Freedom From Atheism Foundation

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'''The Freedom From Atheism Foundation''' (FFAF) is — aside from being a blatant rip-off of the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]] and an example of conservatives having [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreativeSterility creative sterility] — an anti-[[atheist]] [[propaganda]] ex-website<ref group=note>We say "ex-website" because the website itself no longer exists.</ref> whose stated aim is to "raise awareness of [[militant atheism]] and [[Poisoning the well|atheist atrocities]] [[Bullshit|around the world]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150413225742/http://ffaf.weebly.com/ Archived Link]</ref><ref group=note>Despite the fact that there is no such thing as "militant atheism", and despite the fact that most of the ways in which atheists are "militant" are, in fact, ''not'' actually.</ref> Unlike the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]], the FFAF serves no actual benefit or purpose, because rather than actually promoting religious belief, it instead appears to be hellbent on [[Demonization|demonizing]] the very concept of atheism and [[Scapegoat|blaming everything bad on DA AYTEEIIIIIIZTZ]], and its only purpose other than that seems to be as just a platform for [[far-right]] [[wingnuts]] to indulge in their [[confirmation bias]] that anyone who does not believe in [[God]] [[Reductio ad Stalinum|is Stalin]].
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==Obsession with "militant atheism"==
A favorite obsession of the Freedom From Atheism Foundation's is to [[Argumentum ad nauseam|constantly, consistently]] propagate the classic conservative [[Christian]] lie that [[Bullshit|communism and atheism are interchangeable]] — all this despite the fact that there have been some [[communist]] nations that have a Christian majority, e.g. [[Cuba]]. This is shown by their constant substitution of the word "communism" with "militant atheism" (an imaginary threat that [[Persecution complex|the FFAF loves to imagine is persecuting them]] whenever just about any atheist dares to say that they don't believe in [[God]] within earshot of a religious person who has grown accustomed to their beliefs never being challenged).
[[File:FFAF_Page.jpeg|200px|left|thumb|Because you need to be '''free''' from '''freethought'''! And also, has anyone else noticed how the man in the picture looks like he's heil-hailing [[Hitler]]?]]
Like many other anti-atheist sites, the FFAF also appears to believe that the "[[New Atheism]] movement" is also "militant" for ''daring'' to oppose the popular idea that religion is some special, unattackable sacred cow that must be unconditionally respected by everyone, and also for ''daring'' to [[Antitheism|suggest that religion is bad]], because you know, [[Bullshit|personally disliking religion is the same as hating '''all''' religious people]].<ref>https://www.gotquestions.org/new-atheism.html</ref> Additionally, they also seem to really enjoy trolling irreligious people — guess how? By [[Irony|accusing ''them'' of trolling]]!<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141009090210/http://moralcompassblog.com/2014/10/05/freedom-from-atheism-foundation-trolls-atheists-by-falsely-accusing-them-of-trolling/ Freedom From Atheism Foundation Trolls Atheists By Falsely Accusing Them of Trolling]</ref>

The [[irony meter]] is strong with this one...


==Extreme persecution complex==
[[File:Xtian_persecution_complex.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Help, help! I'm being repressed!<ref>https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-6f832039a73cb45483cd42d2301c7a13-c</ref>]]
Quite unsurprisingly, the FFAF really, ''really'' does not like anyone who does not share their particular [[religion]], and their [[persecution complex]] appears to be so extreme, that they think that someone even vaguely disagreeing with them is trying to oppress them (of course, [[Burden of proof|without any proof whatsoever]]). To justify this, they frequently post things on their [[Facebook]] page that take advantage of real Christian persecution, using it as an excuse to demonize ''all'' non-Christians, thus reinforcing its fanboys' "'''[[Other|Us Versus Them]]'''" mentality.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/rferl/videos/vb.122264309574/262900721067931/?type=2&theater Holodomor]</ref>

===The "War On Christmas"===
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Like many far-right Christian sites, the Freedom From Atheism Foundation is convinced that [[Bullshit|there is a war on Christmas]]. One of their FB posts on the topic reads:
{{cquote|Are you tired of buying Christmas presents in secular stores that censor Christmas and show disdain toward your Christian beliefs? He is a link to the Naughty and Nice list, which can telly you which businesses support or censor Christmas. Enjoy!<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FFAF.International/posts/2133618400015524 Christmas list]</ref><br><small>~FFAF showing off their 
[[persecution complex]]
 faith 
and broken English
</small>}}

As you can see, this post is a complete [[non sequitur]], as it says that certain stores are secular ([[Bullshit|which is apparently a Very Bad Thing]]), but then simultaneously says that there is a site that shows you stores that are allegedly not. The existence of stores that are religion-neutral is not censorship if other options are available and/or are allowed to exist. Now FFAF, you are in full control of where you choose to shop.

==Cherry picking==
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The site ''loves'' to cherry-pick convenient examples of atheists either [[I used to be an atheist|becoming religious]] or doing horrible things, e.g. [[Rape|raping]]/[[Elevatorgate|harassing women]], and then trying to pin it on the ''entire'' atheist community.<ref>Basically every post on https://www.facebook.com/FFAF.International.</ref>

==Reception==
This 
webshite
 website is so biased and full of hate that many would consider it to be a "hate group", as it frequently uses lies, generalizations, and [[Straw man|intentional misrepresentations]] to defame atheists — but then of course, if they do all of that, then they are [[Bullshit|totally not a hate group, you intolerant, militant atheist]]. In fact, the FFAF even claims to "love" the very people whom they work so hard to dehumanize. In a brilliant display of deliberate dishonesty, the Freedom From Atheism Foundation also falsely claimed that they were "endorsed" by [[PZ Myers]], despite the fact that he openly stated in his blogpost that he does not at all agree with them, criticizes their claim that "[[Atheism as a religion|atheism is a religion]]", and states that their goal is "all about [[Irony|''restricting'' religious freedom]]."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/05/09/i-support-the-freedom-from-atheism-foundation/ I support the Freedom From Atheism Foundation]</ref>

==In short==
The Freedom From Atheism Foundation seems to be to the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]] what [[Conservapedia]] is to [[Wikipedia]], what [[GodTube]] is to [[YouTube]], and what MyChurch is to MySpace — its very existence is driven by fear and anger at the realization that the church no longer dominates every aspect of [[Western culture]] and that [[reality]] is not in their favor, so these people create right-wing Christian ripoffs of virtually everything so that they can make up their own rules, cry persecution, and [[censor]] anyone who does not toe their side of the [[religion]] line.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/2ydlx6/til_the_freedom_from_atheism_foundation_exists/  TIL the "Freedom From Atheism Foundation" exists]</ref>

However, it can be really useful to you if you are a religious person who is fed up with "intolerant" [[atheists]] doing the following things:<ref>[https://www.skeptical-science.com/religion/the-freedom-from-atheism-foundation-ffaf/ The “Freedom from Atheism Foundation” – FFAF]</ref>
*Bands of atheists banging on your door and demanding that you [[Apostasy|deconvert from your religion]], asserting that you are evil and immoral if you refuse to do so
*Atheist lobbyist groups insisting that giant statues of [[Richard Dawkins]] be erected on the grounds of courthouses
*Religious children being forced to read Dawkins's ''[[The God Delusion]]'', and recite "One Nation Godless" in the Pledge of Allegiance
*Members of the "atheist movement" creating [[Conservapedia|heavily-biased online wiki projects dedicated entirely to defaming and demonizing conservatives and/or Christian fundamentalists]]

==Affiliation with Red Pill Religion?==
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Some of the posts on a page of the anti-atheist and [[antifeminist]] blog site Red Pill Religion (RPR) suggest that the two organizations are quite close; RPR has a post praising FFAF.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201028030909/https://www.redpillreligion.com/2018/11/20/why-are-most-of-red-pill-religion-team-anonymous-freedom-from-atheism-foundation/ Why Are Most of Red Pill Religion Team Anonymous]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Red Pill Religion]] — One of FFAF's biggest fans
*[[Atheophobia]] — something that [[Bullshit|nobody in FFAF has. Nobody]].
*[[Persecution complex]] — the main reason why they exist
*[[Militant atheism|"Militant atheism"]] — their favorite catch-all [[snarl word]]
*[[Reductio ad Stalinum]] — their favorite smear tactic
*[[I used to be an atheist|"I used to be an atheist"]] — their favorite trope
*[[Whataboutism|What About Islam]] — their favorite evasionary tactic
*[[Conservapedia]] — an even stupider 
propaganda
 
hate
 religious site

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150413225742/http://ffaf.weebly.com/ Their official site] — Archived link. It has ceased to be.
*[https://www.facebook.com/FFAF.International Their 
I-Hate-Atheists Club
 Facebook page]
*[https://conservapedia.com Conservapedia], another hate site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180121051846/http://redpillreligion.com/ Red Pill Religion], one of their biggest fans

==Notes==
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