Summary Separation of church and state is not an abstract legal nicety; it is the firewall that protects everyone’s freedom of conscience—believers and non‑believers alike. Christian encroachment, especially in its modern Christian‑nationalist form, is a direct attack on that firewall. It uses the machinery of the state to enforce conservative Christian doctrine on abortion, LGBTQ+ […]
Tag: religious freedom
Defending Secular Rights Is Not Anti-Christian—It’s About Freedom for All
Summary Secularism is often caricatured as anti-religion or “pro-atheism,” but in reality it is a political framework that keeps government neutral on matters of faith so that everyone can live according to their own conscience. In that sense, defending secular rights is not an attack on Christianity; it is a safeguard for Christians, other believers, […]
The Founding Fathers Built a Secular Republic—Not a Christian One
Summary Defenders of “Christian America” often point to the religiosity of the colonists and certain Founders, but the legal architecture of the United States tells a different story. From the godless text of the Constitution to the First Amendment’s ban on religious establishment, the Founders deliberately rejected the model of a Christian state in favor […]
How Religious Encroachment Is Undermining Secular and Non-Christian Families
Summary Secular and non‑Christian families want what most families want: to raise their children in safety, love, and freedom, and to make intimate decisions about their bodies and relationships without religious interference. Yet religious encroachment is increasingly shaping laws and policies that determine who they can marry, how they form their families, and what their […]
Why Do Atheists Believe In Religious Freedom?
Summary Atheists often criticize religion’s role in politics and society, but many still strongly defend religious freedom. They do this, first, because people are typically born into their religion, and punishing inherited beliefs violates basic human rights. Second, because genuine religious freedom—a secular principle that keeps the state neutral among beliefs—creates an open marketplace of […]
America’s Shameful Christian Legacy
Summary America’s past is scarred by three intertwined founding sins—slavery, genocide against Native peoples, and Christian extremism—and together they form a legacy that still shapes who holds power and whose lives are devalued. Unlike slavery and genocide, which have at least begun to be named and confronted through public reckoning, Christian extremism is still too […]
Christian Nationalism vs. Christianity: Why One Is a Faith and the Other Is a Power
When “religious freedom” means a Ten Commandments poster in every classroom In February 2026, a federal appeals court allowed Louisiana, at least for now, to enforce a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom from kindergarten through college. The law’s supporters called it a simple recognition of America’s “Christian […]
America’s Colonial Christian Heritage Was a Warning, Not a Blueprint
Executions, heresy trials, and sectarian wars — and why “restoration” is the wrong word SummaryChristian nationalists say they are not establishing religion but restoring America’s original Christian character. Colonial history answers that claim directly. What Christian public power actually produced was sectarian infighting, state-backed coercion, banishments, heresy trials, and executions. The founders built secular government […]
Why We Have to Fight Christian Disinformation and Encroachment Now
SummaryChristian disinformation is not harmless opinion. It is a strategy for reshaping public reality so that one religion can claim special authority over law, schools, and civil life. If it goes unchallenged, it stops being rhetoric and becomes policy. This is not a misunderstanding A lot of secular people still treat Christian-nationalist rhetoric like background […]
Is Atheism a Religion? Only When It’s Politically Convenient
SummaryChristians can’t agree whether atheism is a religion—but the pattern is obvious. When calling atheism a religion helps restrict secular voices, it’s a religion. When denying atheism First Amendment protections helps Christian power, suddenly it isn’t. The argument isn’t about truth; it’s about control. Two opposite claims from the same camp You can watch the […]