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We Need A New American Identity to Fight Christian Nationalism, And It Starts With A Good Story
There's a clear narrative in our country's history that exemplifies the fight toward expanding civil rights and achieving equality for all in the face…
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Christianity Is Incompatible With American Liberty
The real oppressor, enslaver, and corrupter of the people is the bible.
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Even Thomas Jefferson Understood the Christian Bible was Bullshit
He edited the barbaric holy book, removing the resurrection, angels, and any "corruptions of reason.” It’s 82 pages long.
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We’re Not Ready
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What’s The Fucking Point?
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Republicans Fear Freedom
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The Americans Who Knew Better: I
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The Myth Of America Must Die
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Explain Yourself. Why?
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Florida Tries To Remake Slavery Into “A Blessing, A Right, And A Religious Charity”
Oppression has no benefit.
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Why So Quick To Spew Hate?
Nothing screams Christian like hating the downtrodden.
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Bad Pastors, Bad Ideas
Challenging the sermons that spew bigoted thoughts, fascist ideals, twisted logic, and downright deception that threaten our secular democracy.
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This 1783 Pamphlet Called The Founders ‘Petty Tyrants’ For Upholding Slavery
“Let justice, humanity, advocates for liberty, and the sacred name of Christians, cease to be the boast of American rulers.”
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1856: "An Ordinance For the Government of Slaves and Free Persons of Color."
America lumbered toward liberty.
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1794: “Freedom And Slavery Cannot Long Exist Together”
The Americans Who Knew Better: II
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GOP Anti-CRT Bill Would Ban Teaching This Republican’s Autobiography
“It seemed that the United States, outside of the barbarian world, were the only defenders of slavery, per se, and its avowed propagandism.“
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