The Freedom From Religion Foundation today renewed its court challenge against a housing allowance in the tax code that uniquely privileges clergy. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog based in Madison, …
Day: April 6, 2016
Gaylor v. Mnuchin challenged IRS clergy housing privileges (2016)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation renewed its challenge against the IRS U.S.C. § 107 in a federal lawsuit filed on April 6, 2016, in the Western District of Wisconsin. The …
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Freethought Radio — February 6, 2016
This week we celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin and the 90th birthday poet Philip Appleman (a Darwin scholar). Annie Laurie interviews Dan about his best-selling new book, GOD: The …
Cheryl Kolbe
Cheryl KolbeBoard of County CouncilorsClark County, Wash.,April 7, 2015 AND Yamhill Board of Commissioners,Yamhill, OreApril 16, 2015 I invite you to take your seats and join me as I invoke …
Robert Ray
Robert RayWashington House of RepresentativesApril 13, 2015 I would like to open this invocation by asking everyone look around you. Beside you, in front of you and behind you, is …
Bernard Drumm, Gennadiy Gurariy & Ryan Davis
Bernard Drumm, Gennadiy Gurariy & Ryan DavisCity Council, SparksNev., June 8, 2015 (Invocation written by Bernard and Gennadiy and delivered by Ryan.) I would like to thank the council for …
David G. Marcus
David G. MarcusCity CouncilEl Paso, Texas, Dec. 2, 2014 We come together today in a spirit of cooperation and compromise, respect and courtesy, calling upon the rules of civility to …
Alabama Chief Justice’s religion blinds him to the law
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore today ordered all probate judges to refuse same-sex couples a marriage license. FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor called Moore a “sore loser”: “The Supreme Court …
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FFRF asks NYC to drop support for religious schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation today protested the allocation of nearly $20 million per year in taxpayer money to private schools, including religious parochial schools, in New York City. Mayor Bill …
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