The separation of church and state protects the right of all Americans to practice the faith of their choice, or none at all, free of government interference. Unfortunately, Texas politicians continue to push their extremist views – undermining the true meaning of religious freedom
Far-right politicians and extremists distort the true meaning of religious freedom by imposing their personal views on others and using religion as a weapon to discriminate, control, and divide us.
Texas Freedom Network fights for a state where no one religion is elevated over another and where all people — whatever they believe — are treated with empathy, kindness, and compassion.
TFN’s Religious Freedom Advocacy
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TFN fights for laws and policies that expand religious freedom in Texas and opposes efforts to erode the separation of church and state.
As a respected thought leader and watchdog of the religious right, TFN keeps a growing library of original research on a wide range of church-state issues — especially on the intersection of religious freedom and public education.
Turning Texas Public Schools into Sunday Schools? A Review of the State’s Proposed K-5 Reading Curriculum (2024 report)
Let’s be blunt. Texas public schools are now Ground Zero in the Christian nationalist war on religious freedom in America. From the Bible in the classroom to deeply flawed social studies standards, the State Board of Education (SBOE) has pushed the needle forward in a dangerous direction. Last week, Texas became the only state to mandate…
Photos and Video from the Event can be found here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2026 Contact: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] Rabbi David Segal, [email protected] Dana Stein (RAC-Texas), [email protected] David Vassallo, [email protected] CAIR-TX, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – Faith leaders from several religions, joined by families and educators, came together Monday outside the State Board of Education…
It’s happening in real time. The Ten Commandments in schools is one of several legal challenges over religion that’s reshaping the national conversation regarding separation of church and state. Following a major court decision on SB 10, which requires public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, two lawyers sit down to discuss the debate.…
School Districts like Lake Travis and Mansfield have become known as ground zero for book bans and other Christian Nationalist policies in recent years, but Texans have said enough is enough. In the May 2026 elections, several far-right incumbents got the boot as Democratic-backed challengers secured victories across the state. Not just inside Lake Travis…
As the far right continues to force their own beliefs into the classroom, from the State Board of Education to the Texas Legislature, we’re hearing one anti-American claim again and again: the separation of church and state doesn’t exist. Christian Nationalists aren’t just ignoring our founding fathers, they’re going through ridiculous lengths to question our…
By Shan Schaffer, Texas Freedom Network’s Just Texas Program Manager According to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), which decides the curriculum for public education, schools aren’t required to teach sex ed, and when they do, it doesn’t have to be inclusive or medically accurate. I’m Shan, TFN’s Just Texas program manager. I’m here…
Let’s be blunt. Texas public schools are now Ground Zero in the Christian nationalist war on religious freedom in America. From the Bible in the classroom to deeply flawed social studies standards, the State Board of Education (SBOE) has pushed the needle forward in a dangerous direction. Last week, Texas became the only state to mandate…
Photos and Video from the Event can be found here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2026 Contact: Andrew Freeman, [email protected] Rabbi David Segal, [email protected] Dana Stein (RAC-Texas), [email protected] David Vassallo, [email protected] CAIR-TX, [email protected] AUSTIN, Texas – Faith leaders from several religions, joined by families and educators, came together Monday outside the State Board of Education…
It’s happening in real time. The Ten Commandments in schools is one of several legal challenges over religion that’s reshaping the national conversation regarding separation of church and state. Following a major court decision on SB 10, which requires public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, two lawyers sit down to discuss the debate.…
School Districts like Lake Travis and Mansfield have become known as ground zero for book bans and other Christian Nationalist policies in recent years, but Texans have said enough is enough. In the May 2026 elections, several far-right incumbents got the boot as Democratic-backed challengers secured victories across the state. Not just inside Lake Travis…
As the far right continues to force their own beliefs into the classroom, from the State Board of Education to the Texas Legislature, we’re hearing one anti-American claim again and again: the separation of church and state doesn’t exist. Christian Nationalists aren’t just ignoring our founding fathers, they’re going through ridiculous lengths to question our…
By Shan Schaffer, Texas Freedom Network’s Just Texas Program Manager According to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), which decides the curriculum for public education, schools aren’t required to teach sex ed, and when they do, it doesn’t have to be inclusive or medically accurate. I’m Shan, TFN’s Just Texas program manager. I’m here…
