The Nones Strike Back!
Christian nationalists act like they own our country, but they don’t. America belongs to all of us, regardless of what we believe or don’t believe.
And nonreligious Americans are making their voices heard.
Christian nationalists act like they own our country, but they don’t. America belongs to all of us, regardless of what we believe or don’t believe.
And nonreligious Americans are making their voices heard.
The Blue Tsunami was a direct rebuke to Christian Nationalism.
From the Texas Board of Education to the halls of Congress, voters pushed back against politicians who want to legislate their religious beliefs.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-blue-t...
From the Texas Board of Education to the halls of Congress, voters pushed back against politicians who want to legislate their religious beliefs.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-blue-t...
The blue tsunami was a blow to Christian Nationalism
Throughout the country, voters rejected politicians who wanted to put conservative Christianity into law
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Nones Strike Back!
Christian nationalists act like they own our country, but they don’t. America belongs to all of us, regardless of what we believe or don’t believe.
And nonreligious Americans are making their voices heard.
Christian nationalists act like they own our country, but they don’t. America belongs to all of us, regardless of what we believe or don’t believe.
And nonreligious Americans are making their voices heard.
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force?
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
religionnews.com
November 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
This feels like the same old "the existence or acknowledgement of nonreligious people is inherently hostile to religious people" trope. But sorry, the single largest "religious" cohort in the Democratic Party coalition is nonreligious people (almost 40%).
‘The Democrats became hostile to people of faith’ is a claim that begs for evidence (of which there is basically none).
November 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This feels like the same old "the existence or acknowledgement of nonreligious people is inherently hostile to religious people" trope. But sorry, the single largest "religious" cohort in the Democratic Party coalition is nonreligious people (almost 40%).
Discrimination against atheists and other nonreligious people is extremely underdiscussed, and it's pretty common in both parties (the GOP is worse, obviously)
November 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Discrimination against atheists and other nonreligious people is extremely underdiscussed, and it's pretty common in both parties (the GOP is worse, obviously)
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force?
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
religionnews.com
November 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
Speaking as a nonreligious person myself, a mainline Protestant revival would be tremendously good for the United States
With an unusual number of mainline clergy running for Congress as Democrats, mainline Protestants — long bitter rivals of evangelicals, who split from them around a century ago — are poised to have their most impactful political moment in a generation. religionnews.com/2026/11/01/m...
Mainline Protestants are having a political moment. Can they move from protest to power?
(RNS) — ‘I do think Christian faith, rightly construed and in a pluralist way, can be a really, really smart strategy for Democrats to pursue in these states that they haven't been as strong in,’ said...
religionnews.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Speaking as a nonreligious person myself, a mainline Protestant revival would be tremendously good for the United States
Probably worth noting that nonreligious voters vote for Democrats at almost the same rate White Evangelicals vote for Republicans — but there are a lot more nonreligious voters than there are White Evangelicals.
November 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Probably worth noting that nonreligious voters vote for Democrats at almost the same rate White Evangelicals vote for Republicans — but there are a lot more nonreligious voters than there are White Evangelicals.
Nonreligious candidates won races across the country last night! Here are a few of them:
🗳️ Chris Rabb (PA-03)
🗳️ Fred Wellman (MO-02)
🗳️ Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
🗳️ Emily Randall (WA-06)
🗳️ Jared Huffman (CA-02)
🗳️ Jon Rosenthal (TX Railroad Commission)
🗳️ Chris Rabb (PA-03)
🗳️ Fred Wellman (MO-02)
🗳️ Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
🗳️ Emily Randall (WA-06)
🗳️ Jared Huffman (CA-02)
🗳️ Jon Rosenthal (TX Railroad Commission)
November 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Nonreligious candidates won races across the country last night! Here are a few of them:
🗳️ Chris Rabb (PA-03)
🗳️ Fred Wellman (MO-02)
🗳️ Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
🗳️ Emily Randall (WA-06)
🗳️ Jared Huffman (CA-02)
🗳️ Jon Rosenthal (TX Railroad Commission)
🗳️ Chris Rabb (PA-03)
🗳️ Fred Wellman (MO-02)
🗳️ Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
🗳️ Emily Randall (WA-06)
🗳️ Jared Huffman (CA-02)
🗳️ Jon Rosenthal (TX Railroad Commission)
Another fun one: Philadelphia elected the first openly nonreligious Black member of the House.
I can't even pick a favorite from Garrett Graff's list of Tuesday's breakthroughs and successes and set-ups for doing some really good things
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-flabber...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-flabber...
November 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Another fun one: Philadelphia elected the first openly nonreligious Black member of the House.
"Two Openly Nonreligious Candidates Elected to Congress as Center for Freethought Equality PAC Celebrates Record Night"
www.cfequality.org/news/number-...
www.cfequality.org/news/number-...
Two Openly Nonreligious Candidates Elected to Congress as Center for Freethought Equality PAC Celebrates Record Night — Center for Freethought Equality
Number of state legislators who openly identify with the nonreligious community climbs past 100
www.cfequality.org
November 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"Two Openly Nonreligious Candidates Elected to Congress as Center for Freethought Equality PAC Celebrates Record Night"
www.cfequality.org/news/number-...
www.cfequality.org/news/number-...
And I am sure there is a nonreligious person, fighting in the senate for our rights as well.
November 9, 2026 at 6:20 AM
And I am sure there is a nonreligious person, fighting in the senate for our rights as well.
Hey now, we're all on the same side here, there's no need to get rude
I'm nonreligious. I watched leaders in my community like Dawkins, Hutchins, and Harris go from opposing Christian fascism to wholeheartedly supporting it. So forgive me if I'm ready to apportion some blame to them as well.
I'm nonreligious. I watched leaders in my community like Dawkins, Hutchins, and Harris go from opposing Christian fascism to wholeheartedly supporting it. So forgive me if I'm ready to apportion some blame to them as well.
November 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Hey now, we're all on the same side here, there's no need to get rude
I'm nonreligious. I watched leaders in my community like Dawkins, Hutchins, and Harris go from opposing Christian fascism to wholeheartedly supporting it. So forgive me if I'm ready to apportion some blame to them as well.
I'm nonreligious. I watched leaders in my community like Dawkins, Hutchins, and Harris go from opposing Christian fascism to wholeheartedly supporting it. So forgive me if I'm ready to apportion some blame to them as well.
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force?
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
religionnews.com
November 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
Via @kathrynpost.bsky.social: Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force? religionnews.com/2026/11/06/s...
Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force?
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
religionnews.com
November 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Via @kathrynpost.bsky.social: Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force? religionnews.com/2026/11/06/s...
3. There were more #secular voters than white evangelicals, Catholics, or other Christians. The #nonreligious accounted for the largest identity (among religious/nonreligious id) in the election.
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November 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
3. There were more #secular voters than white evangelicals, Catholics, or other Christians. The #nonreligious accounted for the largest identity (among religious/nonreligious id) in the election.
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Poll after poll has shown that Dems (and then nonreligious) aren't hostile to people of faith. Instead, they're hostile to people who use their faith as a weapon to justify discrimination and hatred.
November 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Poll after poll has shown that Dems (and then nonreligious) aren't hostile to people of faith. Instead, they're hostile to people who use their faith as a weapon to justify discrimination and hatred.
Interesting
"Exit polls showed nonreligious voters were instrumental in securing key Senate victories for Democrats whose faith was central to their campaign." (i.e, voters weren't motivated by Hamilton's religion)
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
"Exit polls showed nonreligious voters were instrumental in securing key Senate victories for Democrats whose faith was central to their campaign." (i.e, voters weren't motivated by Hamilton's religion)
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
November 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Interesting
"Exit polls showed nonreligious voters were instrumental in securing key Senate victories for Democrats whose faith was central to their campaign." (i.e, voters weren't motivated by Hamilton's religion)
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
"Exit polls showed nonreligious voters were instrumental in securing key Senate victories for Democrats whose faith was central to their campaign." (i.e, voters weren't motivated by Hamilton's religion)
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
Apparently Chris Rabb (Pennsylvania 3rd District, a heavily Democratic district) and Fred Wellman (flipped Missouri 2nd District) both campaigned openly as “nonreligious” candidates.
And Jared Huffman (California 2nd District), another publicly nonreligious candidate, was re-elected.
And Jared Huffman (California 2nd District), another publicly nonreligious candidate, was re-elected.
November 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Apparently Chris Rabb (Pennsylvania 3rd District, a heavily Democratic district) and Fred Wellman (flipped Missouri 2nd District) both campaigned openly as “nonreligious” candidates.
And Jared Huffman (California 2nd District), another publicly nonreligious candidate, was re-elected.
And Jared Huffman (California 2nd District), another publicly nonreligious candidate, was re-elected.
November 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
But to @profsamperry.bsky.social's point, it clearly illustrates the profound difference between White Christian Nationalism and a values-centered religious pluralism that *includes* religious folks like Talarico, Warnock, Hamilton, El-Sayed and the 30% of Americans who are nonreligious.
November 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
But to @profsamperry.bsky.social's point, it clearly illustrates the profound difference between White Christian Nationalism and a values-centered religious pluralism that *includes* religious folks like Talarico, Warnock, Hamilton, El-Sayed and the 30% of Americans who are nonreligious.
In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians. religionnews.com/2026/11/06/s...
Secular voters are increasing. Can ‘the nones’ become a political force?
(RNS) — In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians.
religionnews.com
November 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
In the 2026 midterms, the Rev. Adam Hamilton and James Talarico emphasized their Christian faith but won stronger support among nonreligious voters than among Christians. religionnews.com/2026/11/06/s...
"A generative community is not just “church for atheists,” it’s something greater, something more active, where every participant in some way teaches the moral lessons everyone learns."
In her recent article, Ash Bu examines how moral exploration supports secular community: https://bit.ly/4AltkWt
In her recent article, Ash Bu examines how moral exploration supports secular community: https://bit.ly/4AltkWt
Generative Humanist Communities: Shared Moral Exploration as a Guiding Principle - TheHumanist.com
What exactly binds nonreligious people together? How does one build an existentially supportive community based not on a belief but a lack of one?
bit.ly
November 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"A generative community is not just “church for atheists,” it’s something greater, something more active, where every participant in some way teaches the moral lessons everyone learns."
In her recent article, Ash Bu examines how moral exploration supports secular community: https://bit.ly/4AltkWt
In her recent article, Ash Bu examines how moral exploration supports secular community: https://bit.ly/4AltkWt
Nonreligious voters made their voices heard!
SCA's Steven Emmert noted: "They [nonreligious voters] were nearly 30% of the electorate, and so it’s a group that every person running for office needs to be paying attention to.”
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
SCA's Steven Emmert noted: "They [nonreligious voters] were nearly 30% of the electorate, and so it’s a group that every person running for office needs to be paying attention to.”
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
Catholics and ‘nones’ played key role in Democrats’ historic victory, exit polls show
(RNS) — 'I think it was pretty much an economic election, inflation election, a dissatisfaction with Trump election,' said political scientist Ryan Burge.
religionnews.com
November 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Nonreligious voters made their voices heard!
SCA's Steven Emmert noted: "They [nonreligious voters] were nearly 30% of the electorate, and so it’s a group that every person running for office needs to be paying attention to.”
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
SCA's Steven Emmert noted: "They [nonreligious voters] were nearly 30% of the electorate, and so it’s a group that every person running for office needs to be paying attention to.”
religionnews.com/2026/11/04/c...
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November 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
What expectations, dilemmas, and constraints emerge? This Palgrave #OpenAccess volume poses the question of what it means to be nonreligious in a society where religion significantly shapes public institutions, legal frameworks, and societal norms.
🔗 bit.ly/4z5Ojv3 💙📚
#Sociology
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#Sociology
Mark your calendars — the final edition of the Great American Freethought Songbook is less than one week away!
🗓️ Mon, Nov 9
🕖 7 pm CT
📺 Watch live on FFRF's YouTube channel
Dan and Darcie perform hits from nonreligious artists including Thelonious Monk, Tom Lehrer and Stephen Sondheim.
🗓️ Mon, Nov 9
🕖 7 pm CT
📺 Watch live on FFRF's YouTube channel
Dan and Darcie perform hits from nonreligious artists including Thelonious Monk, Tom Lehrer and Stephen Sondheim.
November 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mark your calendars — the final edition of the Great American Freethought Songbook is less than one week away!
🗓️ Mon, Nov 9
🕖 7 pm CT
📺 Watch live on FFRF's YouTube channel
Dan and Darcie perform hits from nonreligious artists including Thelonious Monk, Tom Lehrer and Stephen Sondheim.
🗓️ Mon, Nov 9
🕖 7 pm CT
📺 Watch live on FFRF's YouTube channel
Dan and Darcie perform hits from nonreligious artists including Thelonious Monk, Tom Lehrer and Stephen Sondheim.