'Running Man' a constant in Downtown Madison; once 440 pounds, he's now down to 180
Never give up on yourself. I went from 450lbs to 195lbs in the last 18 months, from whole pizzas to half marathons
M/30/5'11" [450>170=280] (3 years) Never give up on yourself!
Theocracy Watch: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem freezes funding for NGOs because they're not "about Jesus" or "spreading faith and salvation..."
Texas bill defining life at ‘fertilization’ endangers contraception, women’s lives: HB 2197 proclaims “the sanctity of innocent human life created in the image of God.”
FFRF Action Fund and and the Congressional Freethought Caucus are fighting back against the National Prayer Breakfast, which remains linked to extremist religious movements that threaten American democracy.
FFRF: Secular activists must speak up in condemnation of the Trump administration’s ongoing display of ugly prejudice against minorities.
Conservative lawmakers propose draconian nationwide abortion ban: The bill, HR 722, misleadingly claims to enforce “equal protection” under the 14th Amendment by granting legal rights to embryos and fetuses.
FFRF salutes Black History Month and secularism: “If the concept of God has any validity or use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of him.” — James Baldwin
Is anyone here a member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation?
LAST CHANCE: Urge your senators to oppose Trump’s Project 2025 enforcer, Russell Vought. He will use his power to harness the power of the federal government to implement Christian nationalism and Project 2025.
FFRF Action Fund’s “Theocrat of the Week” is U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, who has introduced a congressional resolution to condemn a bishop for her sermon urging President Trump to “have mercy.”
FFRF Action Fund’s “Secularist of the Week” is Montana state Sen. Mary Ann Dunwell for introducing a bill that would require clergy members to report all confessions relating to child abuse.
A federal judge has ruled that a school board member in Arizona cannot sue her district over warnings she received for reciting bible verses at board meetings after FFRF complained.
Congressional Freethought Caucus Members Write to Speaker Johnson Over Constitutional, Ethical, and Human Rights Concerns with National Prayer Breakfast
FFRF Action Fund condemns Trump executive order supporting vouchers: "With yet another Christian nationalist effort to use public funds to finance religious education and fulfill another promise of Project 2025, Trump’s order harms public education and disrespects state-church separation."
FFRF, other groups urge Texas superintendents to reject religious curriculum: “This curriculum is a blatant attempt to score political points with white Christian nationalists, who only approve of Texas meddling in religion when the state is promoting their preferred religious doctrine.”
FFRF is calling upon the Brevard Public School Board to reject a proposal replacing its moment of silence at the beginning of its meetings with an official prayer.
FFRF denounces President Trump’s executive order banning transgender Americans from serving in the military as a sop to Christian nationalists — and as a move undertaken at the expense of human dignity and America’s security.
FFRF Action Fund is sounding the alarm on a dismaying nationwide trend: Bills introduced in about a dozen states require the placement of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Atheist group sues to end tax exemptions for church-owned apartments in Madison. The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls this "the equivalent of exempting an entire neighborhood from paying property taxes"
Renewed federal, state wars on abortion rights begin in earnest: President Trump has sent multiple signals recently of his continued support for the Christian nationalist anti-abortion zealots seeking to ban abortion nationwide.
FFRF urges W.Va. gov to rescind reckless religious vaccine exemption: “The governor’s actions are irresponsible and a clear violation of the separation of church and state. Public health decisions must be based on science and medical expertise — not religious dogma.”
Trump falsely claims attack on "Americans of faith" at March for Life, vows “never again will religious persecution be allowed to happen in America.”
FFRF: Trump’s cruel global gag rule hurts women worldwide - “As we’ve long remarked, anti-abortion religious zealots have made it clear they care about human life all the way from conception . . . to birth.”
