Matt F. Simpson

I work in a library. I live happily in Colorado with my wife and 2 dachshunds. I enjoy a fine cigar with a quality cup of coffee as often as possible.

[Matt F. Simpson @JKindleman]

Glad I don’t have school age children in Texas. What a sham.

[FFRF @FFRF]

“We’re bringing God back into our classrooms...”

We thought this was about teaching "history"?

Turns out it’s about pushing religion on a captive audience of public school students.

We’re shocked.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Public schools aren't Sunday schools.

Requiring students of every faith and none to study biblical stories as privileged reading isn't religious freedom. It's government promoting one religion over everyone else, and that's bad for both the Constitution and religion.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Oh, unfortunately, we think about it every day.

A “faith director” in every federal agency isn't a victory for religious liberty. It's an attempt to weave religion into the machinery of government. That's exactly why we have church-state separation.

[FFRF @FFRF]

The government has no business posting religious commandments in public school classrooms.

The First Commandment literally tells students which god to worship. That’s not “moral formation.” It’s religious indoctrination.

Public schools exist to educate, not evangelize.

[FFRF @FFRF]

ICE agents don’t need Bible verses from government officials.

When DHS leaders invoke Christianity to defend federal enforcement actions, they alienate millions of Americans who don’t share that faith.

Public servants swear an oath to the Constitution, not to Christ.

[FFRF @FFRF]

No state is a “state of faith.” Tennessee belongs equally to Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, and everyone else.

We’re a secular nation with a secular Constitution, and public officials are supposed to represent all Americans — not promote one religion.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Homeland Security shows little respect for the Constitution it’s bound by, from the Establishment Clause to Americans’ individual rights.

A federal agency has no business promoting scripture.

Do your job and uphold the Constitution.

[FFRF @FFRF]

A government agency shouldn’t promote religious messages—period.

When officials invoke scripture, they exclude millions who don’t share those beliefs. Government must serve everyone equally, not endorse religion.

Patriotism doesn’t require piety.

[FFRF @FFRF]

The Department of Homeland Security serves all Americans, not just Christians.

Government accounts shouldn’t be promoting religious messages—no matter the holiday.

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

Luke 24:6

He is Risen.

Happy Easter, America.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Climate change is a scientific reality with real-world consequences—regardless of what any religious text says about the end of the world.

We’re governed by the Constitution, not the “Good Book.”

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Robert Mueller was a patriot.

Donald Trump is a piece of shit.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Trump is an abhorant piece of
Human garbage.

[Hemant Mehta @hemantmehta]

If I understand the rules…

College professors are banned from accurately describing a dead person’s legacy.

Republicans can gleefully celebrate the death of anyone who tries to hold them accountable.

[Matt F. Simpson @JKindleman]

The sound of a nearby leaf blower makes me irrationally angry.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Hard to take that seriously from someone who wants U.S. laws based on his own misguided religion.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Our troops swear an oath to the Constitution, not to “biblical wisdom.”

Military decisions must be grounded in law and duty, not theology.

[FFRF @FFRF]

The Department of Defense owes its allegiance to the Constitution, not to the bible.

Public policy isn’t “biblical.” It’s constitutional.

And it must protect believers and nonbelievers alike.

[FFRF @FFRF]

Counterpoint: no, we really don’t.

We need leaders grounded in reality, evidence, and the Constitution, not governing from a single ancient religious text.

[Matt F. Simpson @JKindleman]

I'll say it again...Christian nationaliam is a scourge upon the United States and must be stopped. Kudos to FFRF for fighting the good fight.

[FFRF @FFRF]

You're not fighting “the atheists,” and you're not winning.

You're fighting the Constitution, religious freedom, and the millions of Texans of all faiths and none who know it's not government’s job to impose one religion on every public school student.