Freethought-Now We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are storming ahead in our work for the First Amendment even with the uncertain weather around all of us. Our criticism of the Trump administration’s recently announced massive giveaway to religious entities for their work abroad has garnered national attention. “The Freedom from Religion Foundation called the…

Freethought-Now Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash As a former public school teacher and a father of elementary-age children in a red state, I share James Traub’s concern in the New York Times about declining literacy. I want my kids to read books that challenge them, to learn about history, and to engage with big ideas. None of…

Freethought-Now President Trump’s recent executive order to space out the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine may sound benign at first glance. But it is only his latest interference with medical vaccination policies that will gravely harm public health. First of all, mumps, measles and rubella aren’t even currently available as individual shots. But even if Trump’s…

Freethought-Now We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation revel in defending the secular U.S. Constitution — and even more so when our efforts get good publicity! FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence was invited to write an op-ed for the Kansas City Star to highlight a recent notable victory of ours in Missouri regarding a Christian…

Freethought-Now It’s a bit of a marvel how much attention our activities at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have been receiving from all over. The office of Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., issued a celebratory press release acknowledging our role in organizing the recent Congressional Reason Reception on Capitol Hill. “Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Jared…

Freethought-Now Justice Neil Gorsuch recently said something the Freedom From Religion Foundation has documented for decades: The United States was not founded as a Christian nation. That’s encouraging. The problem is that many of Gorsuch’s own Supreme Court opinions have helped empower the very Christian nationalist movement he now says misunderstands America’s founding. In a…

Freethought-Now It may be the time of year when many are in vacation mode, but we here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are nevertheless toiling to defend our Constitution. We helped organize a major secular event in the nation’s capital. Members of Congress, national secular leaders and advocates joined together in a Capitol Hill reception room…

Freethought-Now The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been busy this week protecting students from religious coercion, pushing back against government-sponsored Christianity and keeping the spotlight on Christian nationalism’s latest attempts to rewrite both history and the law. We’ve also got new episodes, fresh media coverage, a secularist rock star and reminders about two ways to…

Freethought-Now With the Fourth of July now in our rearview mirror and summer hitting full stride, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is not slowing down, despite the heat. In fact, FFRF is putting the heat on those who push a Christian nationalist agenda in the public realm. Here’s a look at some of the things…

Freethought-Now Following a numbing week of speeches viciously denouncing “the godless,” President Trump, during his July 4 address in the nation’s stormy capital, made the laughable mistake of mixing up the Declaration of Independence with . . . the Book of Genesis! “And as our Declaration of Independence tells us, we are all made in…