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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 1h

We do too... @darrigomelanie.bsky.social

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 6h

This Sunday Oct. 12, 2025 @ethicalstl.org @stlouisatheists.bsky.social @ffrf.org @atheists.org

Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 2d

This Sunday, Oct. 12, Geoff Ward will discuss Community Remembrance Projects, which address the legacy of lynching and its lasting impact on conflict, violence, and inequality through the corruption of moral and legal systems.

Stream on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ethicalstl

Community Remembrance and Reparative Justice in Missouri - October 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 16d

#thepowerofus

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 17d

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfPX... ):

"The Power of Us: Lay Leadership at the Ethical Society": Panel discussion w/ member lay leaders

Music by Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

Opening Words by Kathy Schrenk

Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

"The Power of Us: Lay Leadership at the Ethical Society"

Panel discussion with Kathryn Bellrose, Nathan Schrenk, and Mary Ellen Stanton, moderated by Travis Williams

Music by Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

Our Program:

Volunteer Platform Host
Travis Williams

St. Sinneach's March, Dancing Eyes, and Pat McKenna's - A mis of traditional tunes and a composition by Sean Ryan
Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

Ethical Education Core Values

Opening Words
Kathy Schrenk

Bonny Blue-Eyed Nancy
Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

Mindfulness Minute

The Power of Us: Lay Leadership at the Ethical Society
Mary Ellen Stanton, Kathryn Bellrose, and Nathan Schrenk

Mission Moment & Collections

Maids of Mitchelstown and the Blockers
Eimear Arkins and Eileen Gannon

Closing

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 18d

What’s one small action someone did for you that made a difference? How can we amplify those everyday kindnesses into big change?

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 20d

Our Constitution begins with "We, the People." It’s up to us to make sure those words include everyone.

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 13d

Free speech doesn’t stand on its own. It’s carried by those who create, question, and challenge.

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis, a Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 12d

I am the place you belong.

I am the community you create.

I am where values come alive in action.

I am the circle where every person matters.

I am the hope we build together.

I am Humanist at heart.

I am the Ethical Society.

I am St. Louis.

#IAmStLouis

Photo of the Ethical Society of St. Louis with the phrase "I AM ST. LOUIS" and a heart with the St. Louis flag atop the building.

The building's spire pierces the "O" in St. Louis.

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 11d

For the first time ever, Union Avenue Opera brings two contemporary one-act operas to the stage—powerful stories exploring identity, justice, and transformation:

✨ As One
✨ dwb (driving while black)

📅 October 10–12
🎟️ Tickets just $25
🔗 unionavenueopera.org

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Ethical Society of St. Louis @ethicalstl.org · 10d

This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xveJ... ):

"Pulling Up Icarus" by Rev. Sam Teitel

Music by Jeffrey Levine, Krystal White, and Eric Compton

Opening Words by Christine Politte

Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL

Music by Jeffrey Levine, Krystal White, and Eric Compton

Our Program

Volunteer Platform Host
Maxine Stone

"Man in the Mirror" by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
Jeffrey Levine, Eric Compton and Krystal White

Ethical Education Core Values

Openings Words
Christine Politte

"Let It Be Me" by The Indigo Girls
Jeffrey Levine, Eric Compton and Krystal White

Mindfulness Minute

Pulling Up Icarus
Rev. Sam Teiltel

Mission Moment, Collections, & Announcements

"We Shall Be Free" by Garth Brooks
Jeffrey Levine, Eric Compton and Krystal White

Closing

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 6h

The level of censorship in the United States remains at an alarmingly unacceptable level, as PEN America’s recently released banned-books report reveals. ffrf.us/48UPvYS

New report exposes the ongoing scourge of book-banning

The level of censorship in the United States remains at an alarmingly unacceptable level, as PEN America’s recently released banned-books report reveals. We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are deeply familiar with the awful history of censorship — and the recent trendline is profoundly troubling.

ffrf.us

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 10h

The fight to keep public schools free from religious indoctrination rages on in the 5th Circuit, and we're ready to defend what is right.

Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/3KEhZMw

#ffrf ##ffrfr#5thcircuitm#tencommandmentsi#louisiana

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 10h

Hear FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor on A Public Affair with host Dana Pellebon! 🎙️

She talks about decades of fighting for women’s rights, keeping religion out of government, and why it’s a great time to be nonreligious.

www.wortfm.org/theres-no-tr...

There’s No True Democracy Without Separation of State and Church - WORT-FM 89.9

Annie Laurie Gaylor says that more Americans than ever identify as non-religious, but Christian nationalists are endangering our democracy.

www.wortfm.org

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 10h

“This is not the next big thing. Christian nationalism is here, and it is deeply entrenched in our government in ways that should concern all Americans, regardless of their views on religion.”

www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.

David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.

www.texasmonthly.com

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 10h

"Being complacent in these policies and the interjection of Christianity in our classrooms will allow for the First Amendment to be effectively dismissed, leaving minorities in our country susceptible to religious violence and deepening America’s religious exclusion."
dailyorange.com/2025/10/opin...

Opinion: Christian nationalism in schools smudges line between church, state

In-school Bible requirements and Turning Point USA curricula point to Christian nationalism’s growing presence in U.S. schools, our columnist argues. These policies threaten the First Amendment by blu...

dailyorange.com

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 10h

The false idea that people lead amoral lives without religion is as old as religion itself. Now, the president is using his secular office to promote this irresponsible rhetoric.

Read the full story ➡️ ffrf.us/46Zu5Yc

#ffrf #ame#ffrfr#americapraysh#trumpn#christiannationalism

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 12h

Christian nationalism is one of the first steps on the road to fascism. At a recent London far-right rally, Christian preachers tore up flags that said “Secular Humanism” and “No Religion, "part of a growing movement to fuse politics with religion, roll back rights, and silence non-religious voices.

Image shows a poster that reads "Early Warning Signs Of Fascism: powerful and continuing nationalism, disdain for human rights, identification of enemies as a unifying cause, supremacy of the military, rampant sexism, controlled mass media, obsession with national security, religion and government intertwined, corporate power protected, labor power suppressed, disdain for intellectuals and the arts, obsession with crime and punishment, rampant cronyism and corruption, fraudulent elections" The poster is superimposed on an image of a far-right protester draped in England flags giving a fascist salute.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 11h

Maybe you should just put down the book of ancient myths and start doing your job for the American people.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 12h

"But thou, when thou prayest, set up thine camera, and when thou hast chosen a flattering filter, pray unto thy Father which is in the cloud; and thy Father which seeth thy engagement shall bless thee with many subscribers"

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem praying before sending her secret, masked goons out to harass the people of Portland

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 12h

Wow, how remarkable — a public official using their office to push their religion, pose as pious, and trample the Constitution while wreaking havoc nationwide.

So incredible...

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 12h

“Conversion therapy” isn’t counseling — it’s psychological abuse.

Colorado isn’t “silencing Christians.” It’s protecting LGBTQ youth from harm.

No one has a constitutional right to traumatize kids in the name of faith.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 13h

This is the right ruling — and we hope it stands.

The courts are increasingly treating religious bigotry as a protected right.

It’s good to see the 10th Circuit affirm that religiously motivated discrimination is still discrimination.

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 13h

Colorado's universal preschool program has a simple rule: Bigots can't participate.

The Catholic Church sued to overturn that rule—and lost.

This is what real religious neutrality looks like. 👇

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/anti-lgbtq...

Anti-LGBTQ Catholic schools lose bid to discriminate in Colorado's universal preschool program

A federal appeals court said that if Catholic preschools want taxpayer dollars, they have to play by the state's rules

www.friendlyatheist.com

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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 22h

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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · Aug 16

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