BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 30, 2021 Earlier this month, a church called The Pursuit NW in Snohomish, Washington got a letter from the state’s attorney general warning them against gathering in person…
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 31, 2021 Dozens of students representing 25 different Christian colleges and universities have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education for giving federal funding to faith-based schools…
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 When John* was only eight years old and in second grade, a staffer at Bishop Kelley Catholic School in Michigan “drugged and raped [him] in…
BY HEMANT MEHTA FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Steven Brandenburg is the notorious pharmacist from Wisconsin who was charged with ruining hundreds of COVID vaccines because he believed they were a giant hoax. But as…
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 20, 2021 American Atheists and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are giving the Trump administration a going away present: They’re suing the Department of…
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 10, 2021 You may have heard that Derrick Evans, a newly elected Republican delegate from West Virginia, has resigned after getting arrested and charged with federal crimes for his…
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 17, 2020 Why is this the painting the people at the Shreveport Police Department in Louisiana decided to hang up in the same hallway where members of the…
OCTOBER 2, 2020 BY FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION Yes, we’ve been recently busy with Amy Coney Barrett here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation, but, no, we haven’t let her monopolize…
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 9, 2020 Someone wasn’t social distancing… Last Wednesday night, an eyewitness was walking by Saints Peter & Paul Church in Pearl River, Louisiana when the person…
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 1, 2020 There are plenty of books that explain evolution, debunk Creationism, and get into the weeds of public policy regarding how we teach science. But…
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 1, 2020 This is what happens when you nominate someone without extensively vetting her first. I’ve been fairly adamant in saying that Amy Coney Barrett shouldn’t be questioned…
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 1, 2020 Last month, The Satanic Temple announced a new campaign meant to fight back against abortion restrictions throughout the country — especially as the ground collapses under…
BY BETH STONEBURNER SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Attorney General William Barr spoke at the (virtual) National Catholic Prayer Breakfast yesterday and was awarded the “Christifideles Laici Award” for — and I’m not…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 With Donald Trump expected to name his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday, and with all eyes on Judge Amy Coney Barrett, conservatives have already latched on to…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 Jesus was arrested. Or at least a guy who looks like Jesus. A guy who at least claims to be God’s voice in this…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Back in November, the ACLU and its Tennessee chapter sued the Smith County School System in Nashville over its longstanding illegal promotion of Christianity. That case…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 In our latest podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past week in politics and atheism. We talked about: — Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson no longer has his YouTube channels. I…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 For weeks now, North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California has been defying local COVID restrictions by holding massive indoor services that break the law…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine has just signed into law House Bill 272, a bill that prohibits local government officials from shutting down places of worship… even in cases of…
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg tonight is a stunning blow to progressives across the country and it throws yet another wrench into the upcoming election.…