Outreach

A little girl sat at her desk and crafted a paint-splattered masterpiece. The other children chatted about the little things that consumed the common sixth-graders’ attention: who was crushing on …

More » from Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Sydney Steward

I, like many people, had abused religion to excuse my immoral behavior and inaction in the face of injustice. When I did things that were unjust, I convinced myself that …

More » from Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Lydia Mason

Humans have constantly cooked up new ways to explain what they perceive in the world. When there are things they can’t explain, they let it stew in their heads and …

More » from Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Dia Brown

Peter Opitz received a $1,000 scholarship from FFRF endowed by Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor in memory of her father, Paul J. Gaylor, who was FFRF’s most hardworking volunteer for its …

More » from Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Activist Scholarship Awardee Peter Opitz

FFRF gave Ashlynn a $1,000 Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award. Over the last few years, FFRF has sent several complaints to Willard, Mo., School District Superintendent Kent Medlin regarding …

More » from Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Awardee Ashlynn Bradley

Seth received $1,000, partially funded by the Allen P. Wilkinson Student Activist Award. By Seth Manning The constitutional ideal of church and state separation may seem vital to those who …

More » from Allen P. Wilkinson Student Activist Awardee Seth Manning

Kelly Helton,12, is a middle school feminist and freethinking activist from Kentucky. Kelly has taken a stance against religious promotion in her public school, volunteered at Planned Parenthood, and publicly …

More » from FFRF’s 2017 Thomas W. Jendrock Student Activist Kelly Helton