After more than a quarter century of legal battles, the lawsuit over the Mount Soledad cross in La Jolla, Calif., has come to an end. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court …
Day: October 4, 2016
Third Place 2016 Michael Hakeem Memorial College: Following the path of my moral compass: By Katherine Gramling
FFRF awarded Katherine $1,000. By Katherine Gramling Growing up in the Deep South, I was expected to be an observing, unquestioning Christian. As a young freethinker, I was criticized for …
Second Place 2016 Michael Hakeem Memorial College: Arguments for God just not credible: By Alex Reamy
FFRF awarded Alex $2,000. By Alex Reamy Religious believers like to pretend that atheism is the result of personal trauma orfrustration with God, but this was not the case with …
First place 2016 Michael Hakeem Memorial College: Cathedral flame grows dimmer by the day: By Adam Simmons
FFRF awarded Adam $3,000. By Adam Simmons I remember staring at it. The moon lay shrouded behind a trail of clouds, which cast streaks across the grey stone as they …
FFRF Pittsburgh convention unveils major surprise opening night
The opening night of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s upcoming convention in Pittsburgh has a major revelation in store. After years as a closeted atheist in the Bible Belt, a …
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College Essay Contest winners announced
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce the 2016 Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest winners. The list of awardees has seven top places and 13 honorable mentions …
FFRF state/church victories
Unconstitutional tie-up in preschool ends An unconstitutional tie-up between a Wisconsin school district and a parochial preschool has been nixed following an FFRF complaint. In Beaver Dam Unified School District, …
Final call for FFRF convention
We’re just days away from the 2016 FFRF annual national convention in Pittsburgh the weekend of Oct. 7-9! If you haven’t registered already, you may still sign up at the …
Ten Commandments mural covered by flag at school
A Ten Commandments mural at O’Donnell (Texas) High School was covered with dark paper after the school got a letter from FFRF challenging the constitutionality of the painting. Shortly thereafter, …
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