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FFRF awarded Luke $2,000. By Luke Ortiz-Grabe In contemporary American society, religion has become a tool for legitimizing efforts to hinder or reverse significant social progress aimed at creating a …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 12 winners and six honorable mentions of the 2024 Kenneth L. Proulx Memorial Essay Contest for Ongoing College Students. FFRF …

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FFRF awarded Ta’Liyah $300. By Ta’Liyah Darden Sociologists and culture watchers have noticed a noteworthy trend in recent years: Generation Z, or people born roughly between the mid-1990s and the …

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FFRF awarded Danae $400. By Danae Daniels I am a part of a generation that is routinely referred to as the least religious generation in U. S history and, therefore, …

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FFRF awarded Cassidy $500. By Cassidy Taggart I am a part of the portion of Gen Zers today that identify as religious Nones, and for a reason that I feel many …

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FFRF awarded Zoe $750. By Zoe Lilly At the age of 14, I made a decision that would shape the course of my life: I embraced atheism. Raised in a …

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FFRF awarded Riley $750 By Riley Barker In many ways, the youth of today, known commonly as Generation Z, are seen in sharp contrast to previous generations. Growing up in …

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FFRF awarded Kayleigh $1,000. By Kayleigh Clark When I think of this generation’s separation from organized religion, I begin to draw on my own life experiences. When I was growing …

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