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News and Notes

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News and Notes: Religion Trumps Empirical Reasoning

By George Francis Kane In November, a class at the University of Oklahoma at Norman became the national focus of a conflict between a student’s claim of religious liberty and the separation of State and Church. The Psychology Department class in “Lifespan Development” was taught by a transgender female teaching Read more

By Minnesota Atheists, 1 monthJanuary 14, 2026 ago
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News and Notes: Trump’s War on Free Speech

By George Francis Kane I try to stay abreast of news stories that touch on issues of the separation of church and state. This year I think that these stories have been more frequent and significant than ever before, but I think that none has been more reported or consequential Read more

By Minnesota Atheists, 3 monthsNovember 20, 2025 ago
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News and Notes: Crashing Through The Wall

By George Francis Kane During the last electoral campaign secularists were sounding alarms about the plans of Project 2025 to demolish American democracy and to herald the triumphant dawn of the age of Christian nationalism. Since Donald Trump won a second term, the news on every site that monitors church/state Read more

By Minnesota Atheists, 3 monthsNovember 14, 2025 ago

News & Notes: Johnson Rolls in His Grave

By George Francis Kane In July, the Internal Revenue Service filed a consent agreement with National Religious Broadcasters in a District Court in Texas to cease enforcing a restriction in the tax codes that prohibits 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations to engage in electoral campaigns, or to endorse candidates. That restriction, known Read more

By Minnesota Atheists, 4 monthsNovember 3, 2025 ago
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News and Notes: A New Texas Law

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By Minnesota Atheists, 4 yearsSeptember 20, 2021 ago
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