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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1st place — 2024 High School Essay Contest: Finn Mosher
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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November 13-15, 2024 – Latin American Freethought Encounter (Mexico City)
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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4th Place (tie): 2024 College Essay Contest — Luke Ortiz-Grabe
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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10th Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Ta’Liyah Darden
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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9th Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Danae Daniels
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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8th Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Cassidy Taggart
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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7th Place (tie): 2024 College Essay Contest — Zoe Lilly
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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7th Place (tie): 2024 College Essay Contest — Riley Barker
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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