U.S. voters hit two important milestones in the 2018 midterm. First, Protestants were not the majority of the electorate, according to Religion News Service. Second, as white evangelical Christians, who carried Trump into office on a wave of Christian nationalism, are barely maintaining their share in the electorate, nonreligious people are gaining. “Nones”—those who self-identify …
The Arlene’s Flowers case is back before the state Supreme Court, nearly two years after justices unanimously ruled that the Richland flower shop’s owner broke the law when she refused to design arrangements for a same-sex wedding. The state’s high court is taking another look at the case in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s …
Here’s why the Arlene’s Flowers case is back in the state Supreme Court’s hands Read More »
We get one shot at life and we get it on this one planet. Carl Sagan famously wrote in Pale Blue Dot, “The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. …
Accepting the Truth About Climate Change is a Matter of State/Church Separation Read More »
Sacrilege is painful to religious believers everywhere. But broad and subjective legal proscriptions not only contradict the fundamental right to freedom of expression; they also open the door to persecution of minority faiths, as in Ms. Bibi’s case, or of political dissidents. In Russia, the Pussy Riot band was imprisoned for “hooliganism motivated by religious …
For years now, we’ve posted about the Todd Becker Foundation. It’s a Christian ministry that works its way into public schools under the guise of teaching kids to make smart decisions… only to evangelize to them after those assemblies. Sometimes they do that during the school day. Other times, they offer a secular speech, then encourage students to attend a …
This Christian Ministry’s Contract With a Public School District is Ridiculous Read More »
One day after the midterm elections, the Trump administration released final rules allowing employers to opt out of providing health insurance that covers birth control. The administration has been chipping away at the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act, which requires most employers to offer insurance that covers birth control, for more than a …
The Trump administration’s anti-birth control agenda, explained Read More »
Kevin Stitt, a Republican businessman just elected as Oklahoma’s 28th governor, is an anti-vaxxer who doesn’t understand how herd immunity works. The Daily Beast pointed out months ago that Stitt has expressed irrational skepticism toward childhood vaccinations. At an appearance before a conservative political forum this past February, Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt said he personally did not vaccinate …
Oklahoma Just Elected an Anti-Vaxxer as its Governor Read More »
In the wake of the dumpster fire that was Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, there was speculation in legal circles that the U.S. Supreme Court would lay low: It would avoid taking on controversial cases or overturning long-standing precedent. But the Court’s action earlier this month suggests that patience, restraint, and avoiding hot-button issues are …
New Hampshire State Rep. Sherry Frost was first elected in 2016, and she’s never tried to hide who she is from the general public. She’s even referred to her godlessness on social media. She’s not alone as an atheist in New Hampshire. By my count, as of last week, there were 6 non-religious people in …
New Hampshire State Rep. Sherry Frost Says She’s Also an Atheist Read More »
The Trump administration is breaking with 75 years of precedent by attempting to interfere in how science is practiced by the U.S. government, according to three experts who issued a dire warning to their profession in the journal Science on Thursday. The administration is empowering political staff to meddle with the scientific process by pushing …
Trump’s Interference With Science Is Unprecedented Read More »
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