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By Rebecca Markert
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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.
Alison, Liz, and Rebecca dig into Project 2025, the comprehensive transition project for the next conservative administration. They explain the project and illustrate the throughlines of its policy agenda— Christian nationalist ideology and the obliteration of the separation of church and state.
Background
SPLC on Alliance Defending Freedom
Project 2025’s Four Pillars
#1: Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise
#2: Presidential Personnel Database & Presidential Administration Academy Questionnaire
New York Times (2024) - “A Questionnaire for Applicants to the Next Conservative White House”
#3: Presidential Administration Academy
ProPublica (2024) - “Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos”
#4: 180-Day Playbook
Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers
U.S. Department of Education “Dear Colleague Letter”
Resources
AU’s Project 2025 Hub
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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca speak with Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys. They discuss what it’s like to be a nonreligious lawmaker in today’s legislative world as well as the threat of Christian Nationalism to our secular democracy and civil rights like reproductive freedom.
Background
Senator Kelda Roys' bio
Congressional Freethought Caucus
Abortion resources
aidaccess.org
plancpills.org
Previous episode that discusses mifepristone
Jessica Valenti substack
Jill Filipovic substack
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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca break down the 2024 Supreme Court term. They explain how the Court decided the two cases affecting abortion access, then they explain several other decisions of the Court that massively disrupt how the government functions and shift even more power away from the people.
Cases and Background
Mifepristone Case - FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Previous episode
Decision
FFRF and AA’s Amicus Brief
AU’s Amicus Brief
EMTALA Case - Moyle v. US
Previous episode
Decision
Joint Amicus Brief
Chevron Case - Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Previous episode on regulations
Decision
SEC v. Jarkesy
Corner Post v. Federal Reserve
Presidency and Criminal Liability Case - Trump v. US
Decision
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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca are joined by reproductive rights expert, political strategist, and advocate Maya Rupert. They discuss how the fight for reproductive justice is being waged post-Dobbs and why the personal has never been more political.
Background
When We Win with Maya Rupert
Center For Reproductive Rights
National Women’s Law Center
Explanation of EMTALA
Joint amicus brief
Episode 30 - The Mifepristone Case at SCOTUS
Cases
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)
Moyle v. United States (2024)
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Not two years after overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court is considering a case that threatens to take the abortion pill, mifepristone, off the market. Alison, Liz, and Rebecca explain how the anti-abortion activist lawsuit started, how it got to the Court, and what we learned from the recent oral arguments.
Background
SCOTUSblog
Oral arguments transcript
FFRF’s Trump judges report
Americans United’s amicus brief
FFRF and AA’s joint amicus brief
New York Times (2021) - “F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail”
FFRF’s Ask An Atheist - “Dr. Alito, What Pills Can I Take?”
Other Links
Episode 9 – No Victory for Religious Liberty: Discussing Coach Prayer with Rachel Laser
AU’s Website
FFRF’s Website
AA’s Website
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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca welcome guest Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee and lead organizer of BJC’s Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign. They discuss the urgent threat that Christian nationalist ideology poses to American democracy, how nonreligious and religious Americans alike can fight back, and Amanda explains the strong historical tradition of supporting state/church separation in the Baptist movement.
Show Notes
Amanda Tyler’s Bio
How to End Christian Nationalism by Amanda Tyler
Baptist Joint Committee
Respecting Religion Podcast
Roger Williams Symposium: Is This a Christian Nation?
BCJ and FFRF’s joint report “Christian Nationalism and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection”
Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Previous episode that talks about the Texas chaplain bill
BJC’s "say 'no' to chaplains in public schools"
FFRF’s 2023 Convention Panel on Christian Nationalism
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Join Rebecca, Alison and Liz for a journey through the history and principles behind the U.S. exempting churches from taxation! We discuss the practice of tax exemption for charitable organizations, including churches, the major cases about the constitutionality of these ideas, and abuses of the Johnson Amendment.
Background
History of churches and taxes
2024 State of the Secular States report
FFRF FAQ on churches and tax exemption
Churchtrac - The State of Church Giving: Trends and Statistics (2024)
IRS requirements for church audits
Other podcasts that talk about church taxation
Tax Chat
Evangelicalish
Cases
Trinidad v. Sagrada Orden (1924)
Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York (1970)
FFRF’s IRS Cases
FFRF v. Geithner (2014)
FFRF v. Daniel Werfel (2014)
Gaylor v. Mnuchin (2016)
Nonbelief Relief v. Kautter (2019)
Texas Monthly v. Bullock (1989)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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It’s that wonderful time of year when Alison guides Rebecca and Liz through the upcoming legislative sessions in states across the country. We discuss upsetting trends in state legislation and bills we’re monitoring that affect the separation of church and state and threaten true religious liberty for everyone.
Background and Resources
Previous episode about the legislative process
Previous episode about Texas
2024 State of the Secular States report
American Atheists State Legislation Tracker
What you can do
FFRF and American Atheists’ Action Alerts
Equality Florida
ACLU State Affiliates
Reproductive Freedom For All
Bills Discussed
Religion in schools
School chaplain bills
Texas
Florida
Indiana
Nebraska
Alabama
Oklahoma HB 2962: Would require the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Utah HB 269: Would allow teachers to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Arizona SB 1151: Would allow teachers to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms
West Virginia SB 280: Would allow teachers to each intelligent design as a theory of how the universe came to exist
Trans bills
The Guardian - “Missouri is ground zero for the firehose of anti-trans legislation”
Missouri HB1674: Would make it discrimination for a business to allow trans employees to access appropriate bathrooms
Utah HB 257: Would make using a bathroom that does not align with one’s sex assigned at birth a criminal trespass offense
Healthcare
Missouri HB 1519: Prohibits discrimination against health care professionals who refuse to assist in trans healthcare
Oklahoma SB 1729: Would recognize abortion as homicide
Idaho HJR001: Would remove the no aid clause from the Idaho constitution
Cases Discussed
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022)
Stone v. Graham (1980)
Van Orden v. Perry (2005)
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Liz and Rebecca answer your burning questions on religious liberty issues and more! This episode, we reach into the mailbag and take on topics from YOU, our loyal listeners.
Background
FFRF’s Website
American Atheists’ Website
Alliance for Justice: Statement of Principles: The Biden Administration Must Prioritize Judges
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Alison, Liz, and Rebecca interview Anaya Gayle—lawyer, ex-Mormon, and former BYU assistant dean. They discuss the power and influence the church wields and life for LGBTQ+ students at BYU, as Anaya shares her experience inside the insular LDS community.
Background
More about Anaya Gayle
Anaya's Bio
Interview with the Human Stories podcast
News story - “Former BYU assistant dean speaks out against Honor Code”
BYU Honor Code controversy
BYU Honor Code
"The Divine Institution of Marriage": An Overview of LDS Involvement in the Proposition 8 Campaign
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