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Alabama's governor defends religious coercion by Auburn U. coaches
"No one faced any threat of adverse consequences for declining to participate," said Gov. Kay Ivey, who's never heard of coercion
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Lawsuit: Louisiana students were tricked into going to church instead of a college fair
The Plaintiffs were forced to listen to Christian propaganda during the school day
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Hemant Mehta
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After teen's petition, a Minnesota school district will stop holding graduation in a megachurch
"Grace Church has a long history of making derogatory, public statements against the LGBTQ+ community," wrote high school student Eli Frost
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Rep. Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat, has joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus
He is the 18th member of the CFC, which champions reason-based policies and opposes discrimination against atheists
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Hemant Mehta
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A professional singer was fired for criticizing the Cleveland Diocese's anti-LGBTQ policies
Daniel Kenworthy condemned the Church's anti-trans rules. Quire Cleveland got rid of him.
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Even the Mormon Church wants nothing to do with Tim Ballard anymore
The LDS Church issued a rare personal rebuke against the man portrayed in the right-wing hit "Sound of Freedom"
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Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew about Nazi atrocities but remained on the sidelines
Why didn't the Catholic Church do more to speak out during WWII?
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For State House, Louisiana GOP endorses Christian pastor charged with child cruelty
John Raymond, a MAGA cultist who allegedly stopped a kid from breathing "to the point of him going limp, won a coveted endorsement
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Christian bigot Kim Davis owes $100,000 to the gay men whose marriage license she denied
Kim Davis, who's been married four times, refused to do her job to protect the sanctity of marriage
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Florida continues to promote a Christian-approved alternative to the SAT
The "Classic Learning Test" is a pitiful alternative to the SAT and ACT
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Idaho library board chair demands Sunday closures to "keep the Sabbath day holy"
The conservative majority on the Community Library Network board voted to close libraries on Sundays, despite threats of litigation
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A misleading survey suggests Christians are more tolerant of free speech than atheists
Shouting down controversial speakers is the wrong metric for measuring censorship
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