The nation’s most famous tax preparation service now features a recent Freedom From Religion Foundation legal triumph as part of its tutorials. H&R Block’s class required for all its tax …
Day: December 28, 2017
In Memoriam: Barbara Blaine
SNAP founder Barbara Blaine’s death a great loss This article first appeared on the Freethought Now! section of Patheos.com. By Annie Laurie Gaylor I’m saddened that I only recently met …
In Memoriam: Harlan Hayes
Lifetime Member Harlan L. Hayes, 83, died Aug. 14, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Born in Tacoma, Wash., he was raised in Missoula, Mont, and was a longtime resident of the …
In Memoriam: Helen Posey
Lifetime Member Helen M. Posey died Sept. 22 at age 101. Helen was the second of four children born on Aug. 19, 1916, to Gertrude and William Markel in Circle, …
Post-debate banter can be exhausting by Dan Barker
By Dan Barker On Oct. 13, I participated in my 128th publicly moderated debate. It took place in the huge Calvary Church in Charlotte, N.C., where I had been invited …
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Congress shamefully shills for new bible museum
A congressional resolution gushing about the newly opened Museum of the Bible is full of problems. The resolution is nonbinding but still an affront to truth, good taste and the …
FFRF’s N.H. flag-raising postponed to Jan.
Update: The proposed flag-raising of the FFRF-sponsored “A” flag is being moved from Dec. 4 to the month of January. Due to an anticipated backlash to a December display, Somersworth …
FFRF’s Fla. cross case gets big boost
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s legal action to remove an unconstitutional and massive Christian cross from a Florida city park has received a major fillip. More than a dozen organizations …
FFRF Graduate Student Essays honorable mentions
FFRF awarded $200 to each of the honorable mention winners. Their essays are excerpted here. Downfall of equal rights By Peter Brown The past few decades have seen a dramatic …