American Atheists
Breaking down barriers. Ending stigma. Promoting understanding. Fighting for church-state separation. Representing atheists in America.
- Reposted by American AtheistsA hateful thing to say. People whose approach to life is not faith-based have done enormous good, majority non-religious societies have been some of the strongest proponents of human dignity and solidarity. Why is the BBC just printed this unchallenged? If it's "news", it should be balanced.
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- We're so tired.
- Okay this is more blasphemous than anything we could possibly say
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- THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THERE'S A GIANT DOG AT #AACON2025
- 1) We don't need god. 2) We don't want god. 3) We don't need any supernatural help to make our nation any of those things.
- No, you're not seeing double. We just filed YET ANOTHER Supreme Court brief in a second case that threatens our nation's secular public schools. With the Christian Nationalist movement hell-bent on destroying public education, it's up to all of us to save our schools. And we won't stop fighting.
- Yesterday, we led a coalition of secular groups urging the Supreme Court to make it crystal clear that a religious charter school cannot be funded with taxpayer money. Grateful to have @americanhumanist.bsky.social, @secularstudents.bsky.social, Center for Inquiry, and Secular Coalition join us.
- If the head of the White House Faith Office can sell supernatural blessings, so can we. ACT NOW, and we'll throw in magical cures* for ANY NUMBER of ailments!! Our faith tell us that together, with your $$$, we will stop bed wetting for good 💦 🛏️ *while supplies last
- Here at American Atheists, we're incredibly grateful for the contributions of our trans members, volunteers, staff, and board members—today and every day. And to all of our trans friends and loved ones, we see you and we'll never stop fighting for you.
- As we said in our brief in this case, cutting out the countless Americans who work for religious nonprofits from basic safety net programs like unemployment insurance simply because their employer might have a religious reason for doing their work gets the First Amendment disastrously wrong.
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- RFK Jr. has forced out the head of the nation's vaccination program.
- Have you registered for our 2025 National Convention, yet? You know who has? 👀 📣 Seth Andrews, creator and host of @thethinkingatheist.com! Meet us (and Seth) in Minneapolis this April 17-20. Register NOW 👇 convention.atheists.org
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- Every word of @imillhiser.bsky.social's introduction to this piece is — infuriatingly — true. And the stakes are high for the millions of Americans who work for religiously-affiliated charities all across the country.
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- There are multiple elements of this that will shock people: 1) Religious groups teach Bible classes in schools 2) ...during the school day 3) ...in part because Ohio law REQUIRES schools to allow them to do so.
- Donald Trump has issued an executive order attempting to shut down the Department of Education. This is just the latest lawless attempt to undermine secular, inclusive, public education by the White Christian Nationalist movement, ripped from the pages of their Project 2025 agenda.
- Amen.
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- Abortion access. Bodily autonomy. Freedom of thought. We will always stand up for the rights of all people to be free from religious coercion. And religious equality, church-state separation, and secular government are the best ways to protect those rights. #internationalwomensday
- Hey we found some of that waste Elon has been talking about
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- Reposted by American AtheistsStand Up For Science TN (Nashville) was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out and @campbell4tn.bsky.social and @aftynbehn.bsky.social for coming out and adding their voices to the fight! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
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- Today, we filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to defend workers' First Amendment rights. "Empathy knows no creed, and charities around the country employ millions of people who each have their own reasons for doing charitable work. Their rights must be protected."
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- Many of the federal workers who have been summarily fired already had a plan for what to do with their lives: public service. And that's what we want. Dedicated public servants who help make sure our water is clean, our air is breathable, our parks stay open, and our civil rights are protected.
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- This sort of rhetoric is disgusting, un-American, and downright dangerous. No one is above the law. And it is exactly what the White Christian Nationalist ideology has been pushing for years — the idea that Donald Trump is a "savior" figure who is ordained to rule and is answerable only to god.
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- "In Texas, we have our work cut out for us. My job is to advocate for issues that are important to us and push back on issues that are harmful and oppressive to us." -@wiljay.bsky.social, American Atheists' Texas State Director, on the #SecularLobbyDay *happening now* in Austin
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- Vought is an extremist who essentially wrote the extreme White Christian Nationalist Project 2025 agenda that's driving the Trump Administration. He's a dangerous zealot, a threat to our Constitution and democracy, and should be nowhere near the levels of power in our government.
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- Seems like just yesterday Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds refused to say whether the Lutheran Church was a money laundering organization. Ope, that's right, it WAS just yesterday.
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- Thrilled to announce #Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be a featured speaker at our 2025 National Convention in #Minneapolis. Registration is OPEN. Don't miss out on this amazing event and, most importantly, our incredible community. Reserve your spot today at convention.atheists.org!
- White Christian Nationalism seeks to enforce rigid, regressive, and largely religious gender norms on *all* people. These orders may start with trans people — and that's bad enough — but they certainly won't stop there. Read our sign on letter led by the amazing @nwlc.org and 170+ partners.
- We joined @nwlc.org and 170+ organizations to condemn Trump's cruel and lawless anti-trans executive order. This order doesn't “protect” women from any real threat, but actively endangers all women. Read our full letter here: app.sosha.ai/s/xXF39KAK
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- In the face of ascendant White Christian Nationalism, Martin Luther King Jr.'s words in response to the 1963 Supreme Court decision that removed mandatory prayer and Bible reading from public schools — and gave rise to American Atheists — are just as relevant today.
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- REMINDER: If you need help, @atheistsunited.bsky.social has resources. If you want to help out in the area, they are doing that too. And if you want to make a cash donation, they're handling that too. Visit atheistsunited.org/fire to chip in.
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- NEW: Our 2025 State of the Secular States report finds that half of all states fail to protect religious equality. Last year, we saw the spread of draconian abortion restrictions, discriminatory anti-trans policies, and a troublingly successful effort to privatize and Christianize public schools.
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- "Arizona does no vetting of new voucher schools. Not even if the school or the online school 'provider' has already failed, or was founded yesterday, or is operating out of a strip mall or a living room or a garage, or offers just a half hour of instruction per morning."
- NEW: Arizona does not vet new voucher schools. Not even if the school or the online school “provider” has already failed, or was founded yesterday, or is operating out of a strip mall, or offers just a half hour of instruction per morning. propub.li/3PovCyh
- Reposted by American AtheistsNEW: Arizona does not vet new voucher schools. Not even if the school or the online school “provider” has already failed, or was founded yesterday, or is operating out of a strip mall, or offers just a half hour of instruction per morning. propub.li/3PovCyh
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- Counterpoint: yes there is. And it protects the rights of all Americans — including Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and the nonreligious — from government coercion. But these guys don't care about that. In fact, they hate genuine religious freedom. What they want is Christian supremacy.
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- Just... No.
- ICYMI: Our #Oklahoma State Director gave Ryan Walters a report card to remember in this week's @theoklahoman.bsky.social
- Head to newsweek.com/opinion to read our team's full response to Christian nationalists who think their holiday traditions are better than yours and the revisionists seeking to rewrite our nation's long history of religious neutrality (lookin' at you, First Liberty Institute). And Happy Holidays!
