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Since 2010, Secular AZ has protected the constitutional separation of church and state. We are a 501c3 that educates lawmakers and the public to ensure freedom of conscience for Arizonans of all faiths and of none. https://linktr.ee/secularaz
I wrote about how weird and bad it is to have a future AG going around claiming he'll make Dobbs "permanent in every single state"—unless he understands Dobbs to be a national abortion ban, and thinks his job is to force states to comply
Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State
As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting abortion.
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AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access. Not surprising. azmirror.com/2026/08/04/r...
AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access | Arizona Mirror
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro...
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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 · 5h agoTexas 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...
It. WORKED!!! The calling and comments and yelling! It works. It's a temporary stall but it can be made permanent. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sena...
U.S. senators push against giving political appointees control over science funding
These proposed changes have seen significant bipartisan pushback and have been criticized by scientists across disciplines
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How can governments protect every person's freedom of belief while ensuring that no belief system is given legal or political preference over others? Lessons from India and the U.S. about faith, politics and constitutional neutrality from our legal intern, Sagarika Nandi
Faith, Politics, and Constitutional Neutrality: Lessons from India and the United States
Lessons from India and the United States
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‘Protect Girls Sports’ act will lead to intrusive bathroom inspections: AZ parents, you good with random adults scrutinizing your child before they use the bathroom/locker room? How do you think this is going to work? azmirror.com/briefs/criti...
Critics say 'Protect Girls Sports' act will lead to intrusive bathroom policing | Arizona Mirror
Arizonans will decide in November whether schools should scrutinize who uses which bathrooms during school sports events.
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Taxpayer money shouldn’t go to religious schools. Government officials shouldn’t be telling private religious schools how to operate. This Florida clusterf*ck is a prime example of the need for church:state separation.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · yesterdayFlorida 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...
Join us Friday, August 7, at 12p/PT for a conversation with Dr. Maya Kornberg! She'll discuss her latest book "Stuck: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress." Join the discussion! #author #books #politics secularaz.org/single-event...
Dr. Maya Kornberg: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress - Secular AZ
Join us on August 7 at noon/PT as we welcome special guest Maya Kornberg, PhD, to discuss her new book Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress.Register for this virtual presen...
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Millions of taxpayer dollars misspent and unaccounted for? Sounds a lot like AZ’s school voucher system azmirror.com/2026/07/31/r...
Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight | Arizona Mirror
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers routinely offer free ultrasounds, but there is little oversight. OB-GYNs, state lawmakers, government officials, reproductive health advocates, and current and f...
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😡 Republican lawmakers illegally bundled military-family voucher benefits with a deceptive "poison pill" designed to automatically kill Prop 212 and block all future private school voucher reforms.
Judge: Lawmakers illegally tied military-family ESA protections to broader voucher measure
A Maricopa County judge ruled Proposition 145 cannot appear on the ballot, finding lawmakers illegally tied military-family ESA protections to a provision aimed at nullifying broader voucher reforms.
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“The human toll on our profession has been devastating. Librarians are being stalked, harassed, fired, and driven from their careers.” publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/cens...
Censorship and the Role of Librarians in the Fight for Democracy - Publishing Perspectives
Last month, U.S. librarian Amanda Jones delivered a keynote to the Libraries Connected annual symposium in the U.K., where she spoke about the importance of defending the freedom to read.
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Once again, the AZ high court privileges religious leaders over victims of crime and abuse. Court says churches, not judges, define a ‘confession’ when it comes to reporting child abuse. azmirror.com/2026/07/30/h...
High court says churches, not judges, define a ‘confession’ when it comes to reporting child abuse
The Arizona clergy reporting ruling shields LDS Church leaders who didn’t report a father’s child abuse
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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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My sincere religious beliefs demand that we send people who defraud and lie under oath to prison.
tomwellborn3rd@wellborn.net · last wk.Kim Davis told the court under oath she'd made no transfers over two thousand dollars in five years. Deeds show she moved three parcels worth over four hundred thousand to family members eight months before that. She wants the martyrdom without the debt.
With fewer than 100 days until the midterms, a shameless plug: If you want to understand just how much our systems of electoral democracy have been degraded, especially for racial and ethnic minorities, you could do worse than preordering our book. Out Oct 6! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
“Abortion matters to voters — but it may not mobilize them, poll suggests”… It mobilizes me and every other woman I know. Prove this poll wrong. 🤬 azmirror.com/2026/07/29/a...
Abortion matters to voters — but it may not mobilize them, poll suggests
A battleground abortion poll found the issue still sways Arizona voters, though a ‘believability gap’ blunts its impact
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Join us Friday, July 31, at 12p/PT for a conversation with Wendy Via of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. We'll talk Christian nationalism at the DOJ/DHS and much more. secularaz.org/single-event...
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism - Secular AZ
Join us on July 31 at noon/PT as we welcome special guest Wendy Via, Co-Founder, CEO and President of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, to learn about Christian nationalism at the DOJ and...
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to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."
"How America's Public Health Cuts Fueled the Cyclospora Outbreak" 🧵 RFK Jr.'s anti-science campaign taking its reign on America. Quotes from: zurl.co/NlbPz
If you find yourself in this situation, here are some select bible verses you can quote in response: secularaz.org/bible-verses/
F*cked-Up Bible Verses - Secular AZ
A selection of nasty, violent and otherwise fucked up bible verses to quote to religious hypocrites.
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Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.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-...
Know your candidates: ‘Sham’ Green Party candidates tied to GOP machine as they funnel cash to a mystery company azmirror.com/2026/07/27/s...
‘Sham’ Green Party candidates tied to GOP machine as they funnel cash to a mystery company
Sham Green Party candidates in Arizona funneled $1.2M in public funds to a Nevada shell tied to the GOP machine
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Situations like this are exactly why we opposed HB4117, which prohibits protests or assemblies in or near places of worship or “religious services,” aka LE officers praying. secularaz.org/wp-content/u...
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Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · last wk.ICYMI: After Colorado abortion clinic staff called police about threatening language posted on Instagram, officers were photographed praying with protestors—including the man who wrote that it was "kill day." It’s the latest instance of cops praying outside US clinics while on duty @autonomynews.co
Far from just being a social media trend, prolific conservative messaging about the reviving the “traditional family” and erasing women’s public roles in society is part of a much larger assault on democracy. Join our webinar on Tuesday, July 28 at 12PM EST.
Regressive Gender Roles in the Authoritarian Era | Reproaction
At the center of every authoritarian regime is the end goal of achieving control of the entire populations.
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Election deniers and conspiracy theorists top Arizona’s Republican nominees this year azmirror.com/2026/07/24/e...
Jfc Omg No
Alt: Man shakes head in disgust and exhaustion, cig in hand
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This new list lays out how the administration will allow Christians to receive accommodations, exemptions, and tax dollars, even when these privileges trump others’ civil rights and religious freedom.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.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...
"A lot of teen campers believe Jason Voorhees is nothing more than a serial killer who can't be reasoned w/ but he offers an opportunity that campers concerned w/ forest preservation cannot afford to squander." Seriously though, NO. 1/n 🛟
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2w agoA lot of people in public health believe that MAHA is “nothing more than a subversive anti-vaccine, anti-science syndicate,” but the movement is an opportunity that the public-health sector “cannot afford to squander,” Craig Spencer argues:
Happening very soon! And a great chance to ask questions about the book...
SecularAZ@secularaz.org · 2w agoJoin us Friday, 7/24, at 12p/PT for a conversation with @sesmith.lol about their new book, "All My Dead Cats and Other Losses." This book reframes mourning not as a fixable problem, but as an ongoing, livable shift in one’s relationship to the world. #books #author secularaz.org/single-event...
Join us Friday, 7/24, at 12p/PT for a conversation with @sesmith.lol about their new book, "All My Dead Cats and Other Losses." This book reframes mourning not as a fixable problem, but as an ongoing, livable shift in one’s relationship to the world. #books #author secularaz.org/single-event...
s.e. smith: All My Dead Cats and Other Losses - Secular AZ
Join us on July 24 at noon (PT) as we welcome special guest s.e. smith to discuss their latest book All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning.Click here...
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Doctors warn Andy Biggs’ record on healthcare, abortion should alarm Arizona voters azmirror.com/2026/07/23/d...
Doctors warn Andy Biggs' record on healthcare, abortion should alarm Arizona voters
Andy Biggs healthcare record: Arizona doctors warn GOP governor nominee's votes threaten Medicaid, ACA subsidies and abortion access
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