Government prayer, religious symbols on city seals, freethought billboards in Spokane, atheist Boy Scouts turning in their badges: it is a busy summer for state/church activism. This week we hear …
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Augusta mayor satiates FFRF’s appetite for secular gov’t
The Freedom From Religion Foundation commends the city of Augusta for agreeing to discontinue its involvement in organizing, coordinating and promoting the monthly “Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts.” FFRF Senior Staff Attorney …
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FFRF cautions Steubenville ‘not to be duped’ by religious right offers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has cautioned the City of Steubenville, Ohio, to place the Constitution and taxpayers’ pockets over risky offers by religious right groups to fight FFRF to …
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Chick-fil-A lays an egg
Two things the world doesn’t need any more of: fast-food chains, and the Christian-right entrepreneurs who profit from them. Chick-fil-A owner Dan Cathy is in hot water, and deservedly so, …
Atheist former Boy Scouts say ‘Shame on BSA’
Left Photo: William Dusenberry. Right Photo: William van Druten. Two atheists active with their FFRF chapters who are former Boy Scouts have had it with Boy Scouts of …
Freethought Radio – July 28, 2012
This week we have a whole lot of victories to report in the battle to keep religion and government separate, mostly in the south. We listen to country singer-songwriter Robbie …
FFRF victory: Cross removed from Steubenville logo
Left: This logo is being retired. Right: This older logo is the temporary replacement. A complaint by the Freedom From Religion Foundation over inclusion of a chapel with a …
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Spokane and Idaho nontheists come ‘Out of the Closet’ in billboard blitz
Seven myth-dispelling billboards featuring Spokane-area nonbelievers and families are appearing this week for a month-long campaign, as part of an “Out of the Closet” project by the Freedom From Religion …
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Freethought Radio – July 21, 2012
Freethought in the Arts! After reporting on victories and positive developments in FFRF legal complaints in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and the U.S. Army, we talk about the many freethought connections in …