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James Talarico raises crucial questions about religious inclusion. The Texas House's recent bill to display the Ten Commandments in public schools might soon gain Senate approval, but Talarico argues it violates constitutional principles and promotes division among diverse students. Instead, he advocates for displaying the Constitution to foster inclusivity. Explore the implications of this debate. Read more here: https://www.alternet.org/texas-talarico-ten-commandments/
#TexasHouse #TenCommandments #JamesTalarico #Education #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom

This is a clear violation of the religious rights of Texan Buddhists, among many others. The Buddhist Churches of America has fought many times for the separation of church and state. Time to get active once again.
#texas #religiousfreedom #politics
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-senate-passes-bill-to-force

Texas Republicans celebrate a major victory with a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, as reported by The Daily Beast. The Republican-led House has approved the legislation, which is set to become law despite Democratic amendments to include other religions being rejected. This move raises questions about religious freedom and potential legal challenges. For details, read more here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-lawmakers-score-major-victory-in-bringing-ten-commandments-into-classrooms/ #Texas #TenCommandments #SeparationOfChurchAndState #Legislation #Education #ReligiousFreedom #LegalChallenges

Texas Republicans are gaining traction in requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, backed by the House's preliminary approval, as reported by The Daily Beast. This bill mandates a specific size for the Commandments, despite Democratic attempts for broader religious inclusivity. Critics warn of constitutional issues, highlighting potential risks to religious freedom. Learn more about this unfolding issue [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-lawmakers-score-major-victory-in-bringing-ten-commandments-into-classrooms/). #TexasPolitics #TenCommandments #SeparationOfChurchAndState #Education #ReligiousFreedom

Pagan Community Notes for May 22, 2025:

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we’ve received heartfelt letters from community members reflecting on the enduring legacy of the witchcraft trials and another raising concerns about ongoing threats to religious freedom. Star’s weekly tarot pull yields the Hierophant. We are also saddened to report a Crossing of the Veil.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/pagan-community-notes-week-of-may-22-2025.html

#pagan #witchhunt #massachusettswitchhuntjusticeproject #spiritualresistance #tarot #religiousfreedom

#HumanRights #FoRB #ReligiousFreedom #Kyrgyzstan: Up to 7 years' imprisonment for True and Free Adventist Pastor? www.forum18.org/archive.php?...

KYRGYZSTAN: Up to 7 years' imp...

Join us as we explore living God's way through preaching and confrontation! Despite opposition and imprisonment, our faith endures. Discover how an angel's intervention fuels our unwavering commitment. Witness the power of divine trust and resilience! #LivingGodsWay #PreachingTheGospel #DivineIntervention #FaithAndResilience #ChristianLiving #BiblicalStories #AngelOfGod #TrustInGod #ReligiousFreedom #SpiritualJourney

"You’re invited to a timely and powerful conversation, “Christian Nationalism Today,” taking place virtually on Wednesday, May 28, from 7:30–9:00 p.m. ET.

Join Americans United President and CEO Rachel Laser and acclaimed journalist and author Katherine Stewart for a revealing look inside the machinery of the Christian Nationalist movement — and how we can fight back.

Together, Rachel and Katherine will examine how Christian Nationalism has gained power in America through an interconnected web of think tanks, legal groups, and policy organizations—all backed by a network of wealthy conservative funders. They’ll pull back the curtain on the inner workings, leading personalities, and disturbing anti-democratic goals of a movement that seeks to erase religious freedom, pluralism, and the rule of law."

#ChristianNationalism #ChristoFascism #SeparationOfChurchAndState #FreedomOfReligion #ReligiousFreedom #Coup #Democracy

Americans United for Separation of Church and State
and the Haberman Institute Presents

Christian Nationalism Today
Rachel Laser & Katherine Stewart

Wednesday, May 28
7:30 to 9:00 PM ET

Featured speakers:

-Rachel Laser, president & CEO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State

-Katherine Stewart, journalist and author of Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy and The Power Worshippers; member of AU’s Board of Trustees

Despite the scale of the threat, Rachel and Katherine will highlight why this movement’s weaknesses create an opening—and how a determined pro-democracy coalition can rise to meet the moment.

This virtual event, hosted by the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies, is free and open to the public. Please RSVP today to secure your spot.

We hope you’ll join us for this urgent and illuminating discussion.

This event is hosted by the Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies, a nonprofit organization that provides adults with high-quality, in-depth encounters with Jewish thought, history, and culture.

#Psychedelic Policy, #ReligiousFreedom, and #PublicSafety: An Overview

37 Pages Posted: 14 May 2025
Victoria Litman
Roger Williams University School of #Law

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5251919

#HumanRights #FoRB #ReligiousFreedom #Kazakhstan: Released prisoner banned from attending mosque www.forum18.org/archive.php?...

KAZAKHSTAN: Released prisoner ...

Absolutely. The rules of their cult absolutely do not apply to anyone except members of their cult. End of Line.

#ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ChristoFascism #ChristianNationalism #WhiteNationalism #CivilRights #HumanRights #WomensRights #LGBTQRights #Abortion #Trans #LGBTQ #HealthCare #TheNewInquisition #MindYourOwnBusiness

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"As with all issues the religiously stunted get apoplectic about:

— If you don’t want to marry someone of the same sex as you, don’t marry someone of the same sex as you.

— if you don’t want to change your gender, don’t change your gender.

— if you don’t want an abortion, don’t have an abortion

— if you don’t want to choose when you die, go ahead and die in agony.

No-one will bat an eyelid at your choices, so what makes you think you have the right to dictate other people’s?"

From the Workers Circle and Jews for a Secular Democracy:

Moderated by Nomi Joyrich from JFASD, our panel of experts will highlight real-world examples of gender-based discrimination, discuss the Jewish values that implore us to pay attention and take action, examine its far-reaching impact on individuals and communities, and offer practical tools for advocacy.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to better engage in informed conversations with family, friends, and elected officials, and explore what it means to be a strong ally to the LGTBQ+ community in the fight for gender equity and religious freedom.

Registration: https://www.circle.org/events/religious-freedom-gender-justice-discriminatory-policies

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #GenderEquity #ReligiousFreedom #SeparationOfChurchAndState #FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion #CivilRights #HumanRights #LGBTQRights #LGBTQ #JewishDems

Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 PM ET

Religious Freedom, Gender Justice, and the Fight Against Discriminatory Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies

Across the US, laws and policies targeting LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, and gender expression are on the rise. But how do these policies relate to religious freedom? And why should the Jewish community be concerned?

Join the Workers Circle College Network and partners Jews for a Secular Democracy and Keshet for a critical discussion on the intersection of gender justice and religious freedom. This webinar will unpack the ways in which gender discrimination is embedded in our culture and public policy at the local, state, and national levels — violating not only civil rights but also the First Amendment’s principle of church-state separation.

Christian Nationalists once again twisting the definitions of words to suit their forced pregnancy agenda.

Being forced to have unwanted children is real coercion - and a crime against humanity.

From Plan C:
Let's Talk about Coercion

Link to Jezebel Article: https://www.jezebel.com/louisiana-doubles-down-on-coerced-abortion-narrative-in-case-against-mother?_hsmi=360010521

Watchlist Article: https://time.com/7266334/us-human-rights-watchlist-civil-liberties/?_hsmi=360010521

Visit You Have Options: https://www.youalwayshaveoptions.com/

Plan C is a project of Possibility Labs, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Donate if you are able: https://www.plancpills.org/donate?_hsmi=360010521

"All donations directly support our communications campaigns, partnerships and research aimed at normalizing self-directed care and changing the landscape of abortion access in the U.S."

#WomensRights #HumanRights #CivilRights #Abortion #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion

The Current - A quarterly update from Plan C

News You Need to Know: Let's Talk about Coercion
The latest conservative talking point claims that abortion bans “protect” women from being "coerced" into abortion. But the truth is, the bans are the coercion. Reproductive coercion (Jezebel article) is defined by efforts to control pregnancy outcomes or interfere with someone's reproductive care — and that's exactly what these bans do.

This narrative is nothing more than a manufactured PR strategy. Let’s be clear: the U.S. was just added to the Global Human Rights Watch list (TIME) for "declining civil liberties." We don't need lectures about "protection" from politicians who are weaponizing healthcare access to serve their own political ambitions.

The best way to fight coercion? Sharing information about care options.

Share YouAlwaysHaveOptions.com with your networks, and
look out for other news, learning opportunities and ways to take action.

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

It is contended by many that ours is a Christian government, founded upon the Bible, and that all who look upon the book as false or foolish are destroying the foundation of our country. The truth is, our government is not founded upon the rights of gods, but upon the rights of men. Our Constitution was framed, not to declare and uphold the deity of Christ, but the sacredness of humanity. Ours is the first government made by the people and for the people. It is the only nation with which the gods have had nothing to do. And yet there are some judges dishonest and cowardly enough to solemnly decide that this is a Christian country, and that our free institutions are based upon the infamous laws of Jehovah.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
Lecture (1873-12), “Individuality,” Chicago Free Religious Society

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #America #Bible #Christianity #churchandstate #Constitution #freedomofreligion #government #heresy #secularism #religiousfreedom #OldTestament

Don't want to sign a petition or join NCJW? That's ok, you can still help in the right to keep someone else's religion out of *your* doctor's office.

Link: https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/the-fund

#WomensRights #CivilRights #HumanRights #Abortion #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #JewishWomen #TikkunOlam #Mazeldon

National Council of Jewish Women
Jewish Fund for Abortion Access

Judaism obligates us to save lives.
Abortion access saves lives.

Please donate today.
Support NCJW's abortion access work.

Push back against having christian nationalist beliefs imposed on Jews and other faiths, or secular materialists.

They have no right to legislate their false beliefs. Jewish Women are fighting back - won't you join us?

Forced pregnancy is a violation of every woman's human rights, and the UN Declaration.

Link: https://www.ncjw.org/act/action/pledge-recommit-to-reproductive-freedom/

As a nation constitutionally committed to religious freedom, we must ensure that everyone has the ability to make their own moral or faith-informed decisions about their bodies and health care.

#WomensRights #CivilRights #HumanRights #Abortion #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #JewishWomen #TikkunOlam #Mazeldon

Pledge
Recommit to Reproductive Freedom
NCJW National Council of Jewish Women

Hostile lawmakers continue to intensify their attacks on our health care while attempting new strategies to strip away our bodily autonomy and dismantle our personal freedoms. Now, more than ever, we must raise our Jewish voices in support of abortion because of our religion, not in spite of it. Double down and recommit to reproductive freedom.

Community Advisory: Stillwater Christian Fellowship has announced plans to return to The Market on the Mill, aiming to "bring the Gospel" to those they believe are "deceived and enslaved" by Pagan and Witchcraft practices.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/pickens-sc-pagan-market-targeted-again.html

#religiousfreedom #Harassment #christianzealots #pagan #witchcraft #tolerance

Our correspondent, Sean Little, who has been following the story for years, offers analysis and a final round-up of the Oak Flat case, examining the critical legal battles over sacred land, the evolving interpretation of “substantial burden,” and what this precedent means for Indigenous and minority religions in the United States.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/05/analysis-oak-flat-and-substantial-burden.html

#oakflat #apachestronghold #chichilbildagoteel #nativeamerican #religiousfreedom #riotinto #scotus #religion

#HumanRights #FoRB #ReligiousFreedom #Belarus: Police take relatives' DNA after KGB declares religious freedom group "extremist" www.forum18.org/archive.php?...

BELARUS: Police take relatives...

The Hijab, the Law, and the Lie of Neutrality: What Quebec’s Bill 21 Is Really Saying

So here’s the scene: it’s 2024, and a Muslim woman in Quebec wants to become a teacher. She's qualified, passionate, ready to walk into a classroom. But she wears a hijab. So—boom—door slammed shut. Not because she can’t teach. Not because she doesn’t belong. But because of a law that pretends to be “neutral” while doing the opposite. That’s Bill 21 for you. On paper, it bans all public servants in positions of authority—teachers, judges, cops—from wearing religious […]

https://munaeem.de/2025/05/06/the-hijab-the-law-and-the-lie-of-neutrality-what-quebecs-bill-21-is-really-saying/

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