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  [email protected] · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Campaign Status: Pending

Center for Freethought Equality Match EXPIRES in hours…         John,  Our 2x MATCH expires at midnight. And with just hours left, we still have matching gift funds remaining. If we cannot raise $5,000 by tonight, we’ll be leaving money on the table! During the…
  Nadya Dutchin, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 6:15 PM

I’m a mother. A Black woman. And a first-generation American. And I need your help.

Center for Freethought Equality 2x match ending SOON!         Dear John,  A few months ago, I became the new Executive Director of the Center for Freethought Equality. And I’m also a mother. A Black woman. And a first-generation American. It’s deeply disturbing…
  Rachel Deitch, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 28, 2022 at 9:20 PM

Why White Christian Nationalism is so dangerous

Center for Freethought Equality 2x MATCH: Expiring soon!         Dear John, “There’s absolutely nothing like it on the left.” That was Yale sociologist Phil Gorski who co-authored “The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American D…
  Howard Katz, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 27, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Why I’m reaching out (match offer enclosed)

Center for Freethought Equality         Dear John, My name is Howard Katz. I’m a board member and president of the Center for Freethought Equality. I don’t usually reach out to you - but I’m making an exception today for two important reasons.  First, until Mar…
  Campaign Update, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 25, 2022 at 2:25 PM

First-ever 2x MATCH:

Center for Freethought Equality Double your impact to defend our democracy         John, Big news from Ron about an incredible opportunity: For just a few days, every single donation made to the Center for Freethought Equality will be MATCHED 2x, up to $5,000 –…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 12:45 PM

BREAKING: New 2x MATCH! to stop Christian Nationalists

Center for Freethought Equality It couldn’t come at a better time, here’s why:         Dear John, I’ve got some INCREDIBLE news to share: For the first time EVER, the Center for Freethought Equality will MATCH every dollar you donate - now through March 31st, u…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 20, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Help us stop right-wing extremists

Center for Freethought Equality It’s a crucial election year         John - It’s so hard to believe that anyone would actually cheer the death and destruction that Putin has unleashed upon the people of Ukraine. But that’s exactly what White Christian Nationali…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 18, 2022 at 1:25 PM

Why they condone violence against Ukraine

Center for Freethought Equality And why we should be worried:         Days after the Russian government unleashed destruction on the people of Ukraine, White Christian Nationalists made it clear who they side with. Speaking to a crowd of white nationalists, AZ …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 16, 2022 at 9:25 PM

Cheering Putin’s war

Center for Freethought Equality Christian Nationalists believe his war is right         “Can we get a round of applause for Russia?”  That was Nick Fuentes, a speaker at a White Christian Nationalist event held just days after Putin’s violent invasion of Ukrain…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 6, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Last chance to send your thanks

Center for Freethought Equality Support these champions in Congress!         John, This is your last chance to send a message of thanks to our new champions in Congress, Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jimmy Gomez.  Just a couple of weeks ago, Rep. Maloney …
  Rachel Deitch, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
March 3, 2022 at 9:20 PM

Thank these NEW Freethought Caucus members

Center for Freethought Equality Let them know you have their back.         Dear John, I’ve got some great news to report.  Representatives Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) just joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus, the group of secular cha…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 28, 2022 at 9:00 PM

I need your help to counter Trump-backed candidates.

Center for Freethought Equality Biggest deadline yet         John, Tonight is our fundraising deadline, and it’s a big one. What we can raise in these final hours of the month will directly determine what kind of work we can do in the critical coming days ahead…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Trump’s return to power lies in these churches

Center for Freethought Equality Deadline tomorrow, I need your help         Hi John, Trump’s return to power lies in churches across the country, where Christian Nationalism thrives.  Last month, Rev. Ken Peters, obsessed with the 2020 election results, proclai…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 26, 2022 at 3:39 PM

The latest FEC filings will make your jaw drop

Center for Freethought Equality 72 hrs deadline: can you help?         John, I’ve got some sobering news. The latest FEC filings show that Trump-backed, Christian Nationalist candidates have shattered fundraising records.  Even more ominous, President Trump’s p…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Why these false claims are so dangerous

Center for Freethought Equality Give me two minutes to explain         John,  I realized there was something else I wanted to mention in yesterday’s email. One of the consistent themes at these ReAwaken events is the false claims of election fraud. Speakers on …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 8:05 PM

Report from the latest ReAwaken America event

Center for Freethought Equality Congressional candidate vows to “raise up armies”         Last Friday, thousands traveled to attend the most recent ReAwaken America Tour event in Canton, OH.  One attendee told a reporter of Canton’s The Repository that she came…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 16, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Still waiting to hear your thoughts

Center for Freethought Equality Are January 6 insurrectionists being unfairly maligned?         Dear John,   A quick follow-up to my message yesterday (see below).  This survey closes at midnight tonight, and I really hope to hear from you. Please let us know: …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 15, 2022 at 12:02 AM

SURVEY: Are Jan 6 protestors being unfairly maligned?

Center for Freethought Equality Will you share your thoughts?         Dear John,   I know it’s still shocking to think about a major political party calling an attempted coup on our government, “legitimate political discourse.” But long before the Republican Pa…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 12, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Orwellian

Center for Freethought Equality Wondering if you’re with me on this one.         John -  Calling the violence on January 6 “legitimate political discourse” is nothing short of Orwellian. That statement, made publicly by the Republican National Committee, repres…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 10, 2022 at 11:05 PM

They just called political violence - “legitimate discourse”

Center for Freethought Equality What will you do to counter anti-democratic falsehoods?         Dear John, Last Friday, the Republican Party declared the January 6th insurrection “legitimate political discourse.” Think about that for a minute. Thousands of arme…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 7, 2022 at 12:16 PM

2 candidates that signal a terrifying election

Center for Freethought Equality Can I get your help on this?         Hi John, It’s terrifying to consider candidates like Bianca Gracia, former President of Latinos For Trump, and Heidi St. John, MAGA podcaster, ever becoming elected officials. But that’s the r…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 6, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Here come Trump’s acolytes

Center for Freethought Equality Who will stop them?         Hi John, In a signal for how extreme Republican candidates will be during this year’s elections, two radical Christian Nationalists just announced their candidacy. Bianca Gracia, former President of La…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 8:12 PM

Quick question re: your local elected officials

Center for Freethought Equality Do you know any atheists or humanists in office?         John,  I wanted to reach out one more time, to see if you could help us identify atheists or humanists who hold elected office in your local government.  You don’t need to …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 3, 2022 at 12:21 AM

[SURVEY] Know any atheist or humanist elected officials?

Center for Freethought Equality Let us know so we can support them.         Hi John,   As Christian Nationalists work overtime to recruit and install pro-Trump sycophants to elected office, there’s something free and easy you can do to help counter these forces…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
February 1, 2022 at 1:32 AM

LAST CHANCE: help us stop religious zealots

Center for Freethought Equality Just 13 donors to go!         Hi John,   With hours from our midnight deadline, we need just 13 more donors to hit our goal! As you read this, white Christian Nationalists are reaching out to pro-Trump preachers to run for office…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Steve Bannon: He’s organizing preachers

Center for Freethought Equality DEADLINE: We need your help         Hi John, Listen to what Steve Bannon had to say at an event last October with pro-Trump preachers: “We won in 2016. We won in 2020—the most corrupt election in the history of our country, probab…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 30, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Big money to install pro-Trump pastors

Center for Freethought Equality Your support still pending:         Hi John, “We are a Christian country. And the Founders were—definitely—and our founding documents were written under prayer each day of the writing.”  That was Joan Lindsey. Her foundation has p…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 29, 2022 at 3:39 PM

Why we need more humanists in government

Center for Freethought Equality Give me a minute to explain:         Hi John, I know I’ve mentioned before that the Center for Freethought Equality is the political arm of the American Humanist Association.  That means we lobby to advance humanist values, and s…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Checking in about this end of month goal

Center for Freethought Equality I was hoping you’d support us         Hi John, I wanted to check in about that email I sent to you on Wednesday.  Christian Nationalists right now are recruiting pro-Trump pastors to run for office and support Trump’s vision for …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 3:01 PM

How Christian Nationalists are redoubling their efforts

Center for Freethought Equality Will you be one in a hundred?         Hi John, How did we come so close to a coup of our government?  One underappreciated explanation: the role of Christian Nationalists. According to Katherine Stewart, a journalist and author c…
  Rachel Deitch, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 22, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Religious tests for elected officials

Center for Freethought Equality They’re targeting our champions         Hi John, I’m following up on a message Ron sent you a couple of days ago.  Our champions in government are about to be attacked by a new, radical religious organization, and it’s critical t…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 20, 2022 at 7:15 PM

New religious group targeting Congress

Center for Freethought Equality Humanist champions at risk         Hi John, Two days ago, a new political organization announced disturbing plans to target Members of Congress who champion the values we hold dear at the Center for Freethought Equality. Founded …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 17, 2022 at 10:19 PM

SIGN: How to honor MLK’s legacy on voting rights

Center for Freethought Equality An action to take on MLK Day         Last month, the family of Martin Luther King, Jr called for no celebration of MLK’s legacy without the passage of voting rights legislation. In a statement released by Martin Luther King, III,…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 9, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Jan 6 insurrectionists target election jobs

Center for Freethought Equality Here’s how we can stop them:         Hi John, A few days ago, Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence H. Tribe published an op-ed, saying:  “The risk of a coup in the next US election is greater now than it ever was under T…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
January 5, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Pending: your free membership

Center for Freethought Equality Help protect civil liberties         John - I’m following up on a note I sent a couple of days ago. It’s critical that Center for Freethought Equality enters 2022 with the largest and most active membership base possible. The size…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 10:39 PM

Checking in with you, John

Center for Freethought Equality Do we have this right?         Hi John, With just a couple of hours left until we reach our deadline, I was checking our list of donors to our end-of-year campaign and hadn’t seen you on the list. We’re about to head into the mos…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 3:21 PM

This year’s big moments

Center for Freethought Equality Closing in on our goal         John, This year, we witnessed some of the most disturbing moments in our nation’s history. After failing to overturn the election results of 2020, Christian Nationalists redoubled their efforts to g…
  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 5:44 PM

An anniversary unlike any other

Center for Freethought Equality 24 hours to reach our goal - pls help         Hi John, In one week, we’ll mark the one year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. It was the first time in living history that the United States did not experience a peaceful…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 11:23 PM

3 quotes + the threat we still face

Center for Freethought Equality Help stop violent Christian Nationalists         Dear John, It’s tempting to think the violence we witnessed this year as Christian Nationalists stormed the Capitol was a one-off event. But read the next three quotes – made in ju…
  Ronald Millar · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 2:58 PM

Who is your Favorite Atheist/Humanist Elected Official? & Free CFE Membership Renewal

Hi John,   Your membership with the Center for Freethought Equality will expire at the end of this year. Membership is free, but you must renew your membership annually.*   Membership allows you to attend our annual membership meeting, vote for our board of directors, and be informe…
  Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Insurrectionists seeking power

Center for Freethought Equality Help us stop them         Hi John, “The Capitol Insurrection Was as  Christian Nationalist as It Gets.” That was the headline in the New York Times weeks after a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the United Stat…
  Ronald Millar · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 8:08 PM

Most Important 2022 Policy Issue & CFE FREE Membership Renewal

Hi John,   Please use the link to the form below to renew your FREE membership to the Center for Freethought Equality and tell us what is the most important policy issue that needs to be addressed in 2022. You can also renew your membership simply by replying to this email.   Becaus…
  Ronald Millar · [email protected]
December 24, 2021 at 1:17 PM

Free CFE Membership Renewal & Best Gift

Hi John,   Please use the link to the form below to renew your FREE membership to the Center for Freethought Equality (and, as an option, tell us what was the best gift you ever received -- please don't say a free membership to the Center for Freethought Equality -- it's just too tr…
  Ronald Millar · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 10:11 PM

Free CFE Membership Renewal -- No Donation Required!

Hi John,   This is not your typical year-end solicitation -- we are not asking for money! We are asking you to simply renew your FREE membership to the Center for Freethought Equality by replying to this email or filling out our form below.   Since we have an affiliated political ac…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 3:47 PM

John: Forced to support religious discrimination

Center for Freethought Equality Help us protect the separation of church and state:         Hi John,   No one should ever be forced to support religious education or discrimination. But that’s what the Supreme Court seems poised to do in a case involving parent…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 19, 2021 at 4:03 PM

[SURVEY] Do you believe taxpayer dollars should fund Christian indoctrination?

Center for Freethought Equality Your input needed:         Dear John,   The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month in a case that could erode the separation of church and state. The case centers around three families who have sued the state of Maine, …
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 12, 2021 at 4:00 PM

[SURVEY] Should Christian values reign supreme in government?

Center for Freethought Equality Please take 2 min to share your thoughts!         Dear John,   New reporting about Christian nationalists mobilizing ahead of next year’s midterm elections uncovered disturbing video footage. In the video, David Lane who was one …
  Rachel Deitch, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 5, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Abortion rights and what comes next

Center for Freethought Equality         Hi John,   I wanted to send a personal note about what happened this week at the Supreme Court. The State of Mississippi and the only abortion provider left in Mississippi presented their oral arguments in a case that cou…
  Ronald Millar · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Welcome Nadya Dutchin to the Center for Freethought Equality

  Hi John,   I'm very pleased to tell you about a new leader in the humanist community.      Nadya Dutchin is the new executive director of the American Humanist Association. Since the Center for Freethought Equality is the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Assoc…
  Ron Millar, Center for Freethought Equality · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 2:31 PM

They’re preaching that hospitals are death camps

Center for Freethought Equality making enemies of health care workers         Dear John, Just a few days ago, White Christian Nationalist hate-preacher Greg Locke stood from his pulpit to spread dangerous misinformation about COVID: “All of these people are NOT …