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Georgimus Prime"This week, we report that Christian nationalism is on full display at all levels of government. After covering national state/church news, FFRF Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne tells us about the many bills, good and bad, that FFRF's Action Fund is tracking in the states (and Puerto Rico). Then, George Mbuagbaw, acting president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, tells us about the many nonbelievers in that part of West Africa." <a href="https://ffrf.libsyn.com/freethought-in-nigeria" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrf.libsyn.com/freethought-in-nigeria</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanistAssociationOfNigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanistAssociationOfNigeria</a>

Maggie MaybeIf I have $ to donate I give it to <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> because they actually fight for our rights, unlike the Dems who just tell us to vote harder.<a href="https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-denounces-west-virginias-attempt-to-enshrine-christian-nationalism-into-state-constitution/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-denounces-west-virginias-attempt-to-enshrine-christian-nationalism-into-state-constitution/</a>

NonilexThe answer appears to be yes. People have stopped leaving churches en masse, per a new study released by Pew Research. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a>’s secularization is on pause for now, likely because of the pandemic & the country’s sustained spirituality. Most Americans — 92% of adults — say they hold one or more spiritual beliefs that Pew asked about:[I don’t 🤷🏼‍♀️ according to their questionnaire. That tracks.] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a>

Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> Theocrat of the Week: Donald Trump <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#christofascism</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheism</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChristianExtremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianExtremism</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChurchAndState</a> <a href="https://ffrfaction.org/trump-named-ffrf-action-funds-theocrat-of-the-week-if-not-decade/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrfaction.org/trump-named-ffrf-action-funds-theocrat-of-the-week-if-not-decade/</a>

House Panther :verified_paw:I really like the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Here's their article on RFK Jr. <a href="https://goblackcat.social/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a>.<a href="https://ffrf.org/news/releases/watch-out-fanatical-rfk-jr-is-national-health-disaster-waiting-to-happen/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrf.org/news/releases/watch-out-fanatical-rfk-jr-is-national-health-disaster-waiting-to-happen/</a>

The Wild Hunt NewsThree bills introduced in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly appear to herald additional legislation supporting a Christian Nationalist agenda, including one that declares the "Kingship of Jesus Christ"<a href="https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/north-dakota-bills-promote-christian-nationalist-agenda-and-declare-the-kingship-of-jesus-christ.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/north-dakota-bills-promote-christian-nationalist-agenda-and-declare-the-kingship-of-jesus-christ.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianNationalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northdakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#northdakota</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianhegemony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#christianhegemony</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tencommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tencommandments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intelligentdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intelligentdesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a>

Nonilex“Since court rulings are not laws & only legislatures elected by the people may pass laws, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obergefell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Obergefell</a> is an illegitimate overreach,” the resolution reads. It continues: “The Idaho Legislature calls upon the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse Obergefell & restore the *natural* definition of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marriage</a>, a union of one man & one woman” [tell that to the Mormons]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evangelism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evangelism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewApostolicReformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAR</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a>

JL Johnson :veri_mast:For folks upset by the encroachment of religion into government: Check out Freedom From Religion Foundation, or FFRF. Become a member, or get involved.It’s a small nonprofit that is constantly challenging encroachments of separation of church and state. Their newsletter is always a welcomed read where, among other things they highlight their various successes. Here’s a sample. EDIT: Corrected a stupid typo 🤪<a href="https://vmst.io/tags/FreedomFromReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomFromReligion</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfChurchAndState</a>

NonilexThe closely watched case tests how far <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> is willing to go in a…steady expansion in the use of tax dollars to support parochial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> & a push by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> in recent terms to enlarge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a>’s role in the public sphere.  The court has already allowed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> of vouchers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religious</a> private <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>. Backers say allowing funding for religious charter schools, which parents also opt into, is the *logical* next step.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSchools</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAR</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> to weigh whether states can allow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religious</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSchools</a>  The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> agreed Friday to consider whether the state of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oklahoma</a> may fund a proposed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Catholic</a> charter school, a blockbuster case that could redraw the line between <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChurchAndState</a> by allowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> to establish & directly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fund</a> religious schools for the first time.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivistCourt</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewApostolicReformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAR</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/01/24/supreme-court-public-religious-charter-school/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/01/24/supreme-court-public-religious-charter-school/</a>

Major Hayden 🤠Today felt like a good day to renew my membership to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. <a href="https://social.lol/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a>

NonilexJFCThe Battle Hymn of the RepublicFor the record:aka "Glory Hallelujah" the song links the Union with God's vengeance at the Day of Judgment (through allusions to biblical passages such as Isaiah 63:1–6, Revelation 19 and Revelation 14:14–19). [via wiki <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic?wprov=sfti1#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic?wprov=sfti1#</a>]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inauguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inauguration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfChurchAndState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChristianEvangelism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristianEvangelism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewApostolicReformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAR</a>

Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:A Democratic House lawmaker has taken on a job as a regional government affairs manager for a nonprofit organization focused on the separation of church and state. In addition to serving as a state representative, Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, announced Wednesday that he will also work for the Freedom From Religion Foundation. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/01/08/oklahoma-house-lawmaker-takes-on-second-role-as-government-affairs-manager/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/01/08/oklahoma-house-lawmaker-takes-on-second-role-as-government-affairs-manager/</a>

Dragon-sided DAs a member of the reality-based community, I am continually *appalled* at the faith-based community.I *strongly* oppose any mission "to renew a consensus of America as a nation under God"Keep your childish delusions personal; don't force them on us adults.<a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/TrumpCabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpCabinet</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedom</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://ffrf.quorum.us/campaign/105348/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrf.quorum.us/campaign/105348/</a>

Alexf24The FFRF screwed up. Shame on them!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ABGGPmWyOg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ABGGPmWyOg</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>

Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:This week on Freedom From Religion Foundation's "Freethought Matters" Alex Aronson discusses corruption on the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a>. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atheism</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2z_wbwvraU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2z_wbwvraU</a>

Maggie Maybe<a href="https://universeodon.com/@tomcapuder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tomcapuder</a> This guy sucks though. He was mad that trans people exist and he threw a tantrum in the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> newsletter and when they retracted it he quit. He’s a bigot.<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/30/richard-dawkins-quits-atheism-foundation-over-trans-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/30/richard-dawkins-quits-atheism-foundation-over-trans-rights/</a>

Maggie MaybeI am a member of this organization, I have sent them $, when you read about successful Satanic Temple lawsuits it’s usually the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a> who fights those battles and wins.But this is weird AF. How do you acknowledge 3% of your employees are against civil rights for specific Americans? How is this something they know about and they’re ok with it? This makes me sad, but at least they took down the bigot’s blog post. (Also does dropping the “IA” mean in that paragraph?)From the link: “We are proud to have a diverse staff and membership, 13 percent of whom identify as <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> and 97 percent support civil rights for the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> community — far more than the general population.”Freedom From Religion Foundation supports LGBTQIA-plus rights — Freedom From Religion Foundation <a href="https://ffrf.org/news/releases/freedom-from-religion-foundation-supports-lgbtqia-plus-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ffrf.org/news/releases/freedom-from-religion-foundation-supports-lgbtqia-plus-rights/</a>

NonilexHappy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Solstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solstice</a> folks. I’m what’s called a “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonbeliever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonbeliever</a>” card carrying member of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ffrf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ffrf</a>; so I recognize this time of year as a time of holidaze fully appropriated from pagan / aka indigenous peoples’ beliefs based completely upon the stars. So, like I said,<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HappySolstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HappySolstice</a> I’m also NOT an evangelist, even of the scientific sort. Therefore if you are a believer, I wish you health & happiness as much as anyone. ❄️💋❄️

Maggie MaybeThis is a boss move by the Belgians. Badass.“Record number of Belgians request Catholic disaffiliation” <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/record-number-of-belgians-request" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/record-number-of-belgians-request</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FFRF</a>

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