REBECCA S. MARKERT is the Legal Director for FFRF. She handles a First Amendment caseload that includes matters involving religion in the public schools, religious symbols on public property, and …
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Future Conventions
FFRF 50th annual national convention – October 2027 October 28-31, 2027 (Thursday – Sunday) Hyatt Regency Seattle 808 Howell St. Seattle, WA 98101 Save the date! FFRF …
Belief and Biology by Robert Sapolsky (April 2003)
(This is Sapolsky’s acceptance speech of FFRF’s Emperor Award in 2002.) By Robert Sapolsky The challenge of trying to make sense of the biology of some of the really interesting …
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Raze the Church/State Wall? Heaven Help Us! by Jonathan Turley (April 2003)
It is not uncommon for a president to work to undo the policies of his predecessor. Certainly, George W. Bush surprised no one by systematically undoing the work of Bill …
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Delusional Madness, True Believers, Reptilian Brains and Fatuous Apes by Norman B. LeClair (April 2003)
Whether we like it or not, whether we approve of it or not, we have been consigned, through no fault of our own, to spend our life in the world …
Freedom from Religion: That Too Is a Right by Michael Newdow (April 2003)
It just hit me one day. I was looking at the money in my hands, and I noticed, as if for the first time, the words “In God We Trust” …
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Smart Case Prompts Renewed Scrutiny of Polygamy (April 2003)
Self-proclaimed polygamist prophet Brian Mitchell, with his wife Wanda Barzee, was arrested on March 18 for the abduction of missing Mormon teenager Elizabeth Smart, who disappeared June 5, 2002, from …
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Oklahoma City Removes 30-foot Cross (April 2003)
Officials in Oklahoma City removed a 30-foot-high concrete cross from public property on Feb. 26 after an inquiry about its constitutionality, lodged by Foundation Life Member Jim Worrell, followed by …
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Congress Sells Out Constitution (April 2003)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemned the “shallow religious opportunism” of the U.S. Congress in once again passing resolutions supporting the use of “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. …
