The media are covering our strenuous strivings in waves — and we at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are lapping it up. A reporter at Reuters took due note of our legal brief filed in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case when the Supreme Court announced its lamentable decision. “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor […]| Freethought Now
June 21, World Humanist Day, is a time when people of goodwill around the globe transcend sectarian and national differences to put human values above dogma, ideology and superstition.| Freethought Now
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have had a whole lotta legal shaking going on (with apologies to Jerry Lee Lewis). We sued twice in the past week as part of broader coalitions to protect the First Amendment — garnering national attention in the process. “Seven Arkansas families have filed a federal lawsuit to […]| Freethought Now
“Women are going to die” because of the Trump administration’s latest action on abortion, correctly asserts former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Showing that the anti-abortion movement is ready to sacrifice pregnant women’s lives in its zealous quest to grant fetuses legal personhood is the Trump administration’s recent cruel decision to rescind federal guidelines to hospitals […]| Freethought Now
The Southern Baptist Convention's push to overturn marriage equality and prosecute women who seek abortions highlights its growing influence despite a decline in membership. This blog explores the dangers of Christian nationalism and advocates for a more inclusive, progressive society, encouraging action through protests and future elections.| Freethought Now
Photo from Garry Knight Jesus was an inclusive fellow. So insists He Gets Us, the organization that has spent millions of dollars on Super Bowl ad campaigns designed to modernize the perception of Christianity. The idea is to convince folks that Christianity is for everyone — no matter color, class or other dividing factors. And […]| Freethought Now
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation seem to be making a habit of being in the spotlight. When we denounced the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Catholic entities exemption from paying unemployment tax, Reuters quoted our Legal Director Patrick Elliott. And CNN cited statistics from a friend-of-the-court brief we filed in the case, among other major coverage. […]| Freethought Now
I’ve had a lot on my mind heading into Pride Month 2025, and sadly, though unsurprisingly, not all of it has been positive. The number of anti-trans bills introduced nationwide this year reached a record-shattering 914 at the time of writing (the previous record was 701 in 2024). The new federal budget received an 11th […]| Freethought Now
“He’s on a mission from God & nothing can stop what is coming.” So reads the infamous meme that President Trump recently shared on his social media site. The notorious Pepe the frog cartoon figure, which the alt-right has appropriated as an overt antisemitic dog whistle, is lurking in this image showing Trump walking down […]| Freethought Now
