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The Secular Vote: Disrupting the Narratives that Define Us
A new initiative aims to put Secular Americans on the political map ahead of the 2026 midterms
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The "ministerial exception" is rapidly becoming a civil rights nightmare
The Ninth Circuit just handed religious employers a blueprint for gutting workplace civil rights
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Pennsylvania priest accused of rigging church's Corvette raffle
Search warrants reveal Rev. Ross Miceli’s alleged scheme, lavish spending, and a winner who never bought a ticket
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Defense Secretary praises pastor who thinks women shouldn't have the right to vote
Pete Hegseth endorsed the views of Doug Wilson, a Christian Nationalist who openly calls for the end of women’s suffrage
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Despite legal rulings, California school district tries to revive Christian prayers at meetings
Chino Valley officials say a legal loophole allows them to bring Christianity back into school governance
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Ryan Walters may not have watched nude women at work. But he still slandered his colleagues.
Ryan Walters may be off the hook for what people saw on his TV, but his smear campaign against colleagues remains unforgivable
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Southern Baptist ethics leader resigns, likely due to pressure from MAGA extremists
Brent Leatherwood's resignation reveals how the Southern Baptist Convention prefers reflexive loyalty to Trump over even the mildest forms of human…
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas law forcing the Ten Commandments in schools from taking full effect
The judge called the state's attempt to push Christian doctrine into public schools "disingenuous" and "intellectually dishonest"
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Arizona Appeals Court reopens case against Mormon Church involving child abuse cover-up
A unanimous ruling gives survivors another chance at justice—and exposes deep institutional rot in the LDS community
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Bowing to religious pressure, West Point will rebrand bibles with academy's crest
Adding the military academy’s crest to chapel bibles raises serious concerns about religious neutrality
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July 2025

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