Nothing says “Christian love” quite like a pastor cheering on public executions. These are the same people who insist we need religion to have morality.

If we had the choice between torturing someone for eternity over their beliefs or simply not doing that, we’d choose not to. But what do we know? We’re just evil heathens, not the infinitely loving and merciful Jesus.

FTFY: Men and women are equal in value. Full stop. “Distinct roles” is just a religiously motivated excuse to dress up sexism as divine design.

America is not a Christian nation or a Muslim nation. It’s a secular republic where freedom of religion means freedom for everyone, including the freedom to reject religion entirely. No religion gets to claim ownership of our government.

Apparently, invoking God in government is only worthy of mockery when it’s someone else’s God. How about we keep religion out of government altogether and elect leaders focused on moving our country forward, not dragging us backward with religious zealotry?

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 9h ago

Trump: We will kill everyone. We will kill everyone. Praise to Allah

The easiest way to avoid Satanic invocations at city council meetings is to stop government-sponsored prayer altogether. Government meetings should be about serving the public, not promoting religion.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 16h ago

Christian Nationalists in Battle Ground, Washington wanted prayers before city council meetings. They probably assumed only Christians would volunteer. The first person to sign up was a Satanist. You truly love to see it. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-city-ove...

Young people aren’t just rejecting organized religion. That’s an encouraging sign for a generation growing up with unprecedented access to information, science, and diverse perspectives.

This is deeply ominous, especially coming from an administration that has already shown how far it is willing to go to undermine constitutional protections and the separation of church and state.

Christian Nightmares@christiannightmare.bsky.social · 3d ago

WATCH: Trump Promises ‘Big Surprises’ From Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought Before Midterms christiannightmares.substack.com/p/trump-prom...

If Christianity were actually proven true, most atheists would change their minds. But acknowledging that a god exists is very different from deciding that god deserves worship. Belief and submission are two very different things.

This is exactly why government meetings shouldn't begin with prayer. Religious freedom means accepting that others have beliefs you don't share, not demanding special treatment whenever Christianity isn't the center of attention.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2d ago

A Satanist recently gave an invocation in Ottumwa, Iowa that ended with "Hail Satan." A pastor then asked the council to "reverse the curse." The mayor capitulated. What a mess. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/satanic-in...

We need to force kids to read “Thou shalt not kill” on their classroom walls, then livestream the government killing someone on their screens. Apparently, that’s what Christian values look like under Pete Hegseth.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2d ago

Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.

Christians have somehow convinced themselves that publicly proclaiming their faith, while being praised by millions of other Christians for doing so, is an act of extraordinary courage. Being a Christian in America is not exactly a bold act of rebellion.

You can investigate the truth claims of every religion. Christianity isn’t special. Apply the same standards of evidence to Christianity that Christians apply to every other religion, and it fares no better. Also, we investigated. Turns out it’s not true. Sorry!

This is exactly why we oppose prayer at city council meetings. Everyone supports government prayer until it’s a religion they don’t like. Government should represent everyone, not privilege one religion over another.

When your worldview is built on bigotry rather than reason, this is the natural result. You start with prejudice, work backward to justify it, and call the conclusion God’s will.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 3d ago

Dale Partridge's position on interracial marriage: ✅Acceptable when he does it ❌ Unacceptable if his daughter marries a Black man The racism is vile. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-pastor-i...

We probably should have ensured that crazy theocrats like Hegseth never got control over a country’s nuclear arsenal, either.

There are countless explanations for separate instances of people doing terrible things. “Demonic spirits” aren't a thing. And why single out women? Misogyny seems to be doing more work here than any demon.

Christian nationalism is many things, but perhaps its most consistent feature is being unbearably cringe.

Public schools should not indoctrinate students, discriminate against families who don’t share their beliefs, or force taxpayers to fund religion. They must remain secular and open to all.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 4d ago

Conservatives failed to create a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. They're now using a proposed Jewish school to revive the same scheme. And a federal judge just gave them the green light to proceed. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/federal-ju...

FUN FACT: The Bible doesn't say *anything* about abortion. Ever. Well, except for the time God provides a handy recipe for a magic potion to induce an involuntary one. Numbers 5:11-31

This is wild even by Fox News standards. Apparently Jesus died for your sins, rose from the dead, and never skipped leg day.

Christian Nightmares@christiannightmare.bsky.social · 6d ago

"Talk about testosterone!" Apparently, this guy met Manly MAGA Jesus in Heaven...

Nothing says “independent judiciary” like keynoting an event organized by someone who wants a “biblical worldview” test for Supreme Court justices and is publicly promoting you for the job.

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 6d ago

Judge James Ho is keynoting an event organized by a guy who wants to impose a "biblical worldview" test on the Supreme Court -- and has endorsed Ho as a future justice www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...

The President should not be using taxpayer funds for self-serving ads during midterms season, much less ads that depict him as a divinely-chosen leader. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4zhhJqE

We dealt with Jim Bakker’s religious grift more than once over the years. His legacy is a reminder of how easily religion can be weaponized to exploit people’s faith, fear and trust for profit.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 5d ago

Jim Bakker is dead at 86. His legacy? Fraud, fake cures, giant apocalypse-fueled food buckets, and decades spent turning Christian fear into personal wealth. His ministry was never about saving souls. It was about converting fear into cash. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/jim-bakker...

There have to be hundreds of people willing to claim they visited Heaven for 15 minutes of fame and a book deal. How does Fox decide which completely unverifiable story deserves airtime? Best description of Jesus? Most marketable hallucination? Random drawing?

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 5d ago

Gabe Poirot says he spent 18 days in Heaven and met a Jesus who was six feet tall, made of fire, and overflowing with testosterone. Fox treated this as news. There's no evidence of this. Just a deeply manipulative story and a book to promote. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christia...

This anti-abortion lawsuit is a religious crusade seeking to impose the dogma of the few on the rights of the many. Read more ➡️ ffrf.us/4hF4kmB

Atheists don’t hate God. We don’t think he exists. We advocate for thinking freely and following your own beliefs. It’s the religious authoritarians who claim to know exactly what God demands, then try to impose those demands on everyone else. Who’s playing God again?

Journalist and science communicator Cara Louise Santa Maria was baptized as a Latter-day Saint at age 8 but by age 15 had left the church and started identifying as an atheist. More #HispanicHeritageMonth freethinkers ➡️ ffrf.us/4d3S5wZ

Evangelicals are basically Star Wars original-trilogy purists: stick to the source material. Catholics built an entire extended universe with extra lore, characters, traditions, and canon. Same franchise. Very different fandoms.

The First Commandment literally orders students: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” The state has no right to tell children how many gods to worship, which gods to worship, or whether to worship any at all.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 6d ago

A Texas judge has ordered Galveston ISD to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The district said the posters were unconstitutional and harmful. They resisted until now. Ken Paxton didn’t care. Forced Christianity is the point. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-judg...