‘No Prophets’: An exclusive book offer and conversation between Rep. Jared Huffman and Ron Reagan
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Saturday, Aug. 15
Noon PDT / 3 p.m. EDT
Be among the first readers anywhere to receive “No Prophets” and join an exclusive conversation before the book’s public release.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to offer an exclusive opportunity to receive a copy of Rep. Jared Huffman’s forthcoming book, “No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism,” before its official Aug. 18 release. Rep. Huffman, who has received FFRF’s “Emperor Has No Clothes Award,” is one of the only publicly identified nonreligious members of Congress, and is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus.
When you order your advance copy through FFRF, you’ll also receive access to an exclusive virtual conversation hosted by FFRF on Saturday, Aug. 15, at noon PDT/ 3 p.m. EDT, featuring Rep. Huffman and “unabashed atheist” Ron Reagan, FFRF’s longtime spokesperson. The event will be moderated by FFRF State Policy Manager Mickey Dollens, who serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions during the discussion.
Register now to help ensure your book arrives before the event. Your $50 purchase also supports FFRF’s work defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church. Your receipt will indicate the tax-deductible portion of your purchase after the cost of the book and shipping. Your confirmation email will include event access information, including the Zoom link and a calendar invitation.
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FFRF: Erasing America’s history serves white Christian nationalism
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is castigating the Trump administration’s latest move in its white Christian nationalist campaign to rewrite America’s past.
The administration has outrageously replaced an exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House with a sanitized version of history that downplays the realities of slavery. The overnight removal of exhibits detailing the lives of the nine enslaved people held by George Washington while he lived in Philadelphia follows President Trump’s 2025 executive order directing federal historic sites to avoid materials that “disparage Americans” and instead emphasize the nation’s “greatness.” Historians, local officials and preservation advocates have criticized the revised displays for omitting critical historical context and softening or erasing the brutal realities of slavery and treatment of Native Americans.
“This administration is openly pursuing the agenda of white supremacists allied with Christian nationalism,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “A government in our pluralistic democracy should be committed to truth, not erasing uncomfortable facts.”
FFRF notes that the decision is part of an ongoing White House campaign to reshape public education, museums and historical institutions around an idealized narrative of America that minimizes the country’s failures while elevating a preferred vision of its religious identity.
“White Christian nationalism depends on a mythologized version of American history,” says Gaylor. She points out that its adherents portray the United States as a divinely founded Christian nation and that honest discussions of slavery, religious persecution, indigenous dispossession and systemic race or sex discrimination undermine that narrative.
The exhibit changes come amid a series of administration actions targeting what Trump has labeled “divisive narratives,” including executive orders aimed at the Smithsonian Institution, federal museums and educational programs addressing race and discrimination.
When the government begins editing history to serve an ideological agenda, democracy itself is at risk. “Free people deserve facts, not propaganda,” Gaylor concludes.
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 41,000 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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New ‘Secular Spotlight’ episode tackles historically inaccurate legislation
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight” welcomes a special guest for an episode examining the role of Christian nationalism in whitewashing American history.
Lawmakers are using the name of the late Charlie Kirk (the co-founder of Turning Point USA) to advance legislation that promotes a distorted version of American history in public schools. FFRF’s Ryan Jayne and Mickey Dollens are joined by retired psychology Professor Warren Throckmorton to fact-check the myths behind these bills, expose the influence of Christian nationalist “historian” David Barton and explain why historical misinformation continues to resonate.
“The Associated Press reported that over 60 bills in the name of Charlie Kirk have been introduced in 20 different states. This is an attempt for lawmakers to use a slain activist name to usher in Christian nationalist policy,” Dollens reports. “We saw this first happen in Ohio with the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act that was chock-full of misrepresentations and primarily built upon David Barton’s WallBuilders pseudo-history philosophies. Now we are seeing other states take it up, such as Tennessee, that recently passed the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act on July 1st.”
You can catch this episode of “Secular Spotlight” on FFRF’s YouTube channel, as well as by watching on your smart TV after downloading FFRF’s free app, Freethought TV, which also highlights FFRF’s other video programming. Our recent episodes include a historical examination of America’s secular underpinnings, a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove on the history behind the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses, and much more. 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 more than 41,000 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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American Atheists Warns Texas Comptroller Not to Fire Non-Christians
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Religious discrimination in the workplace is not only illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but also violates the constitutions of both the United States and the state of Texas. American Atheists’ warned Huffines in the letter that it would take action to defend the rights of any nonreligious employees let go from the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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