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Blue laws are outdated relics of religious rule.

There’s no reason government should force businesses to close on Sunday — or any day — because of someone else’s holy book.

Atheist in America: an unseen challenge?

"The United States is quite a paradox. Founded on secular principles, yet faith is everywhere you look."

Why do so many non-believers still feel left out?

Can the country’s secular beginnings hold strong against the influence of religion in public spaces

Your Body Ages Faster Because of Extreme Heat A study reveals that extreme heat accelerates biological aging even more than smoking or drinking.

A study reveals that extreme heat accelerates biological aging even more than smoking or drinking. www.wired.com/story/your-b...

Listen Up! How Audiobooks Work Alongside the Printed Page Promoting Literacy and Accessibility Despite conflicting opinions, evidence shows that listening to audiobooks has similar cognitive benefits to reading books.

Despite conflicting opinions, evidence shows that listening to audiobooks has similar cognitive benefits to reading books.

James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster | Defector James Dobson was a nasty dude. He liked to beat children and dogs with a belt and to rain misery and punishment on the vulnerable; we know all of this about him because he said as much in public,…

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New Hampshire is first state to require doctors to sterilize patients who request it | Alabama Reflector The law says physicians can’t deny sterilization based on a patient’s age, number of children, marital status, or if the physician has views on fertility that run contrary to the patient’s wishes.

Via @acvollers.bsky.social and @stateline.org: The new law, signed last month, says physicians can’t deny sterilization based on a patient’s age, number of children, marital status, or if the physician has views on fertility that run contrary to the patient’s wishes.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after funding cut The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down its operations after the loss of federal funding, the nonprofit said on Friday, ending decades of support for local TV and radio stations that have relied on its grants.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissio...

CPB informed its employees today that the majority of staff positions will conclude with the close of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025. A small transition team will remain through January 2026 to ensure a responsible and orderly closeout of operations.
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Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock Polish priest charged with the killing of a homeless man WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors on Saturday charged the priest, only identified as Mirosław M. in line with Polish privacy rules, with murder with particular cruelty.

Prosecutors on Saturday charged the priest, only identified as Mirosław M. in line with Polish privacy rules, with murder with particular cruelty.
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His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

Israel begins a limited pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas as concerns over hunger mount The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza, as concerns over surging hunger in the territory mount.

The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza, as concerns over surging hunger in the territory mount.

Hunger is consuming our bodies. Today we lost the child Yahya Al-Najjar. During an interview with a local channel, I explained the catastrophic situation we are living in, and I am no exception I feel exhausted from the lack of food. Please help us
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Nearly 100 people killed seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials say Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.

Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.

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Detail showing wreck of the USS Peacock, mouth of Columbia, 1841

#OnThisDay in 1841, the USS Peacock wrecked at the mouth of the Columbia River, giving her name to Peacock Spit. historylink.org/File/5624

When I was growing up Christian apologists used to say atheism was what led to gulags and death camps

But they never told me God was thanked in every Hitler speech

They never told me Stalin went to Bible college

And it’s no surprise now but every one of those Christian apologists voted for Trump

ICE may deport some migrants to 'third countries' without assurances they won't be tortured, memo says The memo instructs ICE employees on how to deport people to countries other than their country of origin, in some cases in as little as six hours.

The Trump admin may deport immigrants to a country where they have no connections, in some cases with as little as six hours' notice and without assurances from the destination country that the deported individuals “will not be persecuted or tortured,” a memo from a top immigration official says.

Making sure everyone has a safe place to sleep means prioritizing affordable housing, not criminalizing people for having no other place to go.

NEW: We're challenging the Trump administration's latest directive to restrict many immigrant families from participating in the Head Start program.

This directive is unlawful and will prevent many children from accessing early childhood education.

FFRF slams Trump for ridiculing atheists and advancing religious agenda at CEO lunch FFRF strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s latest effort to entangle religion and government through a White House event rewarding wealthy business leaders for promoting religion and aligning the...

“Is there an atheist in the room?… I wouldn’t want to raise my hand if I were. You’d be in big trouble.”

This isn’t leadership. It’s theocratic pandering.

Faith-based favoritism has no place in a secular democracy.

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United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as 'domestic terrorism' (RNS) — The resolution also denounces the 'weaponization of the constitution' and urges UCC churches to divest from private incarceration companies that are participating in the White House crackdown…

The United Church of Christ passed a resolution this week denouncing what it called “domestic terrorism” by ICE and accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing the Constitution.
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Transgender bathroom bill added to Texas legislative session about deadly flooding

Texas adds transgender bathroom bill to agenda for special legislative session to deal with deadly flooding

Study uncovers how brain damage increases religious fundamentalism Research has found religious belief is associated with certain regions of the human brain, but there is still much to learn about how these areas

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Atheists, agnostics and freethinkers... oh my!! 😉

Trump Justice Dept. sides with Catholic Church to fight law requiring priests to report abuse Washington State took a bold stand against a religious loophole that shielded predators. Now there's predictable backlash from the Catholic Church and the DoJ.

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Social Security Administration Walks Back Service Cuts After Furious Pushback Advocates and retirees blasted changes announced by the acting SSA commissioner, which one group said could “ultimately collapse the system.”

Delaying a bad plan — which effectively denies people their Social Security — is insufficient.

Elon Musk's DOGE must take their hands off Social Security.

Keep the pressure on Republicans in Congress and Donald Trump to reverse these cuts.

YOUR voice makes a difference.

'This will kill people': GOP blasted for gutting Medicaid to pay for $4.5 trillion tax cut By a slim 217-213 margin, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night that makes deep cuts to safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps while simultaneously extending President Dona...

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Oregon Democrat's bill cracks down on Christian "health care cost sharing" ministries Faith-based "health share" companies have left many families in medical debt. Rep. Bob Nosse wants more transparency in the system.

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Oregon State Rep. Rob Nosse has introduced a bill designed to crack down on Christian “health care cost sharing” companies.

He wants them to be open and honest about what services they provide.

Naturally, they oppose this.

Julianne Moore in ‘Great Shock’ After Donald Trump Bans Her Children’s Book ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ From Schools: ‘I Can’t Help But Wonder What Is So Controversial’ The Trump Administration has banned Julianne Moore's 2007 children's book 'Freckleface Strawberry' from schools operated by the Department of Defense.

The Trump Administration has banned Julianne Moore‘s 2007 children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry”

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