Why Jesus? Jesus has been held in high regard by Christians and non-Christians alike. Regardless of whether he existed in history, or whether he was divine, many have asserted that …
Day: August 27, 2015
BSA stands still on ban on atheists
Statement by the Freedom From Religion Foundation What’s wrong with this picture? In a laudable development, the national Boy Scouts of America organization is expected today to end its blanket …
FFRF statement on decision in school Ten Commandments challenge
Judge Terrence McVerry ruled on July 27 that FFRF and a parent of a student who challenged a Ten Commandments monument in front of a public school do not have …
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New York City quiets amplified gospel (July 27, 2015)
The Gospel Light Baptist Church will no longer be able to illegally gather and preach over a loudspeaker in a New York public park. The church had previously set up …
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Freethought Radio – June 27, 2015
After reporting FFRF victories in Arkansas and Wisconsin and complaining about a loose-cannon Florida sheriff who preaches in uniform, Annie Laurie analyzes what is wrong with the pope’s recent encyclical …
No more breaks on rent for churches (May 27, 2015)
“Mobile churches” that set up shop at the Sahuarita Unified School District in Arizona will now be charged full rent. Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel sent a letter April 30, outlining …
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Colo. school breaks promise to FFRF of no grad prayer
Julesburg High School in Colorado included a prayer at its graduation ceremony, despite Julesburg School District Superintendent Shawn Ehnes assuring FFRF that there was “no chance” there would be prayer. …
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After legal battle, ‘reason station’ to go up in Warren, Mich.
City Hall in Warren, Mich., will be a lot more reasonable starting tomorrow. Douglas Marshall will finally be allowed to set up a “reason station” in the City Hall atrium …
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Fla. student groups support FFRF in protest of bible verse inscription
Two student groups at the University of Florida, Gator Freethought and Humanists on Campus, recently sent a letter to University President W. Kent Fuchs in support of the Freedom From …
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