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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 8h

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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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 19h

"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 · 20h

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 · 21h

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. 👇

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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

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 20h

“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 · 20h

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 · 19h

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 · 18h

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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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 17h

"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."
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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...

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 17h

“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.”

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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 · 17h

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.

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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.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 17h

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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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 13h

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

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

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Regina Kammer @kammerotica.bsky.social · 29d

Church Trap by Rebekah Waites, artwork displayed at Burning Man 2013.

St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social · Aug 23

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St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social · Sep 1

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St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social · Sep 1

@atheists.org @ffrf.org @rsslmo.bsky.social @godlessgodess.bsky.social @atheistfreethinker.com

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 5d

Want to catch up with what we've been up to? Read the Weekly Wrap! ffrf.us/4gU0gwH

Presidential memos, ‘Religious Liberty Commission,’ No Kings II and the Catholic Church - Freethought Now

Our vigilance at the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of the Constitution is becoming quite newsworthy. “Freedom From Religion Foundation is monitoring Knoxville’s Chilhowee Park vote” announces a recent headline in the city paper. “The Knoxville City Council will vote Sept. 30 on a controversial plan to sell 12.7 acres of Chilhowee Park land to a […]

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

After a prior ruling said that a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public-school classrooms was “plainly unconstitutional,” the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider the ruling. ffrf.us/4pYLdG5

5th Circuit to reconsider La. 10 Commandments ruling

The entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider a prior ruling by a three-judge panel that had held “plainly unconstitutional” a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public-school classrooms.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 1d

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest association of freethinkers in North America, is pushing back against President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that people cannot be good without God. ffrf.us/4nBXQ8h

FFRF corrects Trump: You don’t need God to be good

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest association of freethinkers in North America, is pushing back against President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that people cannot be good without God.

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Atheist Memes @atheist-memes.com · 1d

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Atheist Memes @atheist-memes.com · 5d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

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St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social · 3d

October 19, 2025 Thanks for posting @richardcarrier.info / @ffrf.org @rsslmo.bsky.social @atheists.org

Richard Carrier, PhD @richardcarrier.info · 13d

There are still significant #conferences for #atheists somewhere! Taslima Nasrin (whom I've interacted with before) will be the keynote speaker at this, arguably the largest...

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Litmus'25 @Kochi

Litmus: The World’s Largest Atheist Conference - Because they do not support popular superstitions, including those about God, freethinkers often do not receive the same recognition or acceptance that other groups in today’s society enjoy. But when a few individuals come forward with firm conviction

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Richard Carrier, PhD @richardcarrier.info · 3d

This Wednesday I'll be with philosopher Alex Malpass on his channel Thoughtology discussing my #philosophy blog on the #Ontology of #logic Definitely join us! Two godless #philosophers with different takes on a subject we all should think more about!

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Discussion with Richard Carrier on logic

YouTube video by Thoughtology

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 8d

You didn’t “restore faith”—you used your office to prop up an awful painting and push your personal religion on every cadet.

Plenty of Mariners serve with honor who aren’t Christian and they know they cannot count on you to support them.

Patriotism isn’t measured by piety.

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