Iowa City CouncilMarch 6, 2017 Thank you, Mayor Hart and Council Members for the opportunity to deliver tonight’s Humanist invocation. I am especially honored as I just became a first-time …
Day: March 31, 2017
Vouchers bad for students, taxpayers
Program’s main beneficiary is mostly private religious schools A cornerstone of America is our “common school” — free, publicly supported schools open to all children regardless of social class, religion, …
FFRF wins Indiana nativity performance suit
An Indiana court has handed down a resounding victory to FFRF and the ACLU — and the First Amendment. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South …
Philosophy is his drive, love is his goal
Name: Art Mielke. Where I live: Point Richmond, in the California Bay area. Where and when I was born: Syracuse, N.Y., in 1949. Family: I am the oldest of four …
FFRF’s Strong Backbone Student Activist Award: Sitting down for her rights by Cierra Fields
Cierra Fields is cancer survivor, rape survivor who fights for everyone Cierra received a $1,000 Strong Backbone Student Activist Award endowed by a kind octogenarian FFRF member from New York, …
Church-funding case being appealed
FFRF is appealing a constitutionally dubious New Jersey judgment that allows for taxpayer funding of churches. In January, a New Jersey state court ruled that tax dollars could be utilized …
Reagan ad airs on MSNBC
An ad recorded by Ron Reagan inviting viewers to join FFRF has aired for the first time on some of the nation’s most prominent news commentary shows. “Morning Joe” and …
FFRF objects to cross in Florida city hall
FFRF is requesting that a cross be moved from Florida city hall’s commission chambers to a more appropriate private location. A large Latin cross is on display within the commission …
Oppose bible as W.Va. ‘state book’
FFRF charges that a proposed bill in West Virginia to anoint the bible as the “official state book” is unconstitutional. A few state legislators have recently introduced House Bill 2568, …
