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FFRF calls on Iowa city to end prayers after second satanic invocation controversy

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is again urging an Iowa city council to end a divisive practice after a satanic invocation was disrupted for the second consecutive month.

Former City Council Member Matt Dalbey, a member of the Satanic Temple of Iowa, delivered an invocation at the Nov. 3 City Council meeting emphasizing religious liberty, freedom of expression, individual dignity and respect for differing beliefs. But when Dalbey concluded with “Hail Satan,” Jeremy Herrell began loudly reciting the Lord’s Prayer in an apparent attempt to drown him out. Herrell was eventually escorted from the chambers by police. The incident came just one month after a Christian pastor interrupted proceedings following Dalbey’s first invocation, demanding that the City Council “reverse the curse” he claimed Dalbey had placed on the city. Mayor Benjamin Foote accommodated the pastor’s objections by calling for a moment of silence.

In a follow-up letter after the second confrontation, FFRF is asking the Ottumwa City Council to reconsider its policy of opening meetings with religious invocations. FFRF had written to the council in October, warning that its response to Dalbey’s invocation raised serious constitutional concerns and urging it to abandon the practice altogether. Unfortunately, the latest disruption only reinforces those concerns.

“The council has now experienced two consecutive meetings overshadowed by religious controversy,” writes FFRF Legal Counsel Chris Line in the new letter. “What should have been routine proceedings devoted to the business of governing instead became confrontations over religious beliefs.”

FFRF reminds the City Council that the Supreme Court has made clear that legislative invocation practices must be administered without discrimination against minority religions and nonreligion. If the city insists on hosting religious invocations, it must ensure that speakers are treated equally and that disruptions are promptly addressed.

The latest controversy prompted City Council Member Cara Galloway to renew her suggestion that the council replace invocations with a moment of silence, an alternative FFRF considers acceptable.

“Nothing is more divisive than religion in government proceedings,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “And consider how arrogant it is for supplicants to imagine a deity, if it existed, is concerned about the inner workings of Ottumwa city meetings. City Council members who feel the need for divine guidance over sewers, liquor licenses and variances are free to pray privately to themselves or stop at the house of worship of their choice to and from meetings. They can pray on their own time and dime.”

Therefore, FFRF is renewing its request that the Ottumwa City Council discontinue invocations entirely and focus on the secular business of governing.

“The residents of Ottumwa deserve a government focused on serving their community, not refereeing religious disputes,” FFRF’s letter concludes. “The simplest way to accomplish that is to leave prayer to individuals and religious institutions and leave governing to the City Council.”

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with about 40,000 members nationwide, including hundreds of members in Iowa. FFRF’s purposes are to defend the constitutional principle of separation between church and state, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.

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November 20, 2026 – Sammi Lawrence to Speak to FFRF’s Denver Chapter (Denver, Colo.)

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Denver Chapter will welcome Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence for a presentation on Friday, Nov. 20th, in Denver, Colo.

Lawrence will discuss recent developments and victories in the ongoing effort to protect the constitutional separation between state and church. The presentation will also explore the growing influence of Christian nationalism and provide attendees with information about how they can take action to defend secular government and religious freedom for all.

The presentation will take place at 6 p.m. at The Secular Hub, located in Denver. The event is open to in-person attendees. To read more about the Denver chapter of FFRF, visit their website. 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with more than 40,000 members, dedicated to protecting the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism.

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FFRF: Nonreligious flex key political muscle in 2026 elections

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to highlight the extraordinary political influence of nonreligious Americans in the 2026 midterm elections.

New exit polling reveals that religiously unaffiliated voters played a pivotal role in determining the outcome of key races across the country. The election also marked a historic breakthrough for openly nonreligious candidates, who won unprecedented representation in Congress and state legislatures.

Religiously unaffiliated voters, commonly known as the “Nones,” accounted for 27 percent of the electorate, up from 24 percent in 2024, according to preliminary exit polling from NBC News. That makes nonreligious Americans a substantially larger voting bloc than white evangelical or born-again Christians, who accounted for just 17 percent of voters, down from 23 percent in 2024. The “Nones,” in fact, are the largest sector of the population by religious identification, surpassing any one denomination, including white evangelicals at 23 percent and Catholics at 19 percent.

“Candidates can’t afford to overlook nonreligious Americans as a political constituency,” asserts FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “For far too long, politicians have ignored the tens of millions of nonreligious voters while treating religious voters, particularly white evangelicals, as the defining voice of the American electorate. Atheists, agnostics and ‘nothing in particulars’ are a powerful and growing constituency, and our influence on American elections can no longer be ignored.”

The nonreligious electorate also demonstrated its considerable influence in competitive races. Nationally, about 78 percent of religiously unaffiliated voters supported Democratic congressional candidates, up roughly six to seven percentage points from 2024. In several closely watched Senate contests, nonreligious voters provided overwhelming support to candidates who otherwise lost among major religious groups.

For example, in Kansas, Adam Hamilton received 82 percent of the nonreligious vote despite losing among both Protestant and Catholic voters. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed received 76 percent of the nonreligious vote while winning votes from just 38 percent of Protestants and 41 percent of Catholics. In Texas, James Talarico received 77 percent of the nonreligious vote.

These results underscore the importance of religiously unaffiliated voters in determining electoral outcomes. Although no single demographic group can claim sole responsibility for an election victory, the scale of nonreligious support in these contests demonstrates that the “Nones” can swing elections and counter the white Christian nationalist vote.

Historic breakthroughs for openly nonreligious candidates
Beyond our influence as voters, openly nonreligious Americans also made history as candidates for public office.

Pennsylvania’s Chris Rabb will make history as the first openly atheist candidate elected to Congress. While Rep. Jared Huffman, an outspoken humanist who co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus alongside Rep. Jamie Raskin, has publicly embraced his nonreligious identity, he did so after his initial election to Congress. Rabb’s election therefore marks a historic milestone for openly nonreligious representation in American politics. Notably, in his victory speech after the May primary, Rabb explicitly acknowledged and thanked atheists for helping secure his win, a rare moment of public recognition for our constituency.

Fred Wellman of Missouri also won election to Congress as an openly nonreligious candidate.

At the state level, openly nonreligious candidates achieved unprecedented representation. According to figures compiled by the Center for Freethought Equality PAC, more than 100 openly humanist, atheist, agnostic and nonreligious state legislators have now been elected across at least 38 states, surpassing the 81 previously identified before the election. The gains include first-time representation for openly nonreligious legislators in Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia.

Openly agnostic Jon Rosenthal beat his openly bigoted opponent, Bo French, for Texas’ railroad commissioner, who oversees regulation of the state’s oil and gas industry.

These victories represent an important milestone in a country where openly identifying as an atheist or agnostic has historically been considered a significant political disadvantage.

“For generations, nonreligious Americans have been told, implicitly and explicitly, that they are somehow less qualified to serve their country because they don’t believe in a god,” adds FFRF Co-President Dan Barker, a former evangelical minister. “These elections help dismantle that prejudice. Public service should be measured by integrity, competence and commitment to the Constitution, not religious belief.”

The results reflect continued support for the Congressional Freethought Caucus, with 30 of its 31 returning members winning re-election. The only loss was Rep. Jimmy Lopez, who ran against a fellow Democrat (because of California’s top-two jungle primary system). The caucus includes both religious and nonreligious lawmakers who support secular government, freethinkers’ rights, science-based public policy and the constitutional separation between church and state.

A changing electorate demands equal representation
As a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, FFRF does not endorse political candidates or parties. Instead, FFRF welcomes the growing recognition that nonreligious Americans are a substantial constituency entitled to the same respect, representation and constitutional protections as religious Americans.

Despite the growing number of nonreligious Americans, political rhetoric and government policy continue to disproportionately privilege religious perspectives, particularly conservative Christianity. FFRF has repeatedly challenged government-sponsored prayer, religious displays in public schools, taxpayer support for religious activities and other efforts to use public institutions to promote religion.

“I’ve been saying for years that the courts, politicians and candidates have not caught up with the changing secular demographics of our nation,” says Gaylor. “The lesson of this election is clear: Candidates ignore us at their peril. We Nones are demanding that elected officials uphold our secular Constitution and stop imposing religious doctrine through government.”

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With about 40,000 members, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.

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Your 69 cent iTune pre-order of anthem ‘Hurriya’ can save Moroccan atheist

Preorder the song ‘Hurriya’ (‘Freedom’) by Motown legend Lee Garrett and help free Moroccan atheist/human rights activist Betty Lachgar.

Here’s how you can help free Betty! It won’t even take a dollar or more than a minute of your time.

A unique collaboration between 83-year-old legendary Motown songwriter Lee Garrett, known for “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” and many other hits, and an imprisoned Moroccan human rights activist has yielded a new global freedom anthem: “Hurriya.” 

The voice of imprisoned Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar, proclaiming “Hurriya” (Arabic for “freedom”), is featured in the song.

“Betty,” an atheist and feminist activist, is described by FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor as “a one-woman FFRF in Morocco.” Betty has already endured a year in prison under inhumane conditions for wearing a T-shirt outside her home country deemed insulting to Allah. She still faces nearly a year and a half in prison. As a bone cancer survivor, Betty has lived with a prosthetic humerus in her left arm since her 20s. Now at 51, with a detached prosthetic that was due to be operated on before her imprisonment, she faces a life-threatening health crisis. 

Here’s how you can help free Betty!

Preorder the beautiful anthem “Hurriya” on iTunes for only 69 cents before the song’s release on Friday, Nov. 20. 

Your preorder now will help move the song up the charts to call international attention to Betty’s situation.

Then, on Friday, Nov. 20, you, as a member of FFRF, will receive a unique, dedicated link that gives you short-term access to the moving music video and more opportunities to promote freedom for Betty.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which knows that blasphemy is a victimless crime, is proud to underwrite this humanitarian campaign, spearheaded by atheist singer/songwriter and music producer Shelley Segal (known to many FFRF’ers) and a coalition of volunteers.

Thank you for your help! And please share the link below.

hurriyacampaign.org/

Need more information?

UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COMMUNICATION

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALL FOR RELEASE

AVAAZ PETITION TO SIGN

INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW (by a member of FFRF)

HUMANITARIAN CASE SUMMARY

FREE BETTY COALITION

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Supreme Court religious discrimination case dissected on new ‘Secular Spotlight’ episode

FFRF’s legal team explores in a timely episode of “Secular Spotlight” a Supreme Court case that could allow private religious schools to discriminate while receiving public funding.

The Supreme Court is considering whether religious preschools can receive public funding while refusing to admit children from LGBTQ+ families. FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliot, Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell and Patrick O’Reiley Legal Fellow Charlotte R. Gude break down the arguments in St. Mary’s Catholic Parish v. Roy, examine the justices’ perspectives and clarify what the decision could mean for LGBTQ+ rights and the separation of church and state nationwide. 

“This case actually came to the court because of a vote in Colorado in 2020 where voters affirmed that they wanted to create a universal preschool program,” Gude explains. “They also included a requirement that the preschool providers give children an equal opportunity to enroll and receive preschool services regardless of race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation [and] gender identity. … Unfortunately, some religious preschools refused to agree to this requirement and sued to be let into the program despite this refusal.” 

You can catch this episode of “Secular Spotlight” on FFRF’s YouTube channel, or on your smart TV after downloading FFRF’s free app, Freethought TV, which also highlights FFRF’s other video programming. Previous episodes explore a discussion on building better community in nonreligious spaces with Drew McCoy, as well as a discussion on nontheistic Satanism with Taylor “The Antibot” Leigh. Make sure you’re subscribed to FFRF’s YouTube channel for all the latest updates!

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With nearly 40,000 members across the country, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.

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American Atheists sues Departments of Justice, Interior Over Worship Event on National Mall

American Atheists filed a third lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its failure to respond to FOIA requests.

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