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Andrew L. Seidel

Andrew L. Seidel is an attorney and author. He is the Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. His first book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American hit shelves in May and was burned by a Tennessee preacher. Renowned constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky described it as "a beautifully written book" that "explodes a frequently expressed myth: that the United States was created as a Christian nation." Follow Andrew on social media: @AndrewLSeidel

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJanuary 21, 2021

The Inauguration’s Beautiful Call for Unity Was Undermined by the Invocation of Religion

By Andrew L. Seidel

There’s a reason religion and politics are forbidden topics in polite conversation: they’re divisive. Mixing…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJanuary 5, 2021

Rep. Cleaver’s ‘Awoman’ Prayer Enrages Christian Nationalists Who Taste Their Own Medicine and Still Miss the Point

By Andrew L. Seidel

Amen and awoman. Exclusion and inclusion. Division and diversity. Religion and nonreligion. Rep. Cleaver (D-MO)…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawDecember 15, 2020

Inevitable Megachurch Abuse of PPP Funds is Coming to Light — Private Jet Included

By Andrew L. Seidel

“The federal government can’t take our money and give it to Joel Osteen or Robert…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawNovember 30, 2020

With This Thanksgiving Bombshell SCOTUS Began Implementation of an Ultraconservative Agenda

By Andrew L. Seidel

The unsigned, midnight opinion dropped like a bombshell on Thanksgiving. Five ultraconservative members of the…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderNovember 5, 2020

Trump’s Lawsuit Amounts to ‘a Tweet With a Filing Fee,’ But That’s Not the Whole Strategy

By Andrew L. Seidel

Stop the counting!  Keep counting! These contradictory demands lie at the heart of Trump’s legal…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderOctober 21, 2020

A Hidden Amy Coney Barrett Answer on COVID That Should Scare Every American

By Andrew L. Seidel

Amy Coney Barrett submitted written answers to the Senate last night and they make it…

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Archive, New Books, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderOctober 21, 2020

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’

By Andrew L. Seidel

Jack Rakove, the Pulitzer-Prize winning historian, is back with another prize-worthy book, Beyond Belief, Beyond…

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Archive, Politics/LawSeptember 21, 2020

Trump’s Nominee to Fill RBG’s Seat Is Unfit. By Definition.

By Andrew L. Seidel

The name will be announced later this week. The president, a former reality show host,…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeSeptember 2, 2020

Fundraising for Kyle Rittenhouse Reveals American Christianity’s White Supremacy Problem

By Andrew L. Seidel

Christianity has long had a white supremacy problem. The Kenosha aftermath has just made it…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyApril 6, 2020

DeSantis’ Religious Exemption Will Kill—And it Violates the 1st Amendment

By Andrew L. Seidel

If Governor DeSantis doesn’t rescind the worship exemption in his ‘Safer at Home’ order, Floridians will…

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