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Trump’s International Religious Freedom Order shows he doesn’t understand religious freedom
As the world burns and protests mount, President Trump is increasingly turning to religious distractions. He got peaceful citizens tear-gassed so that he could have a photo taken of …
Peaceful protesters terrorized for sake of Trump church photo-op
Talk about theocratically clearing the stage. About 6:30 p.m. last night, without any warning, federal officers dispersed rubber bullets and tear gas into a crowd of peaceful protesters in Lafayette …
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Justice and healing needed to halt America’s poisonous racism
“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: Indifference makes one blind.” —James Baldwin We have all watched the horrifying video documenting a helpless African-American’s life being snuffed out by a …
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‘Hallelujah!’ Supreme Court rejects church challenge to shutdown
May we say “Hallelujah”? Reason has prevailed — for now — at the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to church litigation against protective pandemic shutdown orders. In a 5-4 …
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SNL alum Julia Sweeney on season’s last “Freethought Matters” this Sunday
Catch up with actress, comedian and playwright Julia Sweeney, who is interviewed this Sunday on Freedom From Religion Foundation’s last “Freethought Matters” TV show of the season. “Saturday Night Live” …
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Calling churches “essential,” Trump crosses line, endangers lives . . . again
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out the White House for demanding that churches must “reopen” and for threatening to “override the governors” who continue shutdowns affecting churches. Late …
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Freethinking power couple on “Freethought Matters” this Sunday
You can watch a globally famous intellectual power couple — Steve Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein — interviewed this Sunday on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s weekly “Freethought Matters” TV …
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Ignorant churches file lawsuits nationwide against COVID-19 closures
Litigious churches and churchgoers — mostly of the evangelical persuasion — have filed legal challenges against stay-at-home orders in at least 19 states. Shockingly, the Justice Department is intervening on …
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FFRF opposes ideologue’s nomination to appeals court
The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly opposes the nomination of another unqualified political ideologue, Cory Wilson, to a lifetime seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Wilson is …
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