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Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio
Miss North Carolina USA said she lost her crown due to her faith. Then the racist posts surfaced.
School officials face charges after trans wrestler controversy fueled by the religious right
Virginia school district sued after repeatedly changing rules to block LGBTQ student club
Three Texas moms cite "religious freedom" to strike down state's Ten Commandments law
Florida AG threatens to defund Catholic schools unless they loosen vaccination rules
Missouri Republicans threaten to defund library over books about a rainbow dinosaur and a wig
Annoying "Sky Evangelist" kicked off airline after scaring everyone with her preaching
Kim Davis still owes $565,000. A new lawsuit says she hid her inheritance to avoid paying it.
West Virginia pastor rejects food over LGBTQ support. Now his food bank is empty.
A Trump judge redefined "diversity" to excuse an almost entirely Christian "religious liberty" panel
Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services
The Justice Dept's new “religious liberty” memo gives Christians more power to discriminate
Nearly half of Gen Z says Trump makes them less likely to attend church
In 2026, atheists make up only 0.066% of the federal prison population
Focus on the Family has advice for estranged parents. An apology isn’t part of it.
An LGBTQ arts venue opened in a former church in Australia. Christians shut it down.
New survey suggests Australia's Census may dramatically undercount the non-religious
Arapaho tribe tells pastor to leave reservation after she trashes their sacred traditions
California basketball coach made players fill out Christian journals... or run extra laps
Hospital rejects Christian pregnancy center's anti-LGBTQ doctor pledge
In Joe Rogan interview, J.D. Vance played dumb about the Ten Commandments in Texas schools
Arkansas won a fake "religious liberty" contest. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants praise for it.
Pastor files discrimination lawsuit after losing library job over pronouns
A pro-Trump activist is raising money to install a giant Christian cross on the moon
Indiana's Lt. Gov. says Muslims shouldn't be allowed to have "public calls to prayer"
Evangelical GOP candidate Rod Joseph: "You cannot be born gay. That’s impossible"
Christian influencer brags that she had six kids to "help the white race"
A Catholic hospital was sold. Reproductive care returned immediately.
Chuck Schumer's favorite Founding Fathers quote is completely made up
Ken Ham is furious that a reporter didn't pretend Creationism is science
The pastor going viral for rejecting Christian Nationalism isn't what he seems
Even the "Great American State Fair" can't escape Christian preachers making it worse
Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Monty Fritts is trying to out-Christian Marsha Blackburn
Trump has now made over $1.5 million from his MAGA Bible grift
Catholic order says it's broke—after quietly moving valuable properties elsewhere
Viral video shows church staging fake execution during Vacation Bible School
Yikes! Most Americans now support teacher-led prayers in public schools!
Trump's "Religious Liberty" report is really a blueprint to end church-state separation
Texas just made Bible reading mandatory in public schools
Texas judge who refused to perform same-sex weddings wins $640,000 reward for her bigotry
A Christian school that tried to shame a gay student just admitted defeat
SCOTUS says Rastafarian can't sue prison guards who violated his faith and cut off his dreadlocks
The Mormon Church is trying to sue a critic into silence. Now he's fighting back.
Christian Nationalist "historian" caught citing a quotation that doesn't exist
Florida's $15 million gift to Catholic schools comes with a bigger agenda
Christian adoption giant reverses course, shutting out prospective LGBTQ parents
MLB warns San Francisco Giants players after anti-LGBTQ protest on "Pride Night"
Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer accused of sexting staffer as Oklahoma primary nears
A religious hospital refused critical ectopic pregnancy care. Now the patient is suing.
Retiring Democrat Lloyd Doggett joins Congressional Freethought Caucus
Conservatives claim a trans wrestler assaulted her opponent. The video tells a different story.
How an atheist candidate survived intense right-wing religious attacks
A billion-dollar company is remaking a Washington town in Christianity's image
Bobby Charles wants to govern Maine based on Noah’s Ark and internet conspiracies
Connecticut GOP candidate's anti-gay extremism sparks party meltdown
Under guise of fighting anti-Catholic bias, Kash Patel fires FBI analysts who kept us safe
Christians got Route 666 to Hel canceled. It's finally getting resurrected.
Pete Hegseth shrinks military's recognized religions list, erasing atheists and Humanists
Christian employee sues L.A. County over a Pride flag outside the office
A Connecticut law protects kids from abusive homeschooling parents. Republicans opposed it.
Ark Encounter's decade-long disaster: How the Creationist theme park failed on its promises
“Swallow it!”: A Christian "prophet" told a teen to eat a Bible page to receive God’s blessings
Colorado GOP candidate's wildest religious claims unravel in must-watch interview
Christian Nationalists made a movie about “anti-Christian bias” by the government
The Catholic Church protected a predator priest. The courts punished the whistleblower.
“How old was Mary?”: How dozens of Oklahoma Republicans fought a bill banning child marriage
The rising cost of reaching secular voters is good for democracy
Rockwall County courthouse in Texas unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument
Ché Ahn says drug users must choose between Christian rehab or Bible lessons in prison
The evangelical Christian hit “Testify to Love” just got a powerful pro-LGBTQ reboot
A secretive Christian sect is pressuring members to purge their pets
A board game forum rejected ads for “Possess Me, Satan” over fears of demonic oppression
Former "ex-gay" leader Alan Chambers charged with soliciting a minor
The GOP wanted to punish liberal arts degrees. They may destroy Christian colleges instead.
Mary Miller’s “In God We Trust” bill is Christian Nationalism in a nutshell
Christian megachurch founder Brian Houston shared adult content on social media. Again.
California judge bans Kars4Kids ads for hiding Orthodox Jewish agenda
USDA employees sue after Sec. Brooke Rollins promotes Christianity in official emails
White House to host taxpayer-funded Christian Nationalist rally in D.C.
MAGA pastor says Trump understands the Bible better than Pope Leo
A private Muslim event at a Texas water park was legal. Greg Abbott shut it down anyway.
Daystar’s Joni Lamb dies at 65, leaving behind scandal, cover-ups, and COVID lies
Hate-preacher Greg Locke admits lying about Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland
Southern Baptist membership hits another 50-year low as Americans keep walking away
Richard Dawkins was seduced by a glorified autocomplete engine
The dark legacy of Paul Pressler and the Southern Baptist Convention
A Christian phone network aims to purify the internet by blocking reality
Florida pastor resigns after adult son, a youth pastor, caught in child predator sting
Norway’s highest court upholds state funding for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Two more Democrats have joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus
Ex-Spokane mayor demands $10M from city after backlash over extremist prayer rally
The final report from Trump’s "Anti-Christian Bias" task force reveals... nothing
Pastor who wrote book on biblical marriage arrested for alleged bigamy
Megachurch pastor’s Senate tease sparks ethics complaint from Kansas Republicans
After baseless attacks on the SPLC, Pastor Joel Webbon says America needs “more racism”
Religious "switching" is an existential crisis for the Catholic Church
Indiana Lt. Gov. faces backlash after calling high school band kids “demonic”
Trump replaces Navy Secretary with man who claimed witches took over a California city
A Satanist just won a religious exemption for bathroom access in school
Mormon Church sues critic John Dehlin over "Mormon Stories" podcast
Texas can force Ten Commandments posters in public schools, appeals court rules
Supreme Court to decide if anti-LGBTQ Catholic schools in Colorado can receive public funding
Are young men really becoming more religious? The numbers aren't so clear.
After angering Christians all week, Trump will read from the Bible as a publicity stunt
70% of Americans say Trump isn’t religious. White evangelicals don’t care.
He won a major school prayer case. It took years to get a proper obituary.
Utah Democrat Nate Blouin faces ridiculous backlash over decade-old comments
In final meeting, Trump’s "Religious Liberty" chair calls church/state separation a “lie”
Eric Swalwell’s resignation caps an up-and-down history with secular humanism
A barista says she was fired for her Christian faith. The facts are far more nuanced.
Texas Board of Education moves ahead with plan to force kids to read the Bible in public schools
National puppetry group faces backlash for platforming anti-LGBTQ Christian puppetry group
Pastor faces manslaughter charge after man dies in baptism gone wrong
Cedarville professor who preached sexual morality charged with multiple sex crimes
School district cuts ties with group that secretly targeted kids for conversion to Christianity
Florida attorney general says state can ignore its own constitution to fund religion
Trump-appointed FEMA leader says he teleported to Waffle House
These Christian men want women barefoot, pregnant… and off the voter rolls
Mormon leaders double down on transgender exclusion in new handbook update
Federal judge shuts down Christian ministries’ bid to kill Johnson Amendment
Supreme Court hands victory to anti-LGBTQ “conversion therapy” advocates
Federal judge orders removal of Ten Commandments display outside Arkansas Capitol
Bulls cut Jaden Ivey after anti-Pride rant (but not because he’s Christian)
Texas’ new “Religious Liberty” committee is another Christian power grab
Franklin Graham told Trump he can still get into Heaven. That’s the problem.
Palestinian teen bullied by teacher over Pledge protest wins legal settlement
UK-based Bible Society admits claim of "Quiet Revival" of faith was based on bad data
"My faith is not in climate change”: Minnesota GOP lawmaker doubles down on denial
Ché Ahn says God told him to run for governor. California says he can't be on the ballot.
Catholic priests say charging them with sexual abuse violates their religious freedom
A strategic lawsuit in Oklahoma could block public money from funding religious schools
Jehovah’s Witnesses issue "clarification" on blood transfusion ban after decades of suffering
Christian Nationalist Mark Robinson finally admits sex shop stories were true
Another Duggar has been arrested for sexually abusing a child
Extremist pastor plots comeback campaign in deep-red Oklahoma district
Nebraska "prophet" says God needs him to have access to a private jet
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law forcing Ten Commandments displays in public schools
A Utah lawmaker didn’t try to codify the Mormon "Word of Wisdom." He was just making a point.
South Australia political party dumps Christian candidate over anti-gay, anti-feminist rants
Alabama House passes bill forcing public schools to begin day with student-led prayer
Indiana judge says state's abortion ban violates religious freedom of those seeking abortions
Texas backs down after accusing agency of religious discrimination in driver handbook
GOP congressman says Muslims "don’t belong in American society” while his party shrugs
Georgia is finally on the verge of criminalizing sexual exploitation by clergy members
The myth of evangelical persecution gets a new platform in the Washington Post
Rhode Island uncovers decades of clergy abuse—and a Church that still won’t fully cooperate
Despite 4,000+ errors, Texas won’t abandon its Bible-heavy "Bluebonnet" curriculum
Texas Republicans passed a bill creating prayer time at school. 99% of districts rejected it.
Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this
Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee is selling Trump's Iran conflict as God's plan
A Nashville woman was prepped for sterilization surgery. Then the Catholic hospital blocked it.
Megachurch pastor forced to repent for recording consensual sex with his wife
Kentucky Supreme Court crushes charter school scheme to drain public education funding
"Pro-life" Tennessee GOP pushes amendment to murder women who have abortions
Christian Nationalism has captured the Republican Party
Kansas House passes bill making clergy mandated reporters... but Confession loophole remains
Ten Commandments posters must go up in schools before Louisiana families can sue, says federal court
A Tennessee bill would force Bible lessons and prayer in public schools
Trust in clergy members hits record low, Gallup finds
Ex-pastor at Greg Laurie's megachurch: I'm too broke to fight all these sexual abuse lawsuits
Instead of being honest, Southern Baptists are whitewashing the bigoted legacy of Wiley Drake
The anti–Project Blitz: How the KPOP Act fights Christian Nationalism in public schools
Two more Democrats join the Congressional Freethought Caucus
Oklahoma rejects proposed religious charter school. Supporters already plan to sue.
GOP lawmaker asks God to cleanse government of non-believers at Christian Nationalist event
Trump's "Religious Liberty Commission" just got sued for its pro-Christian bias
Oklahoma finally scraps Bible-heavy, conspiracy-laced Social Studies standards
The "He Gets Us" campaign has a PR problem no Super Bowl ad can solve
South Carolina's bill to force the Ten Commandments in school is doomed to fail
Judge refuses to toss The Satanic Temple's lawsuit, putting Boston's flag policy on trial
Court rules against anti-trans Christian teacher who demanded right to misgender students
New Hampshire Republicans want to change their constitution so it favors Christianity
Republicans are panicking because James Talarico wants people to act more like Jesus
From camper to director: How Camp Quest changed my life
The Texas Board of Education plans to force kids to read the Bible in public schools
Church/state groups file motion to help block proposed Christian charter school in Tennessee
The "Greater Than" campaign claims loving gay parents are the real threat to kids
Arizona GOP pushes bill to allow school board prayers, despite obvious constitutional violations
In Oregon, a local official's "State of the County" address turned into a Christian revival
The scandal rocking Bethel Church and the world of charismatic Christians
A pastor who rejects “established science” decided polio & measles vaccines should be optional
An Oklahoma lawmaker wants Creationism taught in science classes. His bill is doomed.
After Bible-thumping backfires, Maryland county won't open meetings with the Lord’s Prayer
Catholicism is collapsing in Latin America, and young people are leading the charge
The anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church was a justified rebuke of the pastor's cruelty
Texas courthouse unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument, inviting legal challenge
A Catholic racist refused the Eucharist from an Indian woman, then bragged about it online
Greg Locke used a real shooting to sell a fake Christian persecution story about himself
A proposed Oklahoma mosque appeared to meet all the zoning requirements. Bigotry still won out.
Scott Adams’ deathbed conversion to Christianity shouldn’t be taken seriously
Ohio’s "Success Sequence" bill turns poverty into a personal failure
Texas attorney general sues state for non-existent religious discrimination
Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff
Evangelical preacher claims God backed Trump’s invasion of Venezuela
New Jersey finally stops Christians from blocking access to a public beach on Sunday mornings
Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad's demand
A single Chick-fil-A store congratulated a gay couple, and conservatives lost their damn minds
Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument
People who visited Ark Encounter may have been exposed to measles
Zohran Mamdani's Qur’an oath was perfectly legal. Christian Nationalists can't handle that.