The 2007 Freedom From Religion 30th Annual National Convention took place on October 12-14 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin. …
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Christopher Hitchens
“God is Not Great” …
Ellery Schempp – “Champion of the First Amendment” Award
Ellery Schempp, an FFRF Lifetime Member and recipient of its Champion of the First Amendment award, is an accomplished Ph.D. physicist. He was a plaintiff in Abington School District v. Schempp, …
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Stephanie Salter – “Friend of the First Amendment” Award
Remarks by Annie Laurie Gaylor, Foundation co-president: Our office has enjoyed Stephanie Salter’s op-ed columns for the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle for many years, and has corresponded a few …
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Wafa Sultan
Introductory remarks by Annie Laurie Gaylor, Oct. 7, 2006. The bravest people in the world today, in my opinion, are the women raised in Islam who publicly reject religion or …
Mikey Weinstein – “Champion of the First Amendment” Award
Michael L. (“Mikey”) Weinstein filed suit in federal court in October 2005 against the Air Force to end illegal proselytizing and evangelizing. The lawsuit was recently thrown out on standing. …
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Philip Paulson
Philip Paulson was a Vietnam-era US military veteran, who served as a combat paratrooper, light-weapons infantryman and point man. He was an active member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Association …
Mike Keefe – Freethought in the Media “Tell It Like It Is” Award
A son of Santa Rosa, Calif., and a product of the St. Louis public school system, Mike Keefe, editorial cartoonist for the Denver Post, now lives in Evergreen, Colo., at …
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Julia Sweeney
Introduced by Dan Barker Did you know that Julia Sweeney came to Hollywood not as an actor but as an accountant? Julia Sweeney is the oldest in a family of …