Day: November 12, 2013

Chris received $3,000 for his essay. The “Christian Nation” debate is rife with bad arguments, faulty reasoning and historical revisionism. Christian nationalists frequently point toward the phrases “In God We …

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Tom Cara of FFRF’s metro Chicago chapter, who’s an avid model railroader, recently added another billboard to his rail layout. “My ideal little world is completely free from religion, including …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has announced the nine winners of its annual essay competition for graduate students or students over 25 in this year’s essay competition. Students were asked …

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Founder, Alabama Freethought Association The Cleveland family was recognized by FFRF with their very own Emperor Has No Clothes Award for their uncommon activism, generosity and outspoken freethought advocacy in …

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William van Druten, principal founder of Lake Superior Freethinkers, a chapter of FFRF in Duluth, Minn., and his daughter recently visited Druten, a city in the eastern Netherlands. …

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Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott ably represented FFRF at the South Carolina School Boards Association conference on school law Aug. 24 in Charleston. Elliott was a featured presenter and spoke to …

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Ellery Schempp (left), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in his favor in Abington v. Schempp, which removed bible recitations and the Lord’s Prayer from public schools, …

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Anna received $1,000 for her essay. Like any debate that begins without clearly defined terms, the discussion of whether the U.S. is a Christian nation is erratic and nonsensical, a …

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