Ivy Nichols, Colorado State University – Colorado, $1,000 By Ivy Nichols A glance into the values of religious “Nones” reveals the potential of this growing demographic to build a more inclusive, …
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Ashkon Shirazi, Brown University – Florida, $2,500 By Ashkon Shirazi My parents raised us without religion; their country had seen too much of it. The secular shah was replaced with …
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Garrett Hartfelder, University of Southern California – California, $3,000 By Garrett Hartfelder I vividly remember one summer when I was very young, I was at a summer camp at a …
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Toby Shu, Georgetown University – Colorado, $2,000 By Toby Shu In March, I cast my first ballot in Colorado, voting in the 2024 presidential primary. And appearing on the ballot …
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Finn Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Washington, $3,500 By Finn Mosher From the beginning of our history, humanity’s greatest asset has been curiosity. It turned a species of forest-dwelling apes …
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FFRF co-president Dan Barker will be speaking at the Third Latin American Freethought Encounter in Mexico City, November 13–14, 2024. The conference, co-sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and …
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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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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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