FFRF awarded Michael $500 for his essay. By Michael Crawford In 2014, The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, a landmark decision that exempted closely-held …
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Fourth Place Graduate/‘Older’ Student Essay: We are all different by Kelly O’Hay
FFRF awarded Kelly $750 for her essay. By Kelly O’Hay I remember sitting in a women’s group one evening when a volunteer looked me in the eye, and asked “Do …
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Third Place Graduate/‘Older’ Student Essay: Sincerely held oppressive beliefs by Jamie L. Pizzi
FFRF awarded Jamie $1,000 for her essay. By Jamie L. Pizzi Thomas Aquinas believed that a woman who denied her husband sex was committing an offense graver than the act …
Second Place Graduate/‘Older’ Student Essay: An awful form of religious liberty by Isaac Haniff
FFRF awarded $2,000 to Isaac for his essay. By Isaac Haniff Semantic shift is the concept that words change their meaning over time. A simple example of this is the …
First Place Graduate/‘Older’ Student Essay: The meaning of religious liberty by Alexander Reamy
FFRF gave a $3,000 scholarship to Alexander for his winning essay. By Alexander Reamy For the past several decades, sensing that they have lost the culture war, Christian evangelicals have …
Katha Pollitt: Right-wing Christianity in the Age of Trump
Here is an edited version of the speech given by Katha Pollitt at FFRF’s 40th annual convention in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 15. She received FFRF’s first Forward Award. FFRF Co-President …
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FFRF scolds Gov. Bevin
FFRF has admonished the Kentucky governor for exhorting students to carry bibles to class. In a highly inappropriate Oct. 3 Facebook video post, Gov. Matt Bevin encourages schoolchildren to bring …
FFRF award-winner sues high school
A former student from Delta High School in Colorado has sued the school district for sabotaging her college applications because of her secular views and opposition to religiously based instruction …
Trump’s contraception order is ‘religious liberty’ run amok
FFRF condemns President Trump’s executive orders that virtually overturn the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate by exempting any employer with a religious or “moral” objection from covering contraception. Under the …
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