FFRF awarded Atira $1,500. By Atira Claude I lost God when I was 17 years old. For context, I was raised in a Christian religious household since birth and had always …
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Day: November 5, 2024
4th Place (tie): 2024 College Essay Contest — Armin Kiffmeyer
FFRF awarded Armin $2,000. By Armin Kiffmeyer One of the most influential reasons for my peers’ and my shift away from religion can be attributed to the numerous failures of …
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3rd Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Elias Abadi
FFRF awarded Elias $2,500. By Elias Abadi I am a part of a movement aimed at stopping contradictions — contradictions that state Jesus preached love, kindness and grace while his followers …
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2nd Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Daksha Pillai
FFRF awarded Daksha $3,000. By Daksha Pillai The time I spend contemplating God isn’t during a church service, temple puja, or early salah — it’s during a debate round. Rather …
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1st Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Sylvie Leyerle
FFRF awarded Sylvie $3,500. By Sylvie Leyerle I freely admit to being part of the large coalition of American youth with no religious affiliation. I attribute this choice both to my …
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Police Department Removes Unconstitutional Religious Scripture after FFRF Warning (November 2024)
Wisconsin The Germantown (Wis.) Police Department removed religious scripture from a social media post promoting a job listing after FFRF and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin sent a …
FFRF Successfully Fought for the First Amendment Rights of Cheerleaders (November 2024)
Texas FFRF successfully fought for the First Amendment rights of cheerleaders in the Amarillo Independent School District in Texas. A concerned parent informed FFRF that the Tascosa High School cheerleading …
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FFRF Worked to Ensure that Bus Drivers won’t Play Religious Music while Driving with Students (November 2024)
Tennessee FFRF worked with the Lebanon (Tenn.) Special School District to ensure that bus drivers would not be allowed to play religious music while driving students to and from school. …
After FFRF’s Hard Work, School District will no Longer be Promoting Participation for a Christian Organization (November 2024)
Pennsylvania After months of FFRF’s hard work, the Pennsbury School District in Fallsington, Pa., will no longer be primarily promoting student participation for a Christian organization. In January, FFRF contacted …
