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The Catholic League is a 501(c)(3) and cannot support or oppose any candidate for public office.
We will be asking the IRS to revoke the Catholic League's tax exempt status immediately.
Kamala Harris is a passionate defender of abortion rights. Indeed, there is no record of her opposing abortion at any time during gestation or for any reason whatsoever.
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This is a clear violation of the law and we will be asking the IRS to ensure that Pastor Hibbs' church no longer receives the benefits of 501(c)(3) status and that donations made to his church are no longer treated as tax deductible.
Pastor Jack Hibbs used his Sunday service to tell his congregation to "vote for Steve Garvey" in the upcoming CA primary. Then, realizing "it's against the law for me to say that," Hibbs stepped out from behind his pulpit to tell them "as a private citizen" to vote for Garvey.
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The word "God" appears 41 times in the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that destroying embryos counts as killing a child.
We must protect our secular democracy and take a stand for the separation of church and state while we still can.
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"I am allowed by God to discipline my children. I should not have been found guilty...everything is justified before God..."
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Atheism opened up a door
To seek the world and so much more
No chains of dogma, no heavy weight
Just freedom found in thoughts innate
No need for fear, no guilt to bear
In love and wonder, we find our care
So celebrate the gift of choice
In every moment, let’s rejoice!
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An outrageous memo the United States Office of Personnel Management released yesterday says “during a break, an employee may engage another in polite discussion of why his faith is correct and why the nonadherent should rethink his religious beliefs.” ffrf.us/4l79zKa
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Not for long.
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This is a clear violation of the law and we will be asking the IRS to ensure that Pastor Howerton's church no longer receives the benefits of 501(c)(3) status and that donations made to his church are no longer treated as tax deductible.
Controversial Texas pastor Josh Howerton tells members 'How to vote like Jesus,' by suggesting they back a "flawed" Trump-Vance ticket over a "wicked" Harris-Walz ticket.
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If you believe "God" has anything to do with you winning your basketball game, something is wrong with you. Coach Staley's statement disrespects all the non-Christian students at the University of South Carolina, including those who may be on her team.
“If you don’t believe in God , something’s wrong with you. When you’re at your worst, He’s at His best.” - Dawn Staley
(Via @Sports_Spectrum 🎥)
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You don't get to pick and choose which parts of the Constitution you want to follow. It's not the bible.
“‘The whole idea of the separation of church and state is total hogwash,’ said Lippincott, who was elected to his central Nebraska seat in 2022.”
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Given his conduct, we will be warning Oklahoma's public schools that they cannot allow the State Superintendent into their classrooms because he cannot be trusted to follow the law and not proselytize children.
Great visiting Riverside Elementary School today! All kids are created in God’s image. Thanks for having me out there
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We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian, or an atheist, or whatever you want.
The separation between church and state protects us all and we must work together to protect it, while we still can.
Christian Nationalism is perverting my faith and subverting our democracy.
It’s incumbent upon Christians to call out this dangerous ideology.
That’s why I spoke at my home church about the threat of Christian Nationalism.
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“Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe,” said Ritchson.
“Trump is a rapist and a con man...And yet the entire Christian church seems to be treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal.”
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You have sworn an oath to support the "godless" U.S. Constitution, an oath you are breaking by advocating for a Christian takeover of our secular government. You are unfit to serve and should resign immediately.
I will not listen to a godless out-of-state interest group like @FFRF!
I’ll say it again. Christ is King and Lord. Let’s dedicate our government to Him, His moral teachings, and His mercy.
All God’s followers say Amen.
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Justice Sotomayor elegantly sums up how today's decision is "no victory for religious liberty," but a blow at the separation of church and state that protects us all in her dissent:
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We will be doing everything in our power to stop Superintendent Walters' quest to turn Oklahoma into a Christian theocracy.
Oklahoma kids will learn that the Bible and the Ten Commandments are foundational for western civilization. The left is upset, but one cannot rewrite history.
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America has never been, and will never be, a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian, or an atheist, or whatever you want.
Sen. Hawley is openly betraying his oath to support our secular Constitution and should be removed from office.
"Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian Nation. And so I am," declares Sen. Josh Hawley. "And some will say that I am advocating Christian Nationalism. And so I do."
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For those still confused about the difference between Christianity and Christian nationalism, this is Christian nationalism.
Deevers believes that his personal religious beliefs trump the law. He's wrong and should resign immediately.
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Pres. Biden mentioned ‘God’ only twice —at his conclusion: ‘God bless you all and God bless our troops.’ That has to be a record low for a SOTU speech. Isn’t secularism terrific?
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1. Satan isn’t real. Grow up, Governor.
2. Tulsa City Council should stop hosting official prayers. Not because of this “satanic” prayer, but because…
3. We have religious freedom in this country.
4. The city council cannot discriminate against non-Christian citizens.
Satan is trying to establish a foothold, but Oklahoma is going to be a shining city on the hill.
Tulsa City Council needs to stand strong against actions like this, and Tulsans need to remember who allowed this at the ballot box.
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Oklahoma is now using PragerU to screen teachers for loyalty to “America First” ideology.
This isn’t education, it’s indoctrination. Public schools shouldn’t be tools of political or religious agendas.
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We will take action to stop Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters from forcing the bible and the Ten Commandments into Oklahoma’s public schools.
Ryan Walters says the Bible will be taught in public schools in Oklahoma because it's "one of the most foundational documents used for the Constitution." No, it wasn't. rightwingwatch.org/post/thei…
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Supporters of Christian Nationalism not only glorify violence, but they don't believe that Americans should be free to practice the religion of their choosing. They will remove dissenting opinions by force and are patently un-American.
A Christian veteran just beheaded a monument to Satan in Iowa’s state Capitol.
If this is Christian Nationalism, we need more of it.
Hero.
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@RichardDawkins marching in Cologne, Germany with other #CelebratingDissent2022 participants in support of Salman Rushdie.
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James Dobson’s legacy isn’t “family values” — it’s intolerance.
He blamed mass shootings on LGBTQ rights & abortion and reduced marriage to a sexist bargain.
FFRF will keep fighting the Christian nationalism he championed.
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“In memory of Atheists in Foxholes and the countless Freethinkers who have served this country with honor and distinction. Presented by the Freedom From Religion Foundation with hope that in the future humankind may learn to avoid all war.”
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation will never bow down to Christian nationalist bullies like you. FFRF will continue to fight for true religious liberty, which demands that religion is a personal matter of conscience, never part of our government.
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FFRF erects billboard ads in Madison, Wis., to celebrate upcoming national convention. shar.es/agmFzS
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Atheism isn’t a religion, and it’s never been promoted in any public school in Oklahoma or any other state.
What Walters wants to end is secularism, the option to believe or not believe in whatever you want while at school.
Prayer will be protected in Oklahoma schools. It is our Constitutional right to express one’s religious beliefs. We are ending atheism as a state sponsored religion.
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BREAKING NEWS. It's official - blasphemy is no longer a crime in the Republic of Ireland after yesterday's referendum repealed this portion of the Irish Constitution. Congratulations to the visionary and hardworking folks at Atheist Ireland!
The Irish people have voted to remove blasphemy from the Constitution #BlasphemyRef thejournal.ie/blasphemy-refe…
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Federal employees can now proselytize coworkers — even supervisors can try to convert staff, as long as it’s not “harassing.”
A gift to evangelicals and the myth of “anti-Christian bias.”
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We don’t hate Christians. We fight for the separation between state and church, which protects us all, religious and nonreligious, Christian and non-Christian.
Unlike Liberty Counsel, we believe in true religious freedom. Not freedom to be a Christian.
The Christian-hating FFRF wants a new jail in Minnesota to repent and repaint a huge mural of the Ten Commandments. No repentance necessary. The Ten Commandments have been displayed in this nation for centuries as a symbol of law. The Lemon Test is dead.
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Religion has no place in our government, and here's a great example why. The bible apparently supports the physical abuse of children, including those with disabilities.
Our laws should be based on reason and facts, not ancient mythology.
Oklahoma State Rep. Shane Jett (R) criticizes a bipartisan bill restricting corporal punishment in school against students with disabilities, citing Proverbs 13:24:
"Whoever spares the rod hates their child. But the rod of discipline will drive foolishness from their hearts."
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“I’m not particularly religious. The Bible doesn’t hold significant meaning for me, and given everything that has occurred in the last couple of years, the banned books, they do mean something to me at this point,” Smith said Tuesday.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that the IRS take away the nonprofit status of an electioneering Texas church that delivered a sermon titled, “How to Vote Like Jesus,” and told congregants how they should cast their votes in November.
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We are aware that Ryan Walter is asking superintendents to force students to watch a bizarre video of him praying.
We’re working to keep this transparent attempt at indoctrination out of Oklahoma’s schools and we’ll keep everyone updated.
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"Please support the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Ron Reagan, lifelong atheist, not afraid of burning in hell." @FFRF ad just ran on @CNN #DemocraticDebate
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“A Christian telling an atheist they're going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they're not getting any presents from Santa.” ― @rickygervais
Happy #InternationalRickyGervaisDay
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Christianity is not under attack in this country — if anything, it enjoys overwhelming privilege.
We stand ready to fight back against this attack on our secular democracy and the rights of non-Christians.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast announces that he's signing an order directing AG Pam Bondi to head a task force "to eradicate anti-Christian bias"
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This is Christian nationalism. This is what we are fighting against.
Religion should be left to the free will of individuals, not imposed on young children to receive praise from religious leaders.
MAGA pastor Jackson Lahmeyer prays over Oklahoma school superintendent Ryan Walters and heaps praise upon him for "bringing [God] back into the public schools, saying 'Jesus, you are welcome in the classroom in the state of Oklahoma.'"
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On Memorial Day, FFRF remembers those who have served this country with honor and distinction.
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Perhaps it should have been: "Atheist student no longer forced to endure teacher's subtle religious coercion after school district requires its employees to abide by constitutionally-mandated religious neutrality..."
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It is unconstitutional and we won’t let it stand.
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This is unconstitutional and maybe the state ranked 46th in healthcare, 47th in education, 49th in economy, 49th in infrastructure, and 50th in crime should focus on something other than shoving religion down kids’ throats.
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More than 200 Spokane churches were asked to open their doors to homeless people during dangerously cold weather — four agreed
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An Oklahoma school system took down a massive biblical display after the Freedom From Religion Foundation objected that it was unconstitutional. ffrf.us/3IXfhh6
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We stand firmly with the LGBTQ community in advocating for equality, dignity and the freedom to live without fear of religiously motivated discrimination.
Trump: As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.
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A former Kentucky official facing a $100,000 judgment for refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple could have to pay an additional $260,000 to attorneys who represented the men.
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Catch @FFRF's commercial with "unabashed atheist" Ron Reagan any time at our YouTube Channel: yhoo.it/35ZveNX
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"What is the difference between an atheist and an evangelical Christian? An atheist is honest about not following Jesus." - Andrew Bradley #FFRFCon2019
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This really isn't that hard to understand.
If students want to get baptized, they can do so in any church or private property they want, but a public school football coach cannot invite a pastor to baptize students as part of football practice on the school's field.
More than 2 dozen high school football players got baptized after practice -- with their parents permission. Atheists are enraged and are threatening a lawsuit.
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If you stand by the Catholic Church, if you donate time and money to this organization, you are complicit in the rape of children and its coverup. If you think that is too harsh, start thinking about the victims instead.
bit.ly/2BbnTR7 — Blog by @AndrewLSeidel
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Thanks to science, we know that "God" will also send us strong signs to repent in 2044, 2045, 2052, and 2078.
If we elect leaders who govern based on science and reason instead of religious superstition, then we might be around long enough to see them.
God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent.
Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come.
I pray that our country listens. 🙏
Community note
Monday’s eclipse was predicted hundreds of years ago, it will not have been caused by contemporary actions.
eclipse2024.org/predictions.ht…
Earthquakes occur naturally and happen (on average) more than 30 times a day across the world, although many are too subtle to feel.
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Christians can promote their religious beliefs and proselytize all they want in their roles as private citizens, and boy do they. But, they cannot use their elected position on a public school board to push their religion on everyone. It’s actually not that hard to understand!
They want Christians to just sit down and shut up! After a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a school board chairman in Arizona told one of their board members, Heather Rooks, that she couldn’t quote Scripture in the meetings any longer. I appreciate the great legal team at First Liberty Institute standing up to defend Heather’s freedom. Atheists and secularists shouldn’t be able to override that freedom. Our nation’s motto is “In God we trust,” and He is our only hope. #Pray for Heather today. christianpost.com/news/schoo…
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He's not only wrong, but he has it completely backwards.
Our country is great because we explicitly chose to avoid the danger and folly of uniting state and church by adopting the first constitution in history excluding any mention of a deity.
Sen. Josh Hawley claims that "the United States of America is the greatest country in the history of the world because it is founded on the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ."
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Maybe it's time that churches stop "borrowing" from the government in the form of tax exemptions and grants then.
Christian preacher Kent Christmas owes $12 million to the bank to pay off his church's mortgage.
He now says that debt is "illegal" and a "lie of Hell" because the Bible says God's followers are to be lenders, not borrowers.
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MAGA and Christian nationalism: Bigger threat to America than Hamas could ever be
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“I brought with me today a book that is available to children of all ages in the school’s library...This book is filled with overt sexual acts of violence, it celebrates mass killings, and it’s being used to indoctrinate our children.”
Trolling Moms for Liberty at a Central Bucks School Board meeting. #klannedkarenhood
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Our senators should stand up for the Constitution, not for "God."
“There’s not one Democrat that can tell you they stand up for God,” Tommy Tuberville said, before launching into tirades about transgender people, immigrants, and left-wing mobs.
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In 2015, British comedian Stephen Fry appeared on an Irish television program. When quizzed about what he would say to God, Fry responded, “Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world so full of injustice and pain?”
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BREAKING NEWS: FFRF, coalition sues over Louisiana law requiring public schools to display 10 Commandments ffrf.us/3VC0bDE
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We agree. Displaying a bible outside of a Capitol office serves no legitimate secular purpose, and we're glad to see Rep. Huffman calling it out.
Christians and all other faiths, along with nonbelievers, are always welcome in my Capitol office. Greeting visitors with a Bible or any other religious text sends an exclusionary message and dishonors true religious freedom.
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Charity Weeden is sworn in at NASA. Not on the Bible. But rather on Carl Sagan's Contact.
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Not a Christian martyr. The school allowed him to discuss his faith, but he then veered off his approved speech to proselytize his fellow graduates and their families.
He wanted to make the day all about him and his personal beliefs, not a celebration for everyone.
This brave young man, Micah Price preached the saving grace of Jesus Christ at his high school graduation and then was denied his diploma after…
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Here's a Christian nationalist saying the quiet part out loud. We must fight against theocracy and protect the separation of church and state so that we can have true religious freedom.
Every conservative state should put into code that Jesus Christ is King and dedicate their state to Him.
Force RINOs to say no to Jesus and then brutalize them in elections.
We need a government of Christians, not fakers.
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The Freedom from Religion Foundation, @ACLU , @ACLUofLouisiana and @americansunited announced today that we will file suit to challenge a new Louisiana Ten Commandments law.
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Just another good reason to do away with government prayer.
At best, it's unnecessary ceremonialism. At worst, it emboldens and elevates Christian nationalists like Jack Hibbs.
Far-right anti-LGBTQ pastor Jack Hibbs delivered an opening prayer in the House of Representatives today.
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We aren't giving up and will continue pursuing Calvary Chapel Chino Hills church and every church that illegally interferes in our elections while operating as a 501(c)(3).
If churches want to get involved in elections, then they need to pay their taxes!
Christian Nationalist preacher Jack Hibbs regularly endorses candidates from his pulpit at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills church in California.
Last night, he endorsed nearly two DOZEN of them by name.
Why hasn't the IRS revoked his church's tax-exempt status?
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Allowing chaplains in our public schools is blatantly unconstitutional. Excluding the Satanic Temple just confirms this is yet another transparent scheme to push Christianity in our public schools.
The Florida governor just signed a law allowing religious ministers to counsel public school students—but said the Satanic Temple can’t participate. That’s blatantly unconstitutional.
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The United States is not a Christian nation, Michigan is not a Christian state and Ottawa is not a Christian county.
If the Board cannot treat invocation speakers equally then the invocation needs to be eliminated entirely.
Next month, Satanists will give the invocation in Ottawa County, Michigan.
One commissioner is trying to block them, claiming that Christian values are "crucial to maintaining the unique character and appeal of our community."
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The Satanic Temple is opening a clinic in New Mexico to provide "free religious medication abortion" and will name the facility "The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic" in mockery of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
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This South Park joke hits a little too close to home.
As students head back to class, remember: public schools still can’t force religion on anyone, even in 2025.
FFRF is here to protect students’ rights and keep education secular.
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We called the Catholic League out for its illegal election interference and asked the IRS to force it to follow the law.
Now, Bill Donohue is lashing out and attacking our co-president.
We want to support the rule of the law. The Catholic League wants to spread hate.
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This might be controversial, but we support the 19th Amendment.
That is the atheist position.
That is the American position.
The reason why Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon has "grown to despise democracy" is because it allows women to vote: "I think the 19th Amendment should be repealed. I think that because, first and foremost, I'm a Christian. That is the Christian position."
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In memory of atheists in foxholes & the countless freethinkers who have served this country with honor & distinction. #MemorialDay
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