March roared like a lion from beginning to end in winter-weary Wisconsin, and so did the Freedom From Religion Foundation, acting on many egregious entanglements between religion and government. FFRF’s …
Day: June 6, 2014
Meet a musical member: Andy Shernoff
Name: Andy Shernoff. Where I live: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y. Family: My beautiful fiancée Carla Rhodes and my rescue dog Duchess. Education: P.S. 148, Flushing High School, State University of New …
We swear, blasphemy laws still on the books by Andrew Seidel
Every great idea starts out as blasphemy.” (Bertrand Russell) “Where there is no belief, there is no blasphemy.” (Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses) “Blasphemy is a victimless crime.” (FFRF T-shirt …
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‘Coolest job’ includes building community by Jamila Bey
(Atheist journalist Jamila Bey spoke to attendees at FFRF’s 36th annual convention. The speech was edited for print.) Photography by Brent Nicastro. Thank you one and all for coming. Thank …
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Former clergy enjoys atheist peace of mind by Mason Lane
When I was a Christian, we’d talk about the “peace that passeth understanding” that neither I nor anyone else I knew experienced. I did frequently see theists uttering incantations, while …
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Watch Cosmos this Sunday for FFRF/Reagan Ad
Click on image to view video. A TV commercial promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation — featuring Ron Reagan, the “unabashed atheist” son of President Ronald Reagan, who quips he’s …
Atheist activist in a foxhole: Sergeant Davis
Sergeant Davis is a member of FFRF and the Inland Northwest Freethought Society, FFRF’s chapter in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. I’m originally from New York and have been in …
Public school teacher proselytization stopped (May 6, 2014)
A public high school teacher will no longer exhort students to attend church in Fargo, N.D. A local complainant reported to FFRF that a teacher told students that there is …
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School scratches Mormon museum field trip (May 6, 2014)
When Westvale Elementary School, West Jordan, Utah, sent permission slips home April 24 for a fourth-grade field trip to the Church History Museum, which is run by the Church of …
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