Government prayer is run amok! Hear updates about FFRF complaints in Texas and Alabama, as well as the Cullman County “Prayer Caravan” saga, in which the governor takes sides against …
Day: August 17, 2013
Gage Pulliam – Strong Backbone Student Activist Award
On May 13, a public school district in Muldrow, Okla., confirmed it had permanently removed Ten Commandments plaques posted in classrooms. The whistleblower was 16-year-old student Gage Pulliam, who is …
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Nicole M. Jacobsen – Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Activist Award
Nicole Jacobsen lives in Iowa and is completing her studies toward certification as a pharmacy technician. The case she writes so eloquently about is John Doe, Mary Roe and the …
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Calli Miller – Catherine Fahringer Memorial Student Activist Award
Calli Miller, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, is the recipient of a $1,000 Catherine Fahringer Memorial Student Activist Award from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The scholarship recognizes Calli’s extraordinary …
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Texas ‘Merry Christmas’ law says ‘Drop dead’ to Constitution
Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker / Co-Presidents Freedom From Religion Foundation Grandstanding pols in Texas last week passed the “Merry Christmas” bill, supposedly to ensure that public …
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Gage Pulliam wins ‘Strong Backbone’ student activist award
On Monday a public school district in Muldrow, Okla., confirmed that it has permanently removed Ten Commandment signs which were posted in its classrooms. The final vote is a victory …
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No extra schoolwork for students who don’t attend baccalaureate (May 17, 2013)
Students at Stilwell High School in Stilwell, Okla., are not required to do extra work if they choose not to attend a religious graduation service, called a baccalaureate, as the …
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FFRF stops professor from handing out bibles (May 17, 2013)
A Erie Community College professor from Orchard Park, New York, will no longer be allowed to hand out bibles in class. A student from a minority religion was taking his …
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FFRF: school play is no time to pray (April 17, 2013)
An Indiana primary school will make sure school officials no longer lead prayer at school functions after the Freedom From Religion Foundation contacted the school district. A concerned parent of …
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