David Habecker was recalled from office last spring as a Trustee of the Town of Estes Park, Colo., for failing to recite the religious Pledge of Allegiance. The formal recall …
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Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks was born in 1933 in London, England, to physician parents. He earned his medical degree at Queen’s College, Oxford. In the early 1960s, he moved to the United …
Friends of Freedom (La Crosse) – “Friend of Freedom” Award
The Freedom From Religion Foundation hosted a "thank you" dinner party in La Crosse, Wis., on June 15, 2005, in honor of the many La Crosse-area residents who courageously signed …
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Jesse Card
Jesse Card, of Everett, Washington, received a variation of the Student Activist Award in July 2004, when he was named “Young Activist” at the Pacific Northwest Mini-Convention of the Freedom …
Susan Jacoby
Susan Jacoby is author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism. She began her writing career at the Washington Post. She has written six previous books and is director of …
Michael Newdow, M.D. – “Freethought Hero” Award
Physician/attorney and religious pledge challenger Michael Newdow was named “Freethought Hero” on Oct. 30, 2004, at the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual conference, meeting in Madison, Wis. In introducing the …
Anne Gaylor
Anne Nicol Gaylor, the principal founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and president from 1978-2004, was given a surprise Emperor Has No Clothes Award on October 29, 2004, at …
Robyn E. Blumner
Several years ago the Freedom From Religion Foundation became aware of an editorial writer at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida who seemed to be on our wavelength. Her syndicated columns …
Peter Singer
This award was accepted in person in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 30, 2004, at the 27th annual national convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. As the DeCamp professor of …
