Courage to stand up for one’s convictions–a lost art? This was certainly not the case, as four people (three of whom were members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and …
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Scientific Medicine vs. Theology by George B. Whatley, M.D. (April 1999)
This address was presented to the 21st annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation on October 17, 1998, at the Edgewater Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin. In 1896 a book …
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Commencement Prayer Mars University Graduation By Chris Mooney (April 1999)
Last May at Midwestern State University, Texas, an evangelical Christian student named Mary King made a very strong case against graduation prayer. Interestingly, she did so not by argument, but …
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The Great Atheist Invasion by Catherine Fahringer (April 1999)
The first wave of the 1999 Atheist Invasion of Comfort, Texas, swept through the town on February 20th! On Thursday, February 17th, an ominous article appeared in the San Antonio …
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Ten Basic Ideas For Raising Children by Robert E. Kay, M.D. (April 1999)
Tip 1. Growth is inevitable, however the brain may take over 20 years before it’s fully developed. Until then, thinking, feeling, and behaving will be immature at times and will …
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Let The Boat Sink by Adam Butler (April 1999)
It’s a tragic tale. Two men, threatened by what they believed to be unwanted sexual ad vances, beat another man to death with an ax handle, placed his body on …
The Capitol Should Remain A Secular Place by Judith Barrington (April 1999)
When I came to Oregon from Britain in 1976, the concept of the separation of church and state was new to me. There, the head of state–the queen–was also the …
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The Debate Continues By Dan Barker (April 1999)
In February I participated in two “Does God Exist?” debates.On February 18 I debated Tom Rode, President of Ohio Campus Crusade For Christ (CCC), at Ohio State Uni versity, Columbus. …
Freethinkers Of the Early Texas Hill Country by Edwin E. Scharf (April 1998)
Between the years 1845 and 1860, a large contingent of German Freethinkers immigrated to the Texas Hill Country. Unlike the thousands of Adelsverein-sponsored German farmers immigrating to the United States …
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