Best thing Haley Stevens did was burn up tens of millions of AIPAC dollars. Well done.

Let’s goooo! Lead counsel for the plaintiffs says that despite the women’s different religious beliefs they all want the same thing: “for their children to attend school without being compelled to display a message that conflicts with their faith.” ✊

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 4h ago

Texas Republicans are forcing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Three moms are now fighting back using the state’s own religious freedom and parental rights laws. You love to see it. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/three-texa...

Texas Republicans are forcing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Three moms are now fighting back using the state’s own religious freedom and parental rights laws. You love to see it. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/three-texa...

Three Texas moms cite "religious freedom" to strike down state's Ten Commandments law

The Houston parents say mandatory Christian displays violate the very protections Texas Republicans claim to champion

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Don’t say we didn’t warn you: Once religious schools accept taxpayer funding, politicians will use those public dollars to dictate their theology. The wall between church and state doesn’t threaten religion. It protects religion from government control, too.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · yesterday

Florida AG James Uthmeier is threatening Catholic school voucher funding unless they weaken their vaccine rules. Because nothing says "religious liberty" like holding money hostage until Catholic bishops accept the government’s theology. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-ag...

Florida AG James Uthmeier is threatening Catholic school voucher funding unless they weaken their vaccine rules. Because nothing says "religious liberty" like holding money hostage until Catholic bishops accept the government’s theology. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/florida-ag...

Florida AG threatens to defund Catholic schools unless they loosen vaccination rules

James Uthmeier is leveraging taxpayer money to force his anti-vaccine beliefs on Catholic schools, which refuse to offer religious exemptions for required shots

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Missouri Republicans threatened to defund a library over two children’s books—one about a rainbow dinosaur, one about a fabulous wig. The official leading the charge admitted he hadn’t read them. The manufactured outrage is the whole point. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/missouri-r...

Missouri Republicans threaten to defund library over books about a rainbow dinosaur and a wig

Republicans targeted Columbia Public Library’s wholesome “Rainbow Story Time” despite finding nothing inappropriate inside the beloved books

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In case anyone is wondering why a woman might offer to cook dinner for her abuser… it might be to keep herself and her child alive.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

Calling it now: within 48 hours this will become another lawsuit claiming “Christian persecution.”

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 4d ago

"Sky evangelist" Whitney Lynn was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after the crew said they didn’t feel safe with her. She responded by blaming a “homosexual,” trying to convert the cops, and preaching inside the terminal. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/annoying-s...

"Sky evangelist" Whitney Lynn was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after the crew said they didn’t feel safe with her. She responded by blaming a “homosexual,” trying to convert the cops, and preaching inside the terminal. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/annoying-s...

Annoying "Sky Evangelist" kicked off airline after scaring everyone with her preaching

Days after getting media attention for her on-flight bursts of Christian gibberish, Whitney Lynn was temporarily banned from flying Alaska Air.

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Kim Davis, the Christian bigot who refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses, still owes $565,000 in legal fees. She's paid $0. Now, a new lawsuit says she transferred her share of $400,000+ in inherited property to relatives—and denied it under oath. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/kim-davis-...

Kim Davis still owes $565,000. A new lawsuit says she hid her inheritance to avoid paying it.

The former Kentucky clerk allegedly transferred her share of $400,000 in property to relatives—then denied under oath that she had done so

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I'll be going live tonight to talk about the past week in church/state separation! Join me! We'll be talking about Kim Davis, redefining "diversity," who's turning off Gen Z from church, and so much more... youtube.com/live/7zvVAdt...

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A West Virginia pastor who runs a food pantry says he doesn’t hate LGBTQ people. He just won’t accept donations from anyone who supports them. Now his food bank is empty—and the families who depend on it are paying the price for his bigotry. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/west-virgi...

West Virginia pastor rejects food over LGBTQ support. Now his food bank is empty.

Alvin Christian says he won’t accept food from groups that support anything LGBTQ-related—even if that leaves countless families with nothing

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Trump’s “Religious Liberty Commission" was made up of 13 conservative Christians, a like-minded Orthodox Jew, and no one else. They got sued over this. A Trump-appointed judge looked at the lineup and called it “diverse” before tossing the case. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-trump-ju...

A Trump judge redefined "diversity" to excuse an almost entirely Christian "religious liberty" panel

Different Christian denominations—and one ideologically aligned Jewish member—were apparently diverse enough for the court.

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Today's @slate.com crossword is mine! With references to a movie, a thing like that movie, and a concept that sounds like that movie. Do it! slate.com/life/2026/07...

Slate Crossword: Troy Story? (Eight Letters)

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for July 28, 2026.

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Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services

Evangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can’t walk away—and broadcasting it online

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The Justice Department is supposed to defend the rights of all Americans. Instead, Todd Blanche's new “religious liberty” memo manufactures legal arguments for Christian privilege. This is what Christian Nationalism looks like as federal policy. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-justic...

The Justice Dept's new “religious liberty” memo gives Christians more power to discriminate

Todd Blanche's 2026 guidance expands religious exemptions, weakens safeguards, and treats faith as a trump card over other Americans’ rights

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How the hell is anyone inspired by this?

Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens

The Stevens campaign's whole insistence that she's more of a Michigander than AES is clearly just racism, especially since the two of them were literally born in the same city.

Nearly half of Gen Z says Christians’ support for Donald Trump has made them less likely to attend church. Evangelical leaders got the political power they wanted. It may have cost them an entire generation. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/nearly-hal...

Nearly half of Gen Z says Trump makes them less likely to attend church

Evangelical leaders traded their moral credibility for political power—and young Americans noticed

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If religion were the key to morality, the prison population would look very different. New federal prison data undercuts that tired stereotype while highlighting the need for equal secular rehabilitation programs, not just faith-based ones.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2w ago

I filed a FOIA request to find out how many atheists are in the entire U.S. federal prison system. The answer was shocking: Out of 153,834 federal inmates, only 101 identify as atheists. Let's talk about what that means... and doesn't mean. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/in-2026-at...

I filed a FOIA request to find out how many atheists are in the entire U.S. federal prison system. The answer was shocking: Out of 153,834 federal inmates, only 101 identify as atheists. Let's talk about what that means... and doesn't mean. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/in-2026-at...

In 2026, atheists make up only 0.066% of the federal prison population

Newly released numbers show self-identified atheists make up a mere fraction of federal inmates—far below their share in the general U.S. population

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This should be a lightbulb moment for Democrats: You are free to run on this platform because Republicans are going to accuse you of it whether you do or not!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."

I'll be going live EARLY today to talk about the past week in church/state separation! Join me! We'll be talking about a pastor riling up a Tribal reservation, Christians shutting down an LGBTQ venue, and so much more... youtube.com/live/hRp-CF8...

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Focus on the Family taught generations of Christian parents to control, punish, and reject their kids. Now it’s offering advice about what to do if those grown children don't want to talk to you anymore. Apologizing for James Dobson? Not on the list. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/focus-on-t...

Focus on the Family has advice for estranged parents. An apology isn’t part of it.

The conservative Christian ministry refuses to acknowledge how James Dobson’s abusive teachings drove countless children away from their parents

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With polls closed, the GOP State Senate candidate in Arizona's 14th District is now officially Mylie Biggs. In 2024, she said she wouldn't even vote for a woman because "I don't think women should hold office… It's a man's position... I think women should, you know, run the home."

Mylie Biggs, who believes women shouldn't run for office, is running for office

The wannabe Arizona State Senator says women shouldn’t vote or hold office. Apparently she's the exception to the rule.

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Pretty wild that Taco Bell identified the source of the outbreak before the FDA did and promptly pulled it. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

An LGBTQ arts venue opened inside a former Sydney church. After one irreverent performance, Christian protesters got the lease canceled. The building hasn’t been a church since the 1930s, but apparently religious outrage lasts forever. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-lgbtq-a...

An LGBTQ arts venue opened in a former church in Australia. Christians shut it down.

Sydney’s Divine Playhouse became the latest victim of religious censorship after a single irreverent performance

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White Christian Nationalists really hate brown Republicans.