FFRF Action Fund
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The FFRF Action Fund was established in 2022 as a 501(c)(4) affiliate to the Freedom From Religion Foundation which has been fighting for the rights of nonbelievers and defending the constitutional principle of separation between state & church since 1978
Will you also protect Tennessee from dragons, vampires and the Loch Ness Monster? Seems pretty easy to make campaign promises about threats that don’t exist.
We name Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as our “Secularist of the Week” for his stellar defense of the U.S. Constitution — including his shoutout to the nonreligious. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4BzoDJZ
Our “Theocrats of the Week” are the 12 Catholic bishops who recently prayed over President Trump in the Oval Office. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/3UXslMX
We salute the American Atheists’ Colorado Secular Advocacy Team as our “Secularist of the Week” for ensuring that Colorado parolees can opt for secular recovery. Learn more ➡️ ffrf.us/4hYh5Zu
Christian nationalist activist Mark Meckler is our “Theocrat of the Week” for bragging about hypothetically resorting to violence to disrupt a satanic invocation. Learn more ➡️ ffrf.us/4dY9ckp
Darren Bailey wants to be governor of Illinois but sees no problem with textbooks teaching girls to submit to men. Christian nationalism isn’t just about imposing religion on everyone. It’s about enforcing a social hierarchy where women know their place.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2w agoWhoa... In an interview, @markmaxwelltv.bsky.social asked IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey about the patriarchal textbooks at his Christian school. Bailey saw no problem with them. Then his staffer told Mark to wrap up the interview.
At the advocacy workshop for secular lobbying at #ffrfcon26 attorney and school board member Ryan Jayne gave some great advice: "If you know a representative is going to be on your side for an issue, come with a second ask!" ffrf.us/3U0AOyw
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David Barton has built a career rewriting American history to advance Christian nationalism. When a candidate for governor calls Barton “foundational” to his political journey, that should be where the journey ends.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 3w agoYiiiiikes. Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey says right-wing Christian pseudo-historian David Barton has been "foundational" in his political journey.
The FFRF Action Fund names as its “Theocrat of the Week” a Christian school board member who voted against a class trip to a “satanic witch museum.” Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4j2y11P
The FFRF Action Fund names Rev. Jim Rigby (the pastor of Texas state Rep. James Talarico) its “Secularist of the Week” for his open celebration of his work with nontheists. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4zdhYDf
We're partnering with the Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund to help grow a pro-science, pro-secular majority in the Pennsylvania state House and make the first viable push in decades to flip the state Senate in the general election. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4iXGmnA
“Radical Islam, illegal aliens, and furry pilots.” When you have policy arguments, apparently you just start drawing words from the Fox News panic hat.
The FFRF Action Fund salutes Pennsylvania state Rep. @chrisrabb.com as its “Secularist of the Week” for spearheading legislation designed to protect religious neutrality in schools. Read more ➡️ #[ffrf.us/3VwkNRa
The FFRF Action Fund names Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins as its “Theocrat of the Week” for her Christian nationalist remarks at the recent Republican National Convention. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4AFClKX
We joined the National Women's Law Center and 30+ other organizations in raising concerns to the Senate about Trump's recent judicial nominees — many of whom have significant anti-choice, anti-voter track records. ffrf.us/4yd9UCc
30+ Organizations Raise Concerns About the Anti-Abortion and Anti-Voting Rights Records of President Trump's Recent Judicial Nominees - National Women's Law Center
We, the undersigned 33 reproductive freedom, civil rights, healthcare, and public interest organizations, write to express our strong concerns regarding President Trump’s continued pattern of selecting judicial nominees who have undermined reproductive freedoms and subverted voting rights.
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Hemant Mehta, better known to readers as the Friendly Atheist, is our Secularist of the Week. This month, Hemant published his latest annual compilation of openly nonreligious candidates seeking state and federal office in 2026. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4y2Z2a7
The FFRF Action Fund’s “Theocrat of the Week” is Dallas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress for his dubious intervention at the recent Republican midterm convention. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/3SPnRqQ
We are opposing President Trump’s nomination of an evangelist scion and bigot as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4yElmXo
The FFRF Action Fund salutes progressive British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan as its “Secularist of the Week” for his recent forceful defense of state/church separation. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/3VpdL0q
The FFRF Action Fund names Vice President JD Vance its “Theocrat of the Week” for his disturbing “end times” remarks and claims that he is doing “God’s work.” Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4cEoKcr
People like this are voting. Make sure you are, too. No religious group owns America. Vote to protect our Constitution, the separation of church and state, and the rights of every American.
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 2mo agoMAGA pastor Hank Kunneman bellows that Christians must vote the midterms: "I am not going to let uncircumcised, uncovenanted people try to steal this nation that was dedicated to Jesus Christ."
Nonreligious Americans are increasingly represented on the ballot and in public office. This November, learn about the candidates running in your community, make a plan to vote and make your voice heard. Representation matters. So does showing up.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2mo agoThink openly non-religious politicians can’t get elected to state or federal office? More than 70 are running for re-election to their state legislatures. Nearly 200 "Nones" overall will be on the ballot this November. Check out the full list! www.friendlyatheist.com/p/here-are-t...
The FFRF Action Fund salutes the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas as its “Secularist of the Week” for helping obtain a recent free speech win for drag artists in Texas. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/3UBb7oa
The FFRF Action Fund names a Justice Department unit its “Theocrat of the Week” for advancing unfounded accusations of the Biden administration’s supposed anti-Catholic bias. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4gLqkdx
Democracy will not save itself. Courts matter. Elections matter. But there is no cavalry coming to rescue us. The power to defend our democracy belongs to all of us. Organize. Speak out. Show up. Vote. Fight like our democracy depends on it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/o...
Opinion | Our Democracy Is at Stake. Stop Waiting for a Savior. (Gift Article)
The greatest power we have is our own.
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The FFRF Action Fund is naming “Christian Crusaders” Jake Lang and MAGA Pastor Lorenzo Sewell our Theocrats of the Week for wrapping anti-Muslim bigotry in Christian nationalism. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/3T0nqd6
The FFRF Action Fund is proud to name culture critic, podcaster and musician Monte Mader as its Secularist of the Week for using her firsthand experience to expose religious extremism. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4A2e0yH
Sens. Lankford and Grassley earlier this month introduced a bill that would guarantee military chaplains the right to conduct public worship, counsel, teach, preach, minister and pray according to their “sincerely held” religious beliefs. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/46itQqZ
Some of our staff members with @govevers.wisconsin.gov at last week's @ppawi.org event! Reproductive healthcare is at the top of the Christian nationalist chopping block. That's why we stand proudly with Planned Parenthood and its affiliates.
