After Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker talk about the secular origins of Labor Day, Dan describes his first visit to speak as an atheist in a prison (Jackson Correctional …
Day: September 3, 2016
FFRF asks city to remove ‘God’s country’ signs
FFRF has objected to religious highway signs that greet people when they enter Hondo, Texas. Signs proclaiming “Welcome — This Is God’s Country Please Don’t Drive Through It Like Hell …
FFRF wants big cross removed from Texas public park
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Texas town to remove a huge cross from a public park. A large Latin cross is displayed at the entrance to Swenson …
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Here’s why FFRF complained about Hondo’s signs
Sam Grover is a staff attorney for FFRF. By Sam Grover With all the media attention surrounding FFRF’s recent letter to the city of Hondo, Texas (see sidebar), I thought …
After tragedies, why don’t media seek atheists’ perspective? By Brian Lambert
This article first appeared on Minnpost.com on June 14 and is reprinted with permission. The aftermath of our all-too-regular mass homicides follows a familiar pattern. “Thoughts and prayers” are with …
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Want to help? Forget prayers — do something By Andrew Seidel
This blog post for FFRF was written the day after the horrific mass murder on June 12 at an Orlando nightclub and initially appeared on Seidel’s Facebook page. You’ve just …
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Meet our summer interns: Mayan Essak, Nathan Niemeyer, Davin Skalinder, Lucas Swank, Alex Zacharczenko, Jill Zhe Zhang
FFRF has six new interns working at its Madison, Wis., office this summer, including five in the legal department. (Missing is Chris Line, here this summer but featured previously.) Here …
Let them eat cake!
A group of ex-Muslims is finally getting to eat cake — and for free. A Wegmans outlet in Fairfax, Va., initially refused to decorate and sell a cake to the …
FFRF floods school districts with warnings about ark park
FFRF is advising public schools in more than 1,000 school districts against visiting a new religious theme park. The Ark Encounter, which opened the first week of July in Kentucky, …
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