Oak Ridge (Tenn.)City CouncilJan. 11, 2016 Here is the full transcript of Aleta’s invocation. The mayor of Oak Ridge cut her off in mid-sentence when she still had more than …
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Peter D. A. Wood
Leon County (Fla.) CommissionApril 28, 2015 Words matter. As we gather here today, like many Tuesdays, we stand ready and eager to unite and conduct business as usual. Most meetings …
Freethought Badge
Scouts’ dishonor? Earn a freethought badge and challenge BSA discrimination against nontheists The Freedom From Religion Foundation has produced a badge to reward freethinking youths and to challenge the Boy …
Georgia Religious Freedom Bill Summary
HB 837 uses new language to achieve the same result as last year’s SB 129, a so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” bill that was appropriately killed after Indiana experienced national …
What Does the Bible Really Say About Abortion?
God Is So Not Pro-Life By Brian Bolton Click here to read the nontract “What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?” A prominent fundamentalist Christian minister and television celebrity regularly …
Steven Belstra
Steven BelstraGrandville, Mich., City CouncilDec. 27, 2015 After the Town of Greece vs. Galloway decision allowing sectarian prayers at certain public meetings, Michigan resident Steven Belstra wanted to let his …
Terry Sunday
Terry SundayEl Paso, Texas, City CouncilOct. 6, 2015 FFRF member Terry Sunday, a “retired aerospace engineer, inveterate world traveler, ethnic cook, prolific Amazon reviewer and lifelong atheist,” gave the following …
Cheryl Kolbe
Cheryl KolbeSept. 17, 2015Yamhill County CommissionMcMinnville, Ore. Please be seated for this secular in- vocation. I am an atheist, so today, in- stead of looking to any higher power, I …
Cary S. Shaw
Cary S. ShawAug. 16, 2015Interfaith service Norwalk, Conn. Thank you for the humanist invocation by Theodore Utchen [March15] to which I added my own words and used at an interfaith …
