-wing networking
jonathanlarsen.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"Members of Congress should not attend or lend legitimacy to a gathering that has been used to undermine democratic accountability and erode the separation between state and church."
jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/national-p...
jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/national-p...
Reposted
FFRF Action Fund salutes @raskin.house.gov as its 2025 “Secularist of the Year” for his outstanding work defending the constitutional separation of state and church and countering Christian nationalism. ffrf.us/4sgSFxz
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
FFRF Action Fund salutes @raskin.house.gov as its 2025 “Secularist of the Year” for his outstanding work defending the constitutional separation of state and church and countering Christian nationalism. ffrf.us/4sgSFxz
Reposted
FFRF Action Fund is naming Pete Hegseth “Theocrat of the Year” for aggressively using his position as defense secretary to advance an agenda rooted in Christian nationalism. ffrf.us/4aF8asK
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
FFRF Action Fund is naming Pete Hegseth “Theocrat of the Year” for aggressively using his position as defense secretary to advance an agenda rooted in Christian nationalism. ffrf.us/4aF8asK