A new Wisconsin bill will further hide the state’s voucher schools in a cloak of secrecy. On Friday, June 9, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Education voted 4-3 to approve …
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Why Millennial women are embracing atheism: By Kyle Fitzpatrick
This article first appeared on Popsugar.com on May 5, and is reprinted with permission. By Kyle Fitzpatrick Danielle Schacter never thought she would become an un-Christian. “I slowly became more …
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Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Activist Scholarship: By Peter Opitz
Jesus Lunch teaches wrong kind of division Peter Opitz received a $1,000 scholarship from FFRF endowed by Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor in memory of her father, Paul J. Gaylor, who …
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Allen P. Wilkinson Student Activist Award: By Seth Manning
Taking down a college graduation prayer Seth received $1,000, partially funded by the Allen P. Wilkinson Student Activist Award. By Seth Manning The constitutional ideal of church and state separation …
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Richard & Beverly Hermsen Student Activist Award: By Jack Doe
A spectacular challenge to Christmas program Bullying, harassment, threats force plaintiff to remain anonymous The high school student in FFRF’s ongoing federal lawsuit, FFRF v. Concord Community Schools, is the …
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Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award: By Ashlynn Bradley
Superintendent steps over state-church line FFRF gave Ashlynn a $1,000 Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award. Over the last few years, FFRF has sent several complaints to Willard, Mo., School …
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Blasphemy! The dangers of speaking out
To those who don’t believe in a higher power, the notion of blasphemy seems frivolous and ridiculous. But for tens of millions of people around the world, blasphemy is a …
Time to update Rockwell’s Four Freedoms By Karl Albrecht
Freedom from religion now included in list for digital age This article originally appeared in the April/May issue of Mensa Bulletin and is reprinted here, edited for length, with permission. …
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Why did FFRF sue Trump, when others didn’t?
A statement by the Freedom From Religion Foundation After FFRF announced our lawsuit against Trump’s May 4 executive order, there have been some questions about why FFRF sued when other …
