Rachel Deitch · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Turning one public health crisis into another

Turning one public health crisis into another Hi John, There’s not much that’s more despicable than using one public health crisis to cause another. But regrettably, that’s exactly what powerful forces within our government are doing now: taking advantage of a public distr…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Using the pandemic to wage war on abortion

Using the pandemic to wage war on abortion Hi John, Our leaders have used the pandemic to mount an all-out assault on reproductive rights. While headlines were dominated by the state’s spiking case numbers, Florida governor Ron DeSantis…

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  Ron Millar · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Our movement is growing -- help us guide it

Our movement is growing -- help us guide it Hi John, Thank you for being part of our fight to bring about a safer, saner, and stronger America. My name is Ron Millar, and I’m the Political and PAC Coordinator at the Center for Freethoug…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 2:49 PM

Support Our "New" New Hampshire Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has 18 outstanding endorsed candidates in New Hampshire on the general election ballot. In August I wrote to you about most of them, but we have four new candidates that …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM

ICE feeds Muslim detainees pork

ICE feeds Muslim detainees pork Hi John, An ICE detention facility in Miami is offering Muslim detainees a choice: eat spoiled food or eat fresh pork.  This disgusting violation of the free exercise clause is part of a larger pattern of…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Support Our New York Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has five excellent candidates in New York. Members of our community, Harvey Epstein is running for re-election and Christopher Scott Comegys, Laurette Giardino, and Steve…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 1:50 PM

Just 50 Days Until The General Election - Early Voting Starts This Week In Several States!

Hi John,   There are only 50 days until the general election! Early voting starts this week in Minnesota, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming.   As you are well aware this is not a normal election year, so please make a plan to vote. The pandemic, wild fires, and voter suppression …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 12, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Americans say churches should be open -- but are choosing not to attend

Americans say churches should be open -- but are choosing not to attend Hi John, Pew Research Center data released in August shows that 70% of Americans who regularly attend religious services believe their congregations should be open -…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 6:05 PM

Experts warn against White House strategy, Atlas shrugs

Experts warn against White House strategy, Atlas shrugs Hi John, The Trump administration has decided the U.S. won’t participate in the World Health Organization’s global coronavirus vaccine effort. Instead, top White House advisors are …

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Support Our Florida Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has six great nontheist candidates in Florida. Anna Eskamani, Michael Grieco, Carlos Guillermo Smith are running for re-election, and David Fairey, Cory Hutchinson, Jocel…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 8, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Support Our Georgia & Arkansas Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   Just 56 days until the general election! The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has five excellent candidates in Georgia and Arkansas running in the general election. Dana Barrett, an ally, and nontheists Nata…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 8, 2020 at 2:00 PM

ICE forces Muslim detainees to eat pork

ICE forces Muslim detainees to eat pork Hi John, An ICE detention facility in Miami is offering Muslim detainees a choice: eat spoiled food or eat fresh pork.  This disgusting violation of the free exercise clause is part of a larger pa…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 7, 2020 at 2:47 PM

This Thursday -- Meet the Next Nontheist Member of Congress -- with Special Guest Jamie Raskin

Hi John,   On Thursday join Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff (NY-1), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8 and Co-Chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus) and Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein in a Zoom meet-and-greet to help Nancy Goroff become the first newly elected nonth…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 5, 2020 at 5:29 PM

A victory for human rights -- if “religious exemptions” don’t spoil it

A victory for human rights -- if “religious exemptions” don’t spoil it Hi John, We’re writing to you today in celebration of a significant victory for human rights -- and with a warning about the religious right’s next move.  A federal …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 3:29 PM

How we’re spending the 2 months until Election Day

How we’re spending the 2 months until Election Day Hi John, The general election is just two months away -- here’s what that means for our organization. It means we only have two more months to advocate for legislation to protect voting…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 2:35 PM

Support Our Maine and Vermont Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund, the members PAC of the Center for Freethought Equality, has endorsed four Vermont and Maine candidates who are members of our community and clear favorites to win in the general election -- Barbara Rachelson, Robin Scheu, Lois Galgay Reckitt…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

September 2, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Great news and a key question

Great news and a key question Hi John, First thing's first: on the strength of your generosity and your commitment to our cause, we were able to make up the deficit in our August fundraising numbers. From all of us at the Center, thank y…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 2:10 PM

Support Our KS, IA, ND, SD & UT Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   Just 62 days until the general election! The Freethought Equality Fund has just one endorsed candidate in Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah for the general election. They are state house candidates fighting to win seats currently held by Republicans. Show…

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  Ron Millar · [email protected]

August 31, 2020 at 7:44 PM

We are incredibly close to our goal

We are incredibly close to our goal Hi John, Ron here with an update on our August fundraising. With just one day left in August, we are still short of goal. If we can hit this goal, we’ll be able to expand our reach and increase our ad…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 31, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Meet the Next Nontheist Member of Congress -- with Special Guest Jamie Raskin (MD-8)

Hi John,   Please join Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff (NY-1), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8 and Co-Chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus) and Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein in a Zoom meet-and-greet to help Nancy Goroff become the first newly elected nontheist …

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  Rachel Deitch · [email protected]

August 30, 2020 at 5:29 PM

Writing to get your thoughts on our movement

Writing to get your thoughts on our movement Hi John, I want to thank you for being a part of our growing movement. My name is Rachel Deitch, and I’m the Director of Policy and Social Justice at the Center for Freethought Equality and t…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 1:55 PM

RE: CFE Board of Directors Election - OFFICIAL BALLOT - With Voting Link!

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Hi John,   Online voting is now open for the Center for Freethought Equality Board of Directors Election! As a member of the Center for Freethought Equality, you are eligible to vote in this year’s election to fill four board …

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 1:48 PM

Support Our Illinois and Indiana Endorsed Candidates

Hi John,   Just 67 days until the general election! The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed allied candidates who are making a difference in Illinois and Indiana and deserve your support. Marie Newman defeated the anti-choice incumbent in the Democratic primary on March 17, and w…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 24, 2020 at 1:43 PM

Just 10 Weeks - Make a Plan to Vote!

Hi John,   There are only 71 days until the general election. In the next 10 weeks I'm going to be sending you a lot of email messages about our endorsed candidates. I hope you will find many that you will support with your time and money before the election -- and your vote too if …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 22, 2020 at 2:29 PM

We fell short of our goal

We fell short of our goal Hi John, This is not the note we wanted to send you. We fell short of our goal at exactly the wrong time -- with 71 days until the election and voter suppression efforts increasing by the day. We MUST close th…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 22, 2020 at 12:55 PM

RE: CFE Board of Directors Election - OFFICIAL BALLOT - With Voting Link!

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Hi John,   Online voting is now open for the Center for Freethought Equality Board of Directors Election! As a member of the Center for Freethought Equality, you are eligible to vote in this year’s election to fill four board …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 2:59 PM

The death of American Democracy

The death of American Democracy Hi John, There’s an urgent battle being fought over the right to vote -- and voters are losing. Since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, we’ve seen the alarming return of Jim Crow-era voter s…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 1:42 PM

Support Our Endorsed New Hampshire Candidates

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed five New Hampshire candidates who are members of our community -- Sherry Frost, Paul Hodes, Brittany Joyce, Matthew Krohn, and Tony Labranche. The New Hampshire primary is on Tuesday, September 8 - please support these excellent …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Dr. Trump is working on your vaccine

Dr. Trump is working on your vaccine Hi John, “I’m rushing it. I am. I’m pushing everybody.” That’s Donald Trump, telling Geraldo Rivera about the pressure he’s putting on health officials to approve a vaccine before Election Day and ad…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 3:02 PM

The Catholic Church: America’s favorite small business

The Catholic Church: America’s favorite small business Hi John, According to the U.S. government, the Catholic Church is a “small business.” It must be -- because the Associated Press reports that taxpayer-backed aid to the massive reli…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 1:12 PM

Support Our Endorsed Incumbents in New Hampshire

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed five New Hampshire incumbents who are members of our community -- Andrew Bouldin, Amanda Gourgue, Kat McGhee, Suzanne Smith, and Tim Smith. The New Hampshire primary is on Tuesday, September 8 - please support these excellent leg…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 3:06 PM

CFE Board of Directors Election - OFFICIAL BALLOT - With Voting Link!

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Hi John,   Online voting is now open for the Center for Freethought Equality Board of Directors Election! As a member of the Center for Freethought Equality, you are eligible to vote in this year’s election to fill four board …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Trump’s war on facts will hurt us for the next decade

Trump’s war on facts will hurt us for the next decade Hi John, Donald Trump’s war on facts could have ramifications that last for the next decade. It’s almost impossible to overstate the importance of the 2020 Census -- the data gathere…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 4:29 PM

Should blasphemy be a criminal offense?

Should blasphemy be a criminal offense? Hi John, Last month, a U.S. citizen was shot dead while standing trial for blasphemy.  We’re working now to pass a Congressional resolution that would call on the president and the State Departmen…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Join Atheists & Humanists at the DNC Convention Next Week

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Hi John,   For the first time ever, secular voters have a seat-at-the-table at the Democratic National Convention - please join members of the atheist and humanist community (and allies too) at a virtual event -- Make American…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 12, 2020 at 5:45 PM

Send a New York Nontheist to Congress!

Having trouble viewing this email? View as a web page. Hi John,   Please join Congressional candidate Nancy Goroff (NY-1), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8 and Co-Chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus) and Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein in a Zoom meet and greet to he…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Bringing you up to speed

Bringing you up to speed Hi John, We wrote yesterday to bring you up to speed on the slow-moving coup of religious extremism -- and our efforts to stop it in its tracks and to build a government that values reason and science. We’re so …

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Support Our Endorsed Challengers in New Hampshire

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed four members of our community -- Liza Draper, Nikki Fordey, Don House, and Natalie Taylor --who are challenging Repubican incumbents in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire primary is on Tuesday, September 8 - please be as generous w…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 10, 2020 at 5:29 PM

Stopping the slow-moving coup of Christian nationalism

Stopping the slow-moving coup of Christian nationalism Hi John, There’s a fable about a frog being placed into a pot of boiling water. Make the water too hot right away, the story goes, and the frog will immediately jump out and away to…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Leaving climate change up to God

Leaving climate change up to God Hi John, “The current pace of human-caused carbon emissions is increasingly likely to trigger irreversible damage to the planet.” That’s a quote from a recent Washington Post article that analyzed the fi…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Supreme Court denies church special pandemic privileges

Supreme Court denies church special pandemic privileges Hi John, The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Nevada church is not exempt from a policy limiting in-person attendance to 50 people. The vote was 5-4. That means we almost saw a…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 3:14 PM

Taking action on a bloody anniversary

Taking action on a bloody anniversary Hi John, Today marks 8 years since a white supremacist neo-Nazi walked into a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and shot 10 people. Six innocent people died that day. A seventh victim passed away from his in…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Support Our Endorsed Challengers in Florida

Hi John,   The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed three members of our community -- Ryan Morales, Vincent Lyon, and Cory Hutchinson --who are challenging the status quo in Florida. Their election is on Tuesday, August 18, and you can help determine the outcome - please be as gen…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 2:58 PM

Re: 2020 CFE Annual Members Meeting August 9th & Meet Sean Casten (IL-6)

Hi John,   A reminder if you have registered, or a final invitation if you have not registered, the Center for Freethought Equality members meeting will be held on-line Sunday, August 9, 2020 from 1:30-3:00pm (Eastern).    If you have not done so already, please register for the Cen…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 2, 2020 at 7:59 PM

Thank you for your support. We’d love to hear from you.

Thank you for your support. We’d love to hear from you. Hi John, Thank you for supporting us over the last few days. Because of your support, we were able to catch back up to our fundraising goal. It’s a stunning testament to what we ca…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

August 1, 2020 at 2:59 PM

We’ve fallen short

We’ve fallen short Hi John, Unfortunately, we fell short of our goal last night. When we miss monthly fundraising goals like yesterday’s, we miss our chance to fight as hard as we can for progressive legislation and a secular agenda. W…

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  Ron Millar · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 8:59 PM

What’s at stake

What’s at stake Hi John, Thank you for giving this a read. I promise it’s important. We’re just hours away from our July fundraising goal. What’s at stake is nothing more or less than the future of this country. A small number of power…

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Help us push forward

Help us push forward Hi John, It’s the final day before our end-of-month July fundraising deadline. We’re still $932 short of our goal.  We know how vital it is that we return to a government where scientists are seen and heard -- not …

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  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Expanding our legislative reach

Expanding our legislative reach Hi John, Since we wrote earlier today, dozens of members have stepped up to help advance our cause.  But there’s only one more day left in the month, we’re still $1,311 short of our $5,000 end-of-July goa…

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  Ronald Millar · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Support our Hawaii Candidates - including our 1st Nontheist Elected Official in Hawaii!

Hi John,   We have the first Hawaii legislator to identify with the nontheist community, Stanley Chang (see below)! Please support Chang and our other endorsed candidates, Scott Grimmer, Karl Rhoads, and Tina Wildberger. The Democratic primary is on August 8.       You can learn mo…

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