Vice President Mike Pence is coming to the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to speak at a noon-1 p.m. event in the rotunda to celebrate “National School Choice Week.” This provides the perfect opportunity for Wisconsin FFRF’ers to call attention to the problems with governmental promotion and subsidy of religion. FFRF is encouraging those who oppose religious vouchers and support secular public education to protest. We encourage you to bring signs supporting state/church separation or freethought (to make sure you aren’t mistaken for a voucher supporter)! The voucher proponents have nabbed every quadrant outside of the Capitol, so they will be out in full force.

We invite you to meet at the State Street entrance of the Capitol no later than 11:45 a.m. and look for FFRF signs and banners. FFRF will pass out some FFRF decals to wear and plan to provide some extra signage. (Depending on where the action is, we may later move venue.)

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA. The event is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Secular Humanists and Secular Students at Iowa. This event is free and open to the public.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Monday, January 27 at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. Sponsored by the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers, the talk will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Sussman Theater in the Olmstead Center, 2875 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311. The presentation will be followed by a book signing, and time for Q&A.

Copies of Andrew's book should be pre-ordered for $25 prior to the event, and can be picked-up at the venue. For cash or check pre-orders, please contact Jason Bennell via email at [email protected]. To pre-order with a credit card, please visit FFRF's online shop and add "Des Moines pre-order" in the NOTES field at check-out, or call 800-335-4021 to order by phone, 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. This event is free and open to the public.

Dan Barker will talk about "The Battle of Church and State" for Houston Oasis on Sunday, January 26 at 10:30 am. The event will take place in the Baker Ripley Gulfton Sharpstown Campus, 6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX. Contact: Lew Kana.

The Chicago Humanists present a conversation with FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel, and Friendly Atheist Hemant Mehta. Seidel and Mehta will focus on the rise of Christian Nationalism and Seidel's book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, January 23 at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library, in downtown Chicago, Ill. Every attendee will receive a signed hardcover book with compliments of the Chicago Humanists. Andrew Seidel will sign books from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. The talk starts at 7:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event, please register in advance to get your ticket for a donation of your choice. Tickets are available here. Contact the Chicago Humanists with any questions. SOLD OUT.

Sponsored by the Arkansas Freethinkers, FFRF Senior Counsel Patrick Elliott  will discuss “The Theocrats’ Playbook” on Sunday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1818 Reservoir Road, Little Rock, AR 72227. Patrick will discuss his years of work at FFRF including his work representing ASF in the battle against the Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds. He will also share insights into the tactics used by officials who seek to inject religion into government, and suggestions (not commandments!) for how to help protect the separation of church and state. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to RSVP, please visit the Arkansas Freethinkers events page. 

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, January 16, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, and the UNO Political Science department, the talk will start at 7:00 p.m. in Room 407 of the Earl K. Long Library on the University of New Orleans campus, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148. The presentation will be followed by refreshments and a book signing at 8:00 p.m., including time for Q&A. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free and open to the public, parking on campus is free after 6:00 p.m. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

FFRF co-president Dan Barker will be in Sacramento at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 14, for “Judy’s Outrageous Interviews featuring Dan Barker, Piano and Pizza,” hosted by Judy Saint of the Greater Sacramento Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The event will take place at the Reason Center, 1824 Tribute Rd, Suite A. Contact [email protected].

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will talk about his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, November 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is hosted by the Campus Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists and will be held at the University of Minnesota Molecular and Cellular Biology building (MCB) room 2-122. 420 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN, 55455.  Andrew's talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. This event is free and open to the public.

Women of Color Beyond Belief Conference: Activism, Feminism, and Secularism in ACTION! Presented by Black Nonbelievers, Black Skeptics Group, and the Women’s Leadership Project, this will be the first national secular forum exclusively focused on the perspectives and work of women of color atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and skeptics. This event will take place October 4th through the 6th at the Marriott Midway Hotel located at 6520 S. Cicero Avenue in Chicago, IL. More information and registration details are available here. 

FFRF co-president Dan Barker will speak about "Losing Faith in Faith" (his preacher-to-atheist story) at the University of Colorado-Boulder at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 2. The event, sponsored by the Secular Students and Skeptics Society at University of Colorado At Boulder, will take place in Eaton Humanities (1610 Pleasant St.) Room 245. Contact by email.

FFRF co-president Dan Barker will talk to the Secular Humanist Alliance (a chapter of the Secular Student Alliance) at East Tennessee State University on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 pm in the Ball Hall Auditorium (232 Sherrod Drive, Johnson City). See announcement. Contact Assistant Director of Student Activities Carter Warden.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will present at the Kentucky Freethought Convention 2019 on September 21. Andrew will speak on a legal panel in the morning and discuss his new book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American in the afternoon. The event is sponsored by the Kentucky Secular Society, the Humanist Forum of Central Kentucky, and other organizations and will be held at the Lexington Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507. Registration is required. More details to follow.

C-SPAN2 BookTV will be airing FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel’s recent debate “Does America Have a Christian Founding?” this Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The debate took place last week against George Fox University Professor Mark David Hall at the University of Louisville McConnell Center and examined the role of religion in America’s founding, as well as its role in American government today. This is a great opportunity to hear Seidel — whose new book is The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American — correct the record on Christian nationalist propaganda about America’s so-called religious founding. Tune in this Saturday at 7:30 ET!

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will debate George Fox University politics professor Mark David Hall on the topic "Did America Have a Christian Founding?" This scholarly debate will examine the role of religion in America's founding, as well as its role in American government today. The debate will take place on September 11 at 6-7:30 p.m. in the Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville, 2301 S 3rd St, Louisville, Kentucky 40208. Free and open to the public.

FFRF's co-president Dan Barker will talk about "Libre Albedrío Explicado" (Free Will Explained) to the Secular Humanist Association of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez at 5:00 pm on Monday, September 9 in the Anfiteatro Figueroa Chapel UPRM. Contact Cecilia Pagán (student organizer) or Eva Quiñones (with Humanists of Puerto Rico).

FFRF co-president Dan Barker will speak at the Asamblea of the Secular Humanists of Puerto Rico (Humanistas Seculares de Puerto Rico), which will take place from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 8, at the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas (808 Avenida Ponce de León) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Other speakers include David Tamayo of Hispanic American Freethinkers, Mandisa Thomas of Black Nonbelievers, and comedian Oscar Navarro. Contact Eva Quiñones, or call (787) 717-1127.

FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss, field questions about, and sign his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Saturday, September 7 at 2-4 p.m. The event will be held at the Secular Hub, 3100 Downing St, Denver, Colorado 80205. Free and open to the public.

FFRF constitutional attorney Sam Grover will speak in North Carolina on Monday, September 2 at an event co-sponsored by North State Humanists and Humanists of Lake Norman. This Labor Day event will focus on how to push back against the assault on the First Amendment. This Labor Day event will focus on how to push back against the assault on the First Amendment. The event will take place at Redds on Union, 846 Union St. S., Concord, N.C. 28025. Socializing, networking and registration will begin at 9 a.m. Registration is required. Pre-registration is $25 per person until August 2. Regular registration after August 2 and at the door is $35 per person. For questions, contact [email protected].