A federal judge on Sept. 28 sided with FFRF and its local members in declaring unconstitutional a Latin cross on a Pennsylvania county seal and flag. U.S. District Judge Edward …
Day: November 15, 2017
Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Dia Brown
Humans have constantly cooked up new ways to explain what they perceive in the world. When there are things they can’t explain, they let it stew in their heads and …
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Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Lydia Mason
I, like many people, had abused religion to excuse my immoral behavior and inaction in the face of injustice. When I did things that were unjust, I convinced myself that …
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Catherine Fahringer Black Skeptic Awardee Sydney Steward
A little girl sat at her desk and crafted a paint-splattered masterpiece. The other children chatted about the little things that consumed the common sixth-graders’ attention: who was crushing on …
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Missouri school coach won’t give prayers (August 15, 2017)
FFRF has put the kibosh on coach-led prayers at a school district in Shelbina, Mo. It was reported to FFRF that the South Shelby High School football coach, Rob Wilt, …
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Freethought Radio — June 15, 2017
After honoring “Champions of the First Amendment” Roy Torcaso (1961 Torcaso vs. Watkins) and Ed and Ellery Schempp (1963 Abington vs. Schempp), we talk about atheist rock climber Alex Honnold, …
FFRF asks Fla. schools to investigate unconstitutional prayer and partnership
FFRF is asking that a Florida school district investigate state-church constitutional violations within its athletic program. Three high schools in the Alachua County School District – Gainesville, Eastside and Buchholtz …
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Darrow statue to inherit the lawn
‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ defense attorney to be honored in July A statue of “Scopes Monkey Trial” defense attorney Clarence Darrow will join that of his legal counterpart in the 1925 case …
Sign up for FFRF Darrow celebration July 13 in Chattanooga
You’re cordially invited to Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Clarence Darrow Dinner Party in Chattanooga on Thursday, July 13, celebrating the installation that day of a statue of the famed Scopes …
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