It's #FlagDay. #SCOTUS has ruled that "Under God," though it wasn't originally in the pledge of allegiance, is constitutional, calling the pledge a #secular act rather than government religious endorsement.
Today is SHL founder Herb Silverman's birthday. Happy Birthday, Herb! #atheism #freethought #humanism
Although individuals have to disclose campaign donations, there are lots of ways wealthy groups and people can donate dark money so that no one knows you donated. #DarkMoney #CampaignFinance #Elections #Civics.
"But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." - Thomas Jefferson #1stAmendment #Religion #Freethought
Did you know the American Humanist Association has a Humanist Manifesto that lays out the humanist worldview? #humanism
Individual campaign donations are publicly reported to the Federal Election Commission. In South Carolina, who's donating to which campaigns? #CampaignFinance #Elections #Civics
Today is the 11th anniversary of the horrific racially-motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel Church here in Charleston, SC. Although Black parishioners forgave the shooter, white people haven’t done enough to heal the wounds. #MotherEmanuel www.miamitimesonline.com/opinion/elev...
The separation of church and state is vital not just for atheists and minority religions, but for the majority #religion, too. #1stAmendment #atheism
Don't believe in god? You are not alone. #atheism #freethought #humanism. buff.ly/R4iConm
On this day in 1954, the words "Under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance, in a betrayal of our very founding values of the separation of church and state. #FlagDay #1stAmendment #civics tinyl.co/4Zww