American religious affiliation is at its lowest point since tracking started in the 1930s, according to analysis of new survey data by researchers from the University of California-Berkeley and Duke …
Day: May 28, 2013
State rep attacks FFRF suit, plaintiff rights
Pennsylvania state Rep. Tim Krieger has introduced a bill in the General Assembly directly in response to current litigation by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which would have a chilling …
Ohio ACLU, FFRF rebuff school’s Jesus ‘switcheroo’
A month after the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the ACLU of Ohio sued the Jackson City School District over a portrait of Jesus in a middle school, the district …
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A. Roe: 12 years later – Nicole M. Jacobsen
Nicole has received FFRF’s 2013 Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Activist Award of $1,000, sponsored by Annie Laurie Gaylor. “Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that …
Meet an Icelandic Activist: Hope Knutsson
Name: Hope Knutsson. Where I live: Reykjavik, Iceland. Where I was born: Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., of Russian, Hungarian, Polish and German descent. I have dual citizenship: Icelandic …
Let’s observe Dec. 25, but not as Christmas – Annie Laurie Gaylor
The New York Times’ “Room for Debate” series Feb. 13 included this op-ed by FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. The series addressed the question, “Should the U.S. have more or …
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FFRF halts multiple state/church violations – Sarah Eucalano
Festival drops discount for Catholic Mass Mexican Fiesta in Milwaukee will no longer give festival-goers discounts for attending Catholic Mass per the terms of a settlement with Richard Halasz, a …
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Dan goes to college – Dan Barker
Has Pennsylvania Religious Right no shame?
Pennsylvania state Rep. Tim Krieger has introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would outlaw the use of pseudonyms in litigation challenging religious symbols on public property. In a …