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‘Serious leadership’ not a ‘pandering hairdo’: Secular group schools Eric Trump on founding principles of America Read More »

The Freedom from Religion Foundation is trolling Eric Trump after the president’s son made an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday demanding people clap for his father. “I mean, [congressional Democrats] didn’t stand for anything,” Trump whined. “When he said ‘In God We Trust’ — when my father mentioned ‘In God We Trust,’ the guiding principle of

We Didn’t Need God’s Help to Feed Homeless People in Southern California

We Didn’t Need God’s Help to Feed Homeless People in Southern California Read More »

Several weeks ago the Santa Clarita Atheists and Freethinkers signed up to provide and serve dinner to the homeless in Santa Clarita, California, last Sunday they completed this task. We were told that we must be prepared to feed between 60 and 100 people. If the night was extra cold, more people would show up

Florida bill would require schools to display ‘In God We Trust’

Florida bill would require schools to display ‘In God We Trust’ Read More »

A bill moving through Florida legislature would require every school and administrative building in the state to display “In God We Trust.” Democratic Rep. Kimberly Daniels said the initiative would help children learn about the motto, which is printed on U.S. paper currency and the state flag. It became Florida’s official motto in 2006. The bill received unanimous approval last

Mississippi Bill Forcing Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments Daily Is Dead

Mississippi Bill Forcing Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments Daily Is Dead Read More »

A Mississippi Democrat’s bill to force teachers to recite the Ten Commandments at the beginning of every school day is dead, a mere 15 days after being introduced. House Bill 1100, sponsored by State Rep. Credell Calhoun, would have amended the law by requiring a moment of silence at the beginning of every school day (rather than keeping

Creationist dinosaur program stirs controversy

Creationist dinosaur program stirs controversy Read More »

In Effingham, Illinois Jeanette Bushur took her dinosaur loving kids to what she thought would be a little museum at Central Grade School, instead she got something else entirely. “[They said] tyrannosaurus rexes ate vegetables,” Bushur said. “[They said] there were dinosaurs with Noah on the ark and that evolution was a myth.” A dinosaur

Eric Trump says Democrats must clap for Trump if they love Jesus: Americans should be ‘united on God’

Eric Trump says Democrats must clap for Trump if they love Jesus: Americans should be ‘united on God’ Read More »

Eric Trump complained on Wednesday that Democrats in Congress did not applaud enough during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — and he said that Democrats had a duty to clap when Christianity was mentioned because Americans should be “united on God.” During an interview with Fox & Friends on Wednesday, President Trump’s son said

Iowa Rep. Won’t Back Qur’an Classes in School Because “The Bible is Different”

Iowa Rep. Won’t Back Qur’an Classes in School Because “The Bible is Different” Read More »

Iowa State Rep. Skyler Wheeler is the anti-science legislator who, last year, co-sponsored a bill that would have required public school teachers who taught evolution, global warming, the origins of life, or human cloning to “include opposing points of view or beliefs relating to the instruction.” The bill died in committee, thankfully, but Wheeler wasn’t done arguing with people about it.

How Mike Pence expanded Indiana’s controversial voucher program when he was governor

How Mike Pence expanded Indiana’s controversial voucher program when he was governor Read More »

The choice program started in 2011, when Mitch Daniels was governor, and continued under Pence, who drove an effort to expand charter schools and loosen eligibility requirements to expand the voucher program’s reach. A Washington Post story on Indiana’s voucher program, published in December 2016, said in part: Indiana lawmakers originally promoted the state’s school voucher