Arkansas governor defends Christmas proclamation amid church-state separation outcry

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD
By Elaine Mallon

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Sarah Sanders Declares War on Atheists

The Truth Network
By Todd Starnes

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FFRF Winter Solstice display returns to the Minnesota Capitol

The Minnesota state Capitol has once again been “blessed” with FFRF’s Winter Solstice display.

FFRF member Conni Conner set up the state/church watchdog’s Bill of Rights exhibit in the East Hall on the ground floor of the Capitol building. This is the third year in a row FFRF has been at the seat of lawmaking in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

A sign attached to the tongue-in-cheek display, featuring three Founders and Lady Liberty gazing at a “baby” Bill of Rights in a manger, reads:
At this season of the Winter Solstice
Join us in honoring the Bill of Rights, adopted on December 15, 1791, which reminds us there can be no religious freedom without the freedom to dissent.
Keep religion and government separate!

At the bottom, it proclaims: “Joy to the World — the Bill of Rights is born!”

“It’s important during this season to represent the views of the growing population of Americans who are not religious, since this season belongs to everyone,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “’Tis the season to remind Americans of the secular roots of our Constitution, which protects true religious freedom by keeping religion out of government.”

Almost a third, 29 percent, of Minnesota residents are “atheist, agnostic or nothing in particular,” the same percentage as the national average.

FFRF thanks Conner for her continued dedication toward setting up the solstice banner — ensuring there’s space in Minnesota for the secular viewpoint.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is the largest national association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics) with almost 42,000 members and several chapters all over the country, including more than 800 members and two chapters in Minnesota. The organization works to protect the constitutional separation between religion and government.

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FFRF’s lighted ‘A’ sign makes a winter comeback

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to once again display the lighted “A” outside of its Freethought Hall offices in Madison, Wis.

FFRF puts up the structure every year in honor of the Winter Solstice season. The “A” is an emblem representing atheism and agnosticism, two groups that make up a significant portion of FFRF’s membership of nearly 42,000 individuals across the country.

A whopping 34 percent of Wisconsinites identify as religiously unaffiliated, higher than the national average. Of these, 14 percent call themselves atheists or agnostics. According to a painstaking county-by-county national survey, nearly 40 percent of Dane County residents have no religious affiliation.

The “A” sign is in addition to two Winter Solstice displays, one celebrating the Bill of Rights, the other celebrating nontheism, that FFRF puts up annually in the Wisconsin Capitol to counter various religious displays.

“We’re never afraid to make our presence known in our hometown of Madison,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “The lit ‘A’ stands as a reminder to the surrounding community that dissenters everywhere exist and should be celebrated.”

FFRF thanks Freethought Today Editor PJ Slinger and Graphic Artist Roger Daleiden for erecting the A. Photo credit goes to Staff Attorney Chris Line.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with 42,000 members across the country, including 1,800 members and its national headquarters in Wisconsin. Our purposes are to protect the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.

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Gov. Huckabee Sanders’ Christmas letter to the grinches at the Freedom From Religion Foundation is a must-read

Not the Bee
By Mister Retrops

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The War on Christmas Isn’t What You Think

Courage & Caffeine
By R. Ricks

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Freethought Radio – December 25, 2025

Donald Trump’s niece, Mary L. Trump, explains why her uncle is the real Grinch.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds to Freedom From Religion Foundation Over Christmas Proclamation

Arkansas Radio (Little Rock, AR)
By Staff

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Gov Sanders rejects demand from legal group to undo Christmas closure: ‘I will do no such thing’

Fox News
By Andrew Mark Miller

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‘You missed the point’: Inspired governor smacks down anti-God folks demanding Christ-less Christmas

World Net Daily
By Bob Unruh

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