Michael Chandler challenged numerous illegal religious practices in the public school when he was assistant principal in Dekalb County, Alabama. Aided by the ACLU, he brought a lawsuit in 1996 …
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Rachel Bauchman
Rachel Bauchman spoke at the nineteenth annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 12, 1996. At that time, she was a 17-year-old senior in …
Kristin Lems
Singer and songwriter Kristin Lems received the “Charline Kotula Freethought Heroine Memorial Award,” accepting her award in person at the 1996 national convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in …
Michael Bristor
Freethinker of the Year, Jr. At the age of six, Michael Bristor was harassed and ridiculed by his Minnesota first-grade teacher for not participating in illegal classroom prayer. The complaints …
Jennifer Essak, Sam Essak, Michael Hakeem, and Richard Uttke
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., Anne Gaylor, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Dan Barker, Samuel M. Essak, Jennifer Essak, Richard A. Uttke and Michael Hakeem, 95-C-634-S, Feb. 23, 1996, U.S. District Court, …
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Rachel Bauchman Speech
Rachel Bauchman Versus Utah This speech was delivered at the nineteenth annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 12, 1996. By Rachel Bauchman My …
Katha Pollitt
Katha Pollit is an author, widely published essayist, feminist and freethinker who received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard and her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Columbia. Her …
Beverly Harris
Beverly Harris, a 17-year-old high school senior, asked Grangeville High School, Idaho, to stop its practice of holding illegal prayers at high school commencements. When the Harris family’s request was …
Eleanor Smeal
Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority, was named 1994 Freethought Heroine and gave the keynote speech at the 17th annual Freedom From Religion Foundation convention on October 1, 1994, …
