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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
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It's the most wonderful time of the year — the annual War on Christmasᵀᴹ, when grifters get to do performative outrage and victim cosplay over imagined slights. Yay!?!
Celebrate the Most Magical of Seasonsᵀᴹ by singing this festive song with us... feel free to add your own verses!
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Celebrate the Most Magical of Seasonsᵀᴹ by singing this festive song with us... feel free to add your own verses!
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At least we have the foreign press to tell us how it is
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
At least we have the foreign press to tell us how it is
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It appears baby Jesus was stolen from the Chicago-area Nativity scene that's critical of ICE.
The church has added a new sign that reads: "Where are Mary, Joseph, and Jesus? We don't know: They are being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where their loves ones are unable to locate them."
The church has added a new sign that reads: "Where are Mary, Joseph, and Jesus? We don't know: They are being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where their loves ones are unable to locate them."
Sad news: someone stole baby Jesus from our anti-ICE nativity. But vandalism cannot stop us. We just adapt and keep on critiquing this administration’s cruelty on immigration. Where’s baby Jesus? We don’t know. He is being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where his loved ones cannot find him.
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It appears baby Jesus was stolen from the Chicago-area Nativity scene that's critical of ICE.
The church has added a new sign that reads: "Where are Mary, Joseph, and Jesus? We don't know: They are being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where their loves ones are unable to locate them."
The church has added a new sign that reads: "Where are Mary, Joseph, and Jesus? We don't know: They are being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where their loves ones are unable to locate them."
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Public school closures in AZ are accelerating at an alarming rate, with 28 since universal voucher expansion & 4 more closures expected in Amphi. Make no mistake: this is a part of the voucher lobby’s plan to destroy public education as laid out in Project 2025 — Defund > Discredit > Dismantle 😡
December 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Public school closures in AZ are accelerating at an alarming rate, with 28 since universal voucher expansion & 4 more closures expected in Amphi. Make no mistake: this is a part of the voucher lobby’s plan to destroy public education as laid out in Project 2025 — Defund > Discredit > Dismantle 😡
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It was. @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published this in 02/2025, just before he was confirmed.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It was. @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published this in 02/2025, just before he was confirmed.
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"To be an obedient child of God, you learn to suppress doubts, keep your mouth shut, and do what the divine emissary tells you to do."
This conditioning explains so much.
This conditioning explains so much.
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"To be an obedient child of God, you learn to suppress doubts, keep your mouth shut, and do what the divine emissary tells you to do."
This conditioning explains so much.
This conditioning explains so much.
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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It's beginning to look a lot like Kitzmas...
Happy 8th Kitzmas! | National Center for Science Education
’Twas the night before Kitzmas and all through the land, No creationist was stirring, not even Ken Ham; The briefs had been drafted and filed with great care, In hopes that Judge Jones’s decision’d be...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like Kitzmas...
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This guy has got to go. Public Health is in grave danger with this recommendation
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This guy has got to go. Public Health is in grave danger with this recommendation
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The plan is in keeping with enshrining white Christian Nationalism in government, civic and entities not religious.
1) "He took special aim at the Army, saying its current spiritual fitness guide is pushing secular humanism, and he ordered the service to cease using the program immediately"
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1) "He took special aim at the Army, saying its current spiritual fitness guide is pushing secular humanism, and he ordered the service to cease using the program immediately"
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered sweeping changes to the U.S. military's chaplain corps, with a plan to simplify a system that he said has become too focused on "new age" concepts.
Hegseth to overhaul chaplain corps, toss ‘unacceptable and unserious’ Army spiritual fitness guide
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered sweeping changes to the U.S. military’s chaplain corps.
www.stripes.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The plan is in keeping with enshrining white Christian Nationalism in government, civic and entities not religious.
1) "He took special aim at the Army, saying its current spiritual fitness guide is pushing secular humanism, and he ordered the service to cease using the program immediately"
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1) "He took special aim at the Army, saying its current spiritual fitness guide is pushing secular humanism, and he ordered the service to cease using the program immediately"
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Starting soon: #ScienceFriday! Join us for a discussion of "Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future" with evolutionary biologist Dr. Neil Shubin. Today at noon MST! Details and RSVP at the link below:
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Dr. Neil Shubin: Ends of the Earth - Secular AZ
Let's take another break from "rage Friday" and enjoy a "science Friday" instead! Join us on December 19 at noon (MST) as we welcome Dr. Neil Shubin, author of Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Starting soon: #ScienceFriday! Join us for a discussion of "Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future" with evolutionary biologist Dr. Neil Shubin. Today at noon MST! Details and RSVP at the link below:
secularaz.org/single-event...
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Hey #Arizona... call your senators now.
"I'm [name] in [zip code]. I'm calling because I oppose a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This policy will cause irreparable harm to trans youth. Please oppose it."
Sen Kelly: (202) 224-2235
Sen Gallego: (202) 224-4521
"I'm [name] in [zip code]. I'm calling because I oppose a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This policy will cause irreparable harm to trans youth. Please oppose it."
Sen Kelly: (202) 224-2235
Sen Gallego: (202) 224-4521
ACLU Will Challenge Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Effort to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth | American Civil Liberties Union
WASHINGTON–Today, the American Civil Liberties Union condemned the Trump administration’s latest proposals to implement two nationwide rules that...
www.aclu.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hey #Arizona... call your senators now.
"I'm [name] in [zip code]. I'm calling because I oppose a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This policy will cause irreparable harm to trans youth. Please oppose it."
Sen Kelly: (202) 224-2235
Sen Gallego: (202) 224-4521
"I'm [name] in [zip code]. I'm calling because I oppose a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This policy will cause irreparable harm to trans youth. Please oppose it."
Sen Kelly: (202) 224-2235
Sen Gallego: (202) 224-4521
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“These [HHS] rules are not in effect. They are merely proposals with a notice and comment process ahead. We encourage all to use the comment portals [that will be] provided to let HHS know just how dangerous these regulations are.” – Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney
Read more: tinyurl.com/brdy37e
Read more: tinyurl.com/brdy37e
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“These [HHS] rules are not in effect. They are merely proposals with a notice and comment process ahead. We encourage all to use the comment portals [that will be] provided to let HHS know just how dangerous these regulations are.” – Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney
Read more: tinyurl.com/brdy37e
Read more: tinyurl.com/brdy37e
It's almost time... Save your seat at the Festival of Pies! December 27 at the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix in Mesa #Arizona. RSVP today! secularaz.org/single-event...
Because a little slice keeps our secular democracy nice.
Because a little slice keeps our secular democracy nice.
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's almost time... Save your seat at the Festival of Pies! December 27 at the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix in Mesa #Arizona. RSVP today! secularaz.org/single-event...
Because a little slice keeps our secular democracy nice.
Because a little slice keeps our secular democracy nice.
Secular AZ has been fighting christofascism since 2013…
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
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December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Secular AZ has been fighting christofascism since 2013…
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com
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Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Tell your members in Congress to protect trans health care: https://www.votervoice.net/Humanist/Campaigns/132283/Respond
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump
Tell your members in Congress to protect trans health care: https://www.votervoice.net/Humanist/Campaigns/132283/Respond
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Tell your members in Congress to protect trans health care: https://www.votervoice.net/Humanist/Campaigns/132283/Respond
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump
Tell your members in Congress to protect trans health care: https://www.votervoice.net/Humanist/Campaigns/132283/Respond
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647789/transgender-gender-affirming-care-rfk-jr-dr-oz-trump
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”
The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
Why do #Arizona lawmakers introduce bills that they know will result in a veto or legal challenges? Secular AZ's Legal Director Dianne Post has answers!
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Why do #Arizona lawmakers introduce bills that they know will result in a veto or legal challenges? Secular AZ's Legal Director Dianne Post has answers!
Secular AZ will fight this every step of the way. Make sure you get our Action Alerts; we make it easy for you to speak up and speak out about bills that privilege religion.
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An Arizona Republican just introduced a bill forcing Creationism in science class. (Seriously.)
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
He says it's not based on evidence, just "what I know in my heart is true."
That’s not how science works.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-arizona...
An Arizona Republican is trying to force Creationism back into science classes
State Sen. David Farnsworth's latest bill attacks evolution, the scientific method, and decades of settled law
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Secular AZ will fight this every step of the way. Make sure you get our Action Alerts; we make it easy for you to speak up and speak out about bills that privilege religion.
secularaz.org/about-secula...
secularaz.org/about-secula...
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Great OpEd from @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and James Alwine, on some of the many dangers of #RFK Jr to #PublicHealth
#RFK Jr. is the most dangerous HHS secretary in U.S. history - from @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and James Alwine
www.arcamax.com/politics/ope... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
www.arcamax.com/politics/ope... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
Commentary: RFK Jr.'s deepening threat to public health
Here we go again. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has again broken promises and betrayed his responsibilities
as a public health official, this time by altering the CDC’s web...
www.arcamax.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Great OpEd from @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and James Alwine, on some of the many dangers of #RFK Jr to #PublicHealth
Learn about the harm that would be caused by SB1004, a bill introduced into the Arizona State Legislature. Secular AZ Legal Director Dianne Post and Executive Director Jeanne Casteen discuss. youtu.be/QTXVEi0vP7U
#Arizona #secularaz #schoolvouchers #schoolchoice #AZ #education
#Arizona #secularaz #schoolvouchers #schoolchoice #AZ #education
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE: DIANNE POST AND JEANNE CASTEEN DISCUSS SB1004
YouTube video by Secular AZ
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December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Learn about the harm that would be caused by SB1004, a bill introduced into the Arizona State Legislature. Secular AZ Legal Director Dianne Post and Executive Director Jeanne Casteen discuss. youtu.be/QTXVEi0vP7U
#Arizona #secularaz #schoolvouchers #schoolchoice #AZ #education
#Arizona #secularaz #schoolvouchers #schoolchoice #AZ #education
Dr. Elizabeth Jacob’s:
“Without nationalized health care immediately, you cannot compare these two countries with regard to public health policy,” she told The 19th. “That’s just not feasible.”
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“Without nationalized health care immediately, you cannot compare these two countries with regard to public health policy,” she told The 19th. “That’s just not feasible.”
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Some countries recommend fewer childhood vaccines. That plan is riskier in America.
Some countries recommend fewer childhood vaccines, but that plan is riskier in America, which lacks universal health care.
azmirror.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dr. Elizabeth Jacob’s:
“Without nationalized health care immediately, you cannot compare these two countries with regard to public health policy,” she told The 19th. “That’s just not feasible.”
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“Without nationalized health care immediately, you cannot compare these two countries with regard to public health policy,” she told The 19th. “That’s just not feasible.”
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