This is how Christian nationalism advances — not by debate, but by mandate.
Under the language of “parental rights” and “religious freedom,” lawmakers are forcing public schools to accommodate release time for religious instruction (RTRI) during the school day, whether communities want it or not.
📍 Right now, this is happening through mandated RTRI bills in:
• Alabama — SB 4
• Arizona — HB 2266
• Missouri — HB 2157
• Mississippi — SB 2101
• New Hampshire — HB 1628
• South Carolina — S 0752
• West Virginia — SB 171
Different states.
Same ideology.
Same outcome.
This isn’t expanding freedom — it’s using state power to privilege one religion inside public schools, and it does real harm to students whose families do not consent.
These mandates only succeed if people stay in the dark.
So don’t let them.
Invite your friends.
Share the facts.
Make this visible — while there’s still time to stop it. ⏰
What people are saying:
- Secular Education Association: Secular Education Association
Facebook User
Facebook User - Facebook User: “If this were a Christian nation, it would never call itself a Christian nation.” – James Talarico
- Facebook User: Forcing it to be allowed, not forcing students to participate 😵💫
- Secular Education Association: Facebook User Correct — students aren’t being forced to participate.
What’s being forced is public school accommodation.
These laws require districts to build released-time religious instruction into the school day, regardless of local need, impact on instruction, or administrative burden. That’s a mandate on public schools, not families — and it’s a meaningful shift in how the state involves itself with religion.
Neutrality means the state doesn’t compel schools to facilitate private religious programs at all.
- Facebook User: Your profile says you are a Catholic. These programs support a fundamentalist evangelical agenda where many don’t believe Catholics are “real” Christians. Just a heads up.
- Secular Education Association: Facebook User Correct — students aren’t being forced to participate.
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