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Breaking down barriers. Ending stigma. Promoting understanding. Fighting for church-state separation. Representing atheists in America.

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Nov 14

Here's the deal #AtheistSky. We want to help you connect with on-the-ground activists, communities, journalists, academics, partners, and allies who are working to protect religious equality and combat White Christian Nationalism. Here's a starter pack to kick things off. Who else we should add?

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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · 4d

Memo to Mike Johnson and his White Christian Nationalist ilk: We march not because we hate America but because we hate what they're doing to America.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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American Atheists @atheists.org · 4d

We're all we've got. And we're all we need.

#NoKings

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American Atheists @atheists.org · 4d

No Gods, No Kings, No Petty Tyrants. Not today, not ever.

#NoKings

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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · 5d

The reality is that No Kings has partners of all faiths and none. Plus veterans, LGBTQ orgs, environmental advocates, and good government groups. The protests look like the real America — not the homogeneous, ahistorical America Johnson and his ilk want for us (and are desperate to pretend existed).

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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · 5d

And Barrasso, the #2 Senate Republican, chose to single out American Atheists in his floor speech Thursday attacking #NoKings as an implicit endorsement of the Christian Nationalist worldview that atheists are inherently un-American.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Mike Johnson on No Kings: "We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party."

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Atheists Helping the Homeless DC @atheistshelpingdc.bsky.social · 5d

Great endorsement of #AmericanAtheists
@atheists.org

Someone should send a thank you note!

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 6d

According to Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), the "No Kings" rallies are being led by "far-left activists" like #ResistTrump and...

American Atheists.

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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 6d

Nick Fish of @atheists.org says his group is a #NoKings sponsor but not leading it in any meaningful sense.

"The simple presence of atheists, to some of these people, is viewed an un-American. There's nothing more American than protesting our leaders and demanding better."

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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 6d

According to Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), the "No Kings" rallies are being led by "far-left activists" like #ResistTrump and...

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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · Jul 31

What a trash headline. Employees could ALWAYS pray in the workplace. This memo allows coercive proselytizing, potentially creating hostile work environments for rank-and-file staff when their supervisor starts trying to "persuade [them] of the correctness of their own religious views."

Federal employees can pray and preach in the workplace under new Trump rules

The White House noted that similar language was issued under President Clinton.

www.politico.com

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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · Jul 15

Such a bizarre and short-sighted decision. @recoveringfromreligion.org does incredibly valuable work for folks working to heal from very real trauma. It's baffling why St. John's Pride would go out of its way to stigmatize the 50%+ of LGBTQ+ people who are nonreligious. (via @friendlyatheist.com)

LGBTQ-affirming atheist group denied booth at St. John’s Pride Festival

Organizers cited vague concerns, despite Recovering from Religion's global support for queer communities

www.friendlyatheist.com

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 14

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 4

FYI: Today is the last day to become a monthly member of American Atheists for just $5!

Sign up at atheists.org/notachurch, and we'll send you a free sticker and book as thanks for supporting our work.

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 4

249 years ago, the world's first secular democratic republic was founded by freethinking skeptics, its Declaration drafted by a so-called "howling atheist."

Today, we remember our roots, and we fight in the great American tradition against the establishment of religion and "tyranny over the mind."

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 3

Sick of politicians praying instead of policymaking? Same.

We aren't waiting for miracles. Real change happens when regular people show up, stand up, and demand better.

Join us! Head to atheists.org/notachuch, become a member for $5/month, and we'll send you stuff 📫

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 2

Be like Wil ♥️
Less doomscrolling 🔥
More doing ✊

Visit atheists.org/notachurch
Become a monthly member for just $5!

Join Wil and thousands of nonreligious Americans standing up for the separation of church and state in their communities.

(look for a group near you at atheists.org/affiliates)

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jul 1

Visit atheists.org/notachurch TODAY to become a monthly member of #AmericanAtheists for just $5/month and stand with thousands of nonreligious Americans fighting for REAL religious freedom, not Christian Nationalist control.

PLUS: We'll send you a copy of Citizen Lobbyist and a #NotAChurch sticker!

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 30

🚨 STARTING TODAY: Visit atheists.org/notachurch to become a member of American Atheists for just $5/month!

📫 PLUS: We’ll send you a #NotAChurch sticker and a *signed* copy of Amanda Knief’s book, Citizen Lobbyist!

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 27

Today's decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor is yet another assault on our nation's education system, part of the White Christian Nationalist Movement's decades-long project to destroy secular public schools.

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 27

Make no mistake: this is an all out attack on our nation's public schools, allowing an extreme few to veto any lessons that conflict with their religious beliefs. It won't stop at LGBTQ characters in books.

NPR @npr.org · Jun 27

JUST IN: The Supreme Court rules in favor of parents who want to opt out of classes that use books with LGBTQ characters.

Supreme Court rules for religious opt-outs for kids in public schools

At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.

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The Sikh Coalition @sikhcoalition.bsky.social · Jun 25

20+ interfaith, civil rights, and community-based organizations who joined us, @americansunited.bsky.social , and @interfaithalliance.org in denouncing @repmarymiller.bsky.social ’s harmful, anti-Sikh statement from earlier this month.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jun 23

NEW from me: A deep dive into OMB Director Russell Vought — specifically, how his plan to reshape the government is rooted in a specific ideology: Christian nationalism.

Also, his favorite religious quote from an early president may be, uh…not true. religionnews.com/2025/06/23/r...

OMB's Russell Vought, the Christian 'nation-ist' driving Project 2025 and DOGE

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The director of the US budget has declared that Christians should be 'stewards of a blessing that has been God-given: to live in this land, this particular land.'

religionnews.com

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American Humanist Association @americanhumanist.bsky.social · Jun 23

We stand in solidarity with our friends at @atheists.org & humanists across the globe. It's ridiculous and deeply embarrassing that our home - one of the first countries to constitutionally guarantee the right to free speech - is now considered an unsafe place for religious minorities to gather.

Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · Jun 23

It simply is no longer viable for us to hold the 2026 World Humanist Congress in Washington DC as planned, with the US in the state it is. Delighted to announce that we will instead be hosted by the wonderful people of Ottawa, Canada!

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 23

We are grateful to our partners at @humanists.bsky.social and @humanistcanada.bsky.social for their willingness to take on this event. We are united in our unshaken support for reason, religious freedom, and equal rights for *all* people, not just the select few favored by religious nationalists.

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 23

Critics of the administration have had their visas denied or cancelled, been refused entry at our airports, and have even been detained for weeks on end. Sadly, we simply cannot guarantee the safety of our guests, especially those from the global south. This is the sad reality of America today.

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American Atheists @atheists.org · Jun 23

It is no longer possible for us to welcome our global atheist, humanist, and non-religious family from across the world to the United States. The Trump Administration has made it crystal clear that dissenting voices, particularly those critical of religious nationalism, are not welcome.

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