College Essay Contest–Second Place The following essay placed second in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2008 college essay competition. Nicole Pepperl received a $1,000 cash scholarship. by Nicole Pepperl There …
Day: August 31, 2008
It Began With a Question: Andrea Nostramo
College Essay Contest – Third Place (Tie) The following essay was one of two essays that tied for third place in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2008 college essay competition. …
Atheists are Your Friends and Neighbors — And Have Much to Offer the World: Bill van Druten
Originally appeared in the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune, Feb. 3, 2007. by Bill van Druten Recent letters in the News Tribune have perpetuated misunderstandings about religion and atheism in public …
Lilith’s Rant: Barbara G. Walker
by Barbara G. Walker LILITH SPEAKS: Hey there, Yahweh, Jehovah, God, Allah, whatever pseudonym you’re using these days. It’s me, Lilith, the one you dethroned and tried to marry off …
The Christian Soil of the Holocaust: William Sierichs Jr.
by William Sierichs Jr. The millions of Europeans who committed, supported or were indifferent to the Holocaust overwhelmingly were Christians, and their actions were guided by centuries of Christian beliefs …
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The Freedom to Work for Others: Alex Diedrich
Alex received a $2,000 cash scholarship from the Freedom From Religion Foundation for his first-place winning entry in the 2008 essay competition for new high school grads who are college-bound …
Machiavelli, Religion in Politics and Reflections on Hope: Trey Jones
Trey was awarded a $1,000 cash scholarship from the Freedom From Religion Foundation for his second-place entry. by Trey Jones When my Advanced Placement English Literature class was studying Machiavelli’s …
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Staying Secular: The Specter of Religion in the Voting Booth: Kelly Besercherer
Kelly was awarded $500 from the Freedom From Religion Foundation for her third place award-winning entry in the 2008 essay competition for new high school grads who are college-bound in …
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Freethought Radio – May 31, 2008
Author of the bestselling Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon,” Prof. Daniel C. Dennett of Tufts University, is interviewed. State/church activist Prof. Eric Barnes is also interviewed about …
