When you grow up in the Caribbean, there are certain traditions and teachings that no one is allowed to escape. From the way you dress to the food you eat …
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Day: September 9, 2016
FFRF objects to sermonizing prof
FFRF is raising objections to a Wisconsin community college professor who tells students that life is about creating a personal relationship with God. Madison College Professor Hiep S. Van Dong, …
FFRF state/church complaints
FFRF supports denial of grant to church FFRF has co-filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the denial of a Missouri grant to a church. The Trinity Lutheran …
FFRF opposes Texas charter chain’s transgressions
FFRF is calling attention to a publicly funded Texas charter school chain’s multiple violations of the U.S. Constitution. FFRF has requested that the Texas Education Agency investigate Advantage Academy in …
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Meet a staffer: Whitney Steffen
Name: Whitney Steffen. Where and when I was born: Madison, Wis., in 1988. Education: B.A. in English from UW-Madison; paralegal post-baccalaureate diploma from Madison College. Family: One mom, one dad, …
Don’t inject your religious beliefs into my grief: By Julie Stahl
By Julie Stahl Two years ago, my 18-year-old son was killed about a mile from our house while driving home. A man high on drugs (meth and heroin) drove across …
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Meet a member: Marjorie Halpern Holden
Name: Marjorie Halpern Holden Where I live: Manhattan Beach, Calif. Where and when I was born: October 1927 in New York City. Family: Two sons: David and Robert. Three grandsons: …
Christian flag removed
A Georgia courthouse has taken down a Christian flag after hearing from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. An overtly Christian flag on a flagpole boasting an additional cross had been …
FFRF suing Pennsylvania county over cross on seal
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and several local members are suing Lehigh County in Pennsylvania to remove a Latin cross from the official county seal and flag. The federal lawsuit …
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