FFRF awarded Atira $1,500. By Atira Claude I lost God when I was 17 years old. For context, I was raised in a Christian religious household since birth and had always …
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4th Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Armin Kiffmeyer
FFRF awarded Armin $2,000. By Armin Kiffmeyer One of the most influential reasons for my peers’ and my shift away from religion can be attributed to the numerous failures of …
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3rd Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Elias Abadi
FFRF awarded Elias $2,500. By Elias Abadi I am a part of a movement aimed at stopping contradictions — contradictions that state Jesus preached love, kindness and grace while his followers …
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2nd Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Daksha Pillai
FFRF awarded Daksha $3,000. By Daksha Pillai The time I spend contemplating God isn’t during a church service, temple puja, or early salah — it’s during a debate round. Rather …
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1st Place: 2024 College Essay Contest — Sylvie Leyerle
FFRF awarded Sylvie $3,500. By Sylvie Leyerle I freely admit to being part of the large coalition of American youth with no religious affiliation. I attribute this choice both to my …
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Katherine Stewart
“Freethought Heroine” Awardee Katherine Stewart convention speech: Understanding Christian nationalism This is an edited version of the speech given by Katherine Stewart at FFRF’s national convention in Denver …
Al Luneman Student Activist Awardee: Noah Dempsey
Noah Dempsey has earned the Al Luneman Student Activist Award of $2,000 for speaking up at the Prosser School Board meeting. By Noah Dempsey I want to thank everyone for the …
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Freedom From Religion Foundation Student Activist Awardee: Yoshimi Garcia
Yoshimi Garcia was given the Freedom From Religion Foundation Student Activist Award of $2,000, endowed by a West Coast couple that prefers anonymity. By Yoshimi Garcia I decided to comment on …
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First in the Family Forward Freethought Scholarship Awardee: Dulcinea Villareal
FFRF has awarded $35,000 in First in the Family Humanist Forward Freethought scholarships to eight students, thanks to the incredible generosity of FFRF benefactor Lance Bredvold. The students were selected …
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