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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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
Blatant religious bigotry and textbook Christian nationalism.
This is exactly what the framers rejected.
Article VI bans religious tests for office, and the First Amendment protects religious freedom for all, not just Christians.
This is exactly what the framers rejected.
Article VI bans religious tests for office, and the First Amendment protects religious freedom for all, not just Christians.
Christian nationalist Joshua Haymes declares that America was founded exclusively for Christians and therefore Hindus like Vivek Ramaswamy "should not hold public office": "We must not permit demon worshipers to hold public office in our nation."
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Blatant religious bigotry and textbook Christian nationalism.
This is exactly what the framers rejected.
Article VI bans religious tests for office, and the First Amendment protects religious freedom for all, not just Christians.
This is exactly what the framers rejected.
Article VI bans religious tests for office, and the First Amendment protects religious freedom for all, not just Christians.
Freethought TV, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s free secular streaming channel, is now available on the Samsung Smart TV! Download the app on your Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV/Firestick or an Android device to access all of our content!
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Freethought TV, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s free secular streaming channel, is now available on the Samsung Smart TV! Download the app on your Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV/Firestick or an Android device to access all of our content!
Definitely scarier that people take him seriously.
There have always been Kunnemans and Trumps, but the reason we’re in this mess is that they’re now wielding real power.
There have always been Kunnemans and Trumps, but the reason we’re in this mess is that they’re now wielding real power.
I don't know what's scarier:
That preacher Hank Kunneman says God supports Trump's Venezuelan takeover for the oil?
Or that there are people who take him seriously?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/evangelica...
That preacher Hank Kunneman says God supports Trump's Venezuelan takeover for the oil?
Or that there are people who take him seriously?
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/evangelica...
Evangelical preacher claims God backed Trump’s invasion of Venezuela
Hank Kunneman's sermon shows how Christian Nationalism can turn greed and war into extensions of God’s will
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Definitely scarier that people take him seriously.
There have always been Kunnemans and Trumps, but the reason we’re in this mess is that they’re now wielding real power.
There have always been Kunnemans and Trumps, but the reason we’re in this mess is that they’re now wielding real power.
Guest writer, Sikivu Hutchinson, wrote a blog memorializing the life and loss of Lance Bredvold, a long time FFRF donor and member, who sponsored a secular scholarship tuition program exclusively dedicated to Black and BIPOC secular college-bound students. ffrf.us/49etc0g
January 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Guest writer, Sikivu Hutchinson, wrote a blog memorializing the life and loss of Lance Bredvold, a long time FFRF donor and member, who sponsored a secular scholarship tuition program exclusively dedicated to Black and BIPOC secular college-bound students. ffrf.us/49etc0g
America’s top physician should defend medical science, not undermine it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/t...
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/t...
"The only thing she practices is grift": Meet Trump's nominee for Surgeon General - Salon.com
Casey Means’ promotion of supplements and pseudoscience worry medical professionals
www.salon.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
America’s top physician should defend medical science, not undermine it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/t...
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/t...
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My friend @katecohen.bsky.social published a really interesting piece at her new site about the difficulty of creating a secular "community" with examples of some that work really well.
Check it out!
scratchcolumn.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
Check it out!
scratchcolumn.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How to Make a "Church"
what it takes to create a secular community
scratchcolumn.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My friend @katecohen.bsky.social published a really interesting piece at her new site about the difficulty of creating a secular "community" with examples of some that work really well.
Check it out!
scratchcolumn.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
Check it out!
scratchcolumn.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
TPUSA, right-wing media, and influencers are running a full-on propaganda machine to sell the myth that young people are “returning to church.”
Polls say otherwise. But the myth keeps the base hopeful, angry, and most of all: donating.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
Polls say otherwise. But the myth keeps the base hopeful, angry, and most of all: donating.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
Sorry, GOP. There's no Christian revival
Republicans are betting the midterms on mass conversions that aren't happening
www.salon.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
TPUSA, right-wing media, and influencers are running a full-on propaganda machine to sell the myth that young people are “returning to church.”
Polls say otherwise. But the myth keeps the base hopeful, angry, and most of all: donating.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
Polls say otherwise. But the myth keeps the base hopeful, angry, and most of all: donating.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
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White Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem.
It isn’t a Muslim problem,
a queer problem,
a Jewish problem,
or an immigrant problem.
White Christian nationalism is a white-Christians-living-in-America-who-care-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus, problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
It isn’t a Muslim problem,
a queer problem,
a Jewish problem,
or an immigrant problem.
White Christian nationalism is a white-Christians-living-in-America-who-care-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus, problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
White Christians Must Destroy White Christian Nationalism
I didn’t want to be doing this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
White Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem.
It isn’t a Muslim problem,
a queer problem,
a Jewish problem,
or an immigrant problem.
White Christian nationalism is a white-Christians-living-in-America-who-care-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus, problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
It isn’t a Muslim problem,
a queer problem,
a Jewish problem,
or an immigrant problem.
White Christian nationalism is a white-Christians-living-in-America-who-care-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus, problem.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-chri...
A reminder that health care sharing ministries are not health care! With premiums set to double, triple or even quadruple after the Affordable Care Act subsidies lapsed on New Year’s Day we would like to remind you that health care sharing ministries are not the answer. ffrf.us/4qcjcuo
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
A reminder that health care sharing ministries are not health care! With premiums set to double, triple or even quadruple after the Affordable Care Act subsidies lapsed on New Year’s Day we would like to remind you that health care sharing ministries are not the answer. ffrf.us/4qcjcuo
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If your faith requires "damage control" because your kid might learn that gay people EXIST, the problem isn’t the book.
It’s your religion.
Unfortunately, because of SCOTUS, a judge has sided with the Christian dad.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/judge-says...
It’s your religion.
Unfortunately, because of SCOTUS, a judge has sided with the Christian dad.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/judge-says...
Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad's demand
A federal ruling has forced a public school to accommodate one Christian parent’s faith-based hostility
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
If your faith requires "damage control" because your kid might learn that gay people EXIST, the problem isn’t the book.
It’s your religion.
Unfortunately, because of SCOTUS, a judge has sided with the Christian dad.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/judge-says...
It’s your religion.
Unfortunately, because of SCOTUS, a judge has sided with the Christian dad.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/judge-says...
A holiday season door-decorating contest at a South Carolina elementary school was not hijacked for religious purposes, thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. ffrf.us/49H3pOg
January 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A holiday season door-decorating contest at a South Carolina elementary school was not hijacked for religious purposes, thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. ffrf.us/49H3pOg
For those who insist the term “Christian nationalism” is made up or just an attack on Christians, here’s the difference.
This is Christian nationalism.
It is radically different from the faith of most Christian Americans, historically and today.
This is Christian nationalism.
It is radically different from the faith of most Christian Americans, historically and today.
Christian nationalist fascists Nick Fuentes and Joel Webbon agree that "only Christians should be legislators, judges, and in the executive branch."
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
For those who insist the term “Christian nationalism” is made up or just an attack on Christians, here’s the difference.
This is Christian nationalism.
It is radically different from the faith of most Christian Americans, historically and today.
This is Christian nationalism.
It is radically different from the faith of most Christian Americans, historically and today.
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MercyCulture, the Christian nationalist church network in Texas that often flirts with QAnon, just opened a prayer house across from the Supreme Court. Among their prayer board items: Ending human trafficking and for Trump to be "baptized in the Holy Spirit."
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
MercyCulture, the Christian nationalist church network in Texas that often flirts with QAnon, just opened a prayer house across from the Supreme Court. Among their prayer board items: Ending human trafficking and for Trump to be "baptized in the Holy Spirit."
Indiana’s attempt to revive a Ten Commandments monument is about promoting Christianity, not “tradition,” and it’s just as unconstitutional now as it was then.
Indiana's Republican leaders are trying to resurrect a Ten Commandments monument outside the Capitol.
The courts already ruled it unconstitutional decades ago.
But the governor now claims it’s promoting our *history*…
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indiana-re...
The courts already ruled it unconstitutional decades ago.
But the governor now claims it’s promoting our *history*…
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indiana-re...
Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument
Gov. Mike Braun and Attorney General Todd Rokita are gambling on a more partisan court to advance their Christian Nationalist agenda
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Indiana’s attempt to revive a Ten Commandments monument is about promoting Christianity, not “tradition,” and it’s just as unconstitutional now as it was then.
We don’t think holy books belong in government ceremonies, but officials are free to use one.
Cheering an oath on your book while attacking another isn’t about tradition.
It’s religious discrimination.
Cheering an oath on your book while attacking another isn’t about tradition.
It’s religious discrimination.
There is no law that says elected officials must swear their oaths on a Bible.
Zohran Mamdani’s Qur’an oath didn’t violate the Constitution.
The reactions from Christian Nationalists show just how many of them are ignorant of that.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/zohran-mam...
Zohran Mamdani’s Qur’an oath didn’t violate the Constitution.
The reactions from Christian Nationalists show just how many of them are ignorant of that.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/zohran-mam...
Zohran Mamdani's Qur’an oath was perfectly legal. Christian Nationalists can't handle that.
The backlash to Mamdani's swearing-in ceremony has nothing to do with the Constitution and everything to do with religious privilege
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
We don’t think holy books belong in government ceremonies, but officials are free to use one.
Cheering an oath on your book while attacking another isn’t about tradition.
It’s religious discrimination.
Cheering an oath on your book while attacking another isn’t about tradition.
It’s religious discrimination.
