The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, has contacted Skiatook Public Schools, Okla., to protest several state/church violations reported by a district family. Among the allegations: District schools …
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Refusing to shut up and believe Anvita received $400 for her essay. By Anvita Patwardhan One day in class as we were discussing the afterlife and salvation, I asked my …
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Witnessing door to door no more Aaron received $400 for his essay. By Aaron McLaughlin Acts 17:11, in which the inhabitants of Berea are praised for examining the evidence before …
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Working for human(ist) rights FFRF awarded Marcus $500 for his essay. By Marcus Andrews I certainly wasn’t “raised atheist,” as countless people ask me, either out of contempt or ignorance. …
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The God who wasn’t there FFRF awarded Keith $500 for his essay. By Keith Greer Milburn I was raised a Southern Baptist, “saved” at the age 8 and washed in …
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‘Heathens and heretics,’ oh my! FFRF awarded Audrey $750 for her essay. By Audrey Gunn I have always been an atheist. My mother grew up in a strongly Catholic household, …
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Checking a box marked ‘atheist’ FFRF awarded David $2,000 for his essay. By David Andexler It was unusual for a question to bother me in the way that this one …
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Raised in the Church of Costco By Bijan Parandeh FFRF awarded Bijan $3,000 for his essay. Religion has always been foreign to me; I was part of neither the club …
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FFRF Member Tim Earl has given three secular invocations. He lives in Portage, Mich., with his wife and two daughters, ages 6 and 9. After leaving the Navy as a …
