The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit with nearly 40,000 nonreligious members working to keep state and church separate.
Joined July 2009
- Tweets 42,703
- Following 723
- Followers 87,690
- Likes 6,168
11,997 Photos and videos
An Oroville man who used a religious organization he founded to sexually assault women and young girls was sentenced to 225 years to life in prison this week, the maximum allowed under California law.
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/c…
4
40
93
1,209
Can we have them back, please?
It's not polite to take people's things without asking.
Jun 11
Jesus Christ took your sins. And if you’ve never invited Him into your heart, you have that chance today. #ThursdayThoughts
4
7
32
1,332
Hiring Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian nationalist legal group obsessed with anti-trans activism, to handle your sexual assault claim would be like hiring FFRF to sue a pastor who rear-ended your car.
The choice of lawyer tells you what the case is really about.
Jun 12
A right-wing legal group just filed a lawsuit claiming a high school wrestler was sexually assaulted by her trans opponent during a match.
The evidence?
A video that multiple wrestling experts say just shows... a normal wrestling match.
friendlyatheist.com/p/conser…
9
28
117
3,570
FFRF retweeted
Jun 10
BREAKING: LGBTQ people are part of families and faith communities in every corner of this state. Our lives, our families, and our contributions to Florida are not up for debate.
"FAITH AND FAMILY MONTH": Governor Ron DeSantis declared June as "Faith and Family Month" in Florida in a proclamation. DeSantis's proclamation states "the Biblical family unit became the Initial God-ordained earthly institution providing the model for a thriving society."
wfla.com/news/florida/desant…
10
30
142
5,769
FFRF retweeted
Jun 10
Opinion: The federal government shouldn't be deciding what religion is Christian and what is not. The new DOD list goes too far and is dangerous to everyone. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…
12
7
18
1,556
Religious groups tried to weaponize faith in a local election. Voters chose competence instead.
This is why atheists need to run for office. And why local elections matter.
Jun 11
A right-wing PAC attacked Covina (CA) City Treasurer Neil Polzin for communicating with The Satanic Temple.
A local church endorsed his opponent.
Polzin won anyway. I asked him how he pulled it off.
friendlyatheist.com/p/how-an…
3
25
109
2,709
With membership in steady decline, Southern Baptists have apparently concluded the problem is that they haven't been excluding enough women.
Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. cnn.it/3S3Ar4O
17
60
212
4,826
FFRF retweeted
Scholarships for nonreligious students!
If you’re organizing on campus, advocating for human rights, supporting church/state separation, or creating more inclusive spaces, pro-science, your work matters.
🔗 Apply now: secularstudents.org/scholars…
#scholarships
3
13
648
Christian nationalism promises a return to "traditional values."
For women, that's usually a threat, not a promise.
NEW: Southern Baptists, the country's largest Protestant denomination, just voted overwhelmingly for a ban on any SBC church that allows women to be pastors, elders, or any other kind of overseer or preacher to the congregation.
To be final it needs 2/3 again next year
7
42
137
2,603
Tuesday's baseless hearing on @splcenter had one purpose: freeze and starve the civil rights work these organizations do every day to keep Americans safe.
This weaponization will not end with SPLC, and we will fight back.
1
14
51
751
The CHARLIE Act, named after deceased Turning Point USA leader Charlie Kirk, would prohibit federal education funds from supporting instruction or programming deemed to promote “gender ideology” or “discriminatory equity ideology.”
Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4uv2Q1k
7
10
43
1,043
"We're not Christian nationalists."
Also: "Welcome to the Christian Lawmakers family."
Jun 7
Great to welcome @SenTedCruz to the @ChristLawmakers family. Senator Cruz is now the NACL Chair for the U.S. Senate.🇺🇸🦅
7
33
95
3,191
For decades, the Establishment Clause protected Americans from government-funded religion.
Colorado may be the next major test of whether church-state separation survives the Court's Christian nationalist jurisprudence.
newrepublic.com/article/2115…
3
8
37
728
Even Glenn Beck is starting to get it...
Now apply that principle: Stop helping Christian nationalists use government to impose their religion on everyone else.
State-church separation protects us all.
Jun 8
Last night, I got a call from President Trump. During the call, I asked about how the Pentagon had reclassified my faith. He said he would look into it. This morning, he told me it had been fixed. Thank you, President Trump.
We can disagree on whether "Mormons are Christian." That's not what disturbed me about this. I don't want the GOVERNMENT classifying religions. That creates a dangerous tool that shouldn't be in the hands of ANY government.
I don't believe that was Hegseth's goal. But what happens if the power shifts and the "Jesus was nonbinary" camp takes over? Will they recategorize conservative Christians? The Biden administration already tried to link Catholicism to domestic terror.
If that possibility troubles you, then you understand my problem with this whole thing. I don't want the government to declare me a Christian. I want them to stay out of it.
4
20
95
2,671
We filed a FOIA request about this and several other policy changes in January.
We're expecting to receive them in August.
ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-…
Jun 8
Oooh. @AmericanAtheist has filed a FOIA request to learn how Pete Hegseth decided to cull the list of religious labels in the military.
atheists.org/news/federal-po…
1
35
119
3,271
FFRF retweeted
The Christian nationalist megachurch Mercy Culture is hoping to "unseat the demonic principality" of Pride Month by getting the federal government to designate June as Life Month. peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch…
18
18
51
7,749
And when the categories are wrong, the conclusions drawn from the data will be wrong too.
If you're going to ask service members about their religious affiliation, the least you can do is use categories that reflect how people actually identify.
Jun 8
This list is still a problem.
It separates non-denominational Christians from evangelicals.
It lumps together atheists and “Nones” who believe in a higher power.
It combines a BUNCH of smaller religions into “Other.”
The 2017 list was better. This is just ignorant.
4
8
39
1,977
Don't miss tonight's installment of the Great American Freethought Songbook!
Join us live on YouTube (7:00 CST) as Dan and Darcie play the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.
Watch live ➡️ ffrf.us/3v76KEY
1
2
14
603
FFRF retweeted
“Like a teenager with a new car, states are trying to figure out how far and fast they can go."
With the Supreme Court rapidly changing its views on religion in public school, policymakers are pushing the limits
@laurameckler @laurenmlumpkin
washingtonpost.com/education…
8
10
1,116
We are atheists and appreciate you calling this out.
Jun 7
I'm not an atheist, but the lane switching here is quite clearly on the part of the person pretending God commanding genocide & explicitly calling for the murder of innocent children & even babies is a non-evil way to stop evil. Good lord is your worldview depraved.
2
8
82
1,724