Name: Charles D. Hoornstra. Where I live: Madison, Wis. Where I was born: Mount Pleasant, Mich. Family: My wife and two daughters — one with two …
Day: October 17, 2014
Sharing the Crank Mail
With the emergence of the Islamic State (aka ISIS), crank mailers have a new suggested location for us to move to, along with Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and …
A letter to my younger self By Kali Richardson
Kali received a $500 scholarship from FFRF. By Kali Richardson “I took the [road] less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost Do you remember …
Traveling the road to reason By Harrison Horwitz
Harrison received a $750 scholarship from FFRF. By Harrison Horwitz This is the story of how I became a devoted atheist, an impassioned heretic and an optimistic realist. My first …
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Scientific defense of freethought wins By Philip Kaltman
Philip received $1,000 from FFRF for his winning essay. By Philip Kaltman Since I was a small child, religion was a large part of my life. I attended Sunday school …
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FFRF ends coach prayer at Del. high school (Oct. 17, 2014)
Football coaches at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Del., will no longer lead their players in prayer or participate in students’ prayers, after receiving a letter from the Freedom …
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FFRF ends school sponsored baccalaureate in South Dakota (July 17, 2014)
Freeman High School in Freeman S.D., will no longer organize or sponsor an annual baccalaureate ceremony for graduating seniors. FFRF received a complaint that on May 14 a religious ceremony …
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FFRF ends prayer at middle school banquet (July 17, 2014)
There will no longer be teacher-led prayer, or any prayer for that matter, at the end of year banquet for Sarah Scott Middle School students in Terre Haute, Ind. A …
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FFRF, IRS settle suit over church politicking
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service reached an agreement today (July 17) that resolves for the time being an ongoing federal lawsuit over non-enforcement of restrictions …
