Here Are All the Non-Religious Candidates Running for State and Federal Office

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How many non-religious candidates are on ballots all across the country on Tuesday? With tremendous help from the Freethought Equality Fund PAC and the Center for Freethought Equality — both of which are affiliated with the American Humanist Association — we now have an answer to that question. There are 140 nonreligious candidates vying for …

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Atheist Group Calls for Investigation After IL School’s Religious Revival Event

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Recently in Moline, Illinois, illusionist Zak Mirzadeh performed for students at Wilson Middle School during the day. During that assembly, Mirzadeh invited the kids to bring their parents to a similar evening performance where there would be “more magic, free prizes, and food.” There was also Jesus. Lots of Jesus. Mirzadeh never mentioned that. Neither …

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Supreme Court will take case on constitutional challenge to Maryland’s Peace Cross

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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a 40-foot cross in the median of a busy suburban Maryland highway is a secular memorial to those who died during World War I or an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. The Peace Cross, made of granite and cement, was built in 1925 as a tribute to …

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President Trump desperate to shore up evangelical vote: ‘No one’s done more for Christians’

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But even as the President projected confidence, he also made it clear that he’s desperate to shore up the Evangelical vote, telling CBN that while their prayers were nice, he needed Christians to go out and vote. As part of his elevator speech, Trump claimed that his administration had done more for Christians than any …

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Mississippi’s Governor Promoted an Evangelical Pastors’ Summit

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It’s no surprise that the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause prevents the government from promoting a specific religion. At least it’s not surprising to anyone who’s read the Constitution. Apparently, that excludes Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. The Republican recorded a promotional video for a “Pastors Summit” that took place in early October while acting in his …

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Blasphemy laws are being repackaged around the world as prohibitions on ‘hate speech.’ Don’t buy it

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Voters in Ireland last week removed the crime of blasphemy from that country’s constitution, a change that the minister of justice hailed as “another reflection of the strong public support for a modern, liberal constitution.” Yet despite Ireland’s example, insulting God or religious figures is still a crime in more than 70 countries, in some …

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Sessions details next steps for Justice Department’s religious liberty task force

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday announced next steps for the Justice Department’s Religious Liberty Task Force, inspired by one of the Supreme Court’s most important rulings on religious rights in decades. After the nation’s highest court ruled last year that states cannot refuse all financial aid to churches, Sessions said Monday that the task …

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How “Religious Freedom” Laws Became a Flash Point in the Georgia Governor’s Race

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Four of the Republicans running for governor in Georgia, including the party’s eventual nominee, Brian Kemp, had promised to sign a Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law if they were elected. There are versions of RFRA legislation in some twenty states; these laws often aim to protect businesses and individuals who wish to deny services …

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Alabamians Will Soon Vote on Putting the Ten Commandments on Public Property

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The god of the Bible is on the Nov. 6 ballot in Alabama. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow the government to display his so-called divine law — the Ten Commandments — on every piece of public property in the state. Amendment 1 unnecessarily rewrites the religious liberty provisions of the Alabama Constitution in alarming …

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