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Hi Tylar, Thank you for your reply. We don\u2019t get many negative replies because most Christians don\u2019t support Christian nationalism. However, negative replies allow me to raise awareness of our organization and what we stand for. The Maine Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation supports everyone\u2019s freedom of religion. We are also aligned with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious-freedom-deniers"],"yoast_head":"\nReply to Christian Hatred Letter - Maine Chapter - Freedom From Religion Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Maine Chapter - FFRF is a welcoming discussion group of atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and humanists who support the separation of church and state. 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