Anita Weier was be honored as Freethought Heroine for introducing a historic ordinance to make “nonreligion” a protected class in Madison, Wis. Her first of its kind ordinance passed with …
Day: November 13, 2015
Sharing the crank mail
Was it too early to crank up our annual War on Christmas? Definitely, wrote quite a few of our correspondents, their comments printed as received. Freedom: Your religion is of …
Honorable mention: Diversity discouraged in religious communities by Jazmyn Glause
Diversity discouraged in religious communities FFRF awarded Jazmyn $200. By Jazmyn Glause As a minority and nonbeliever in a small town in rural Wisconsin, I feel like others are constantly …
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Honorable mention: Staying strong in a world of believers by Taressa Straughter
Staying strong in a world of believers FFRF awarded Taressa $200. By Taressa Straughter “What? You’re an atheist? Why?” Those are the questions that I always hear when I tell …
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Honorable mention: Enlightenment from the horrors of the bible by Telexius Wilson
Enlightenment from the horrors of the bible FFRF awarded Telexius $200. By Telexius Wilson It started when I was in elementary school and my mom and I went to a …
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Honorable mention: Education can lift veil of religious ignorance by Hannah Dolan
Education can lift veil of religious ignorance FFRF awarded Hannah $200. By Hannah Dolan I have sinned. I have no chance of salvation. I am going to hell. Or so …
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Honorable mention: Innocence lost, acceptance found by Kierra Robertson
Innocence lost, acceptance found FFRF awarded Kierra $200. By Kierra Robertson It all started that fateful day in elementary school when my former best friend asked me, “Do you believe …
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Honorable mention: Blind faith: The real problem with religion by Julian Rauter
Honorable mention: High school essay ‘Good Without God’ contest Blind faith: The real problem with religion FFRF awarded Julian $200. By Julian Rauter I have always believed that there is …
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Meet a graphic(s) staffer: Jake Swenson
Name: Jake Swenson. Where and when I was born: Rockford, Ill., November 1981. Education: B.F.A. in graphic design from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. I’m in my first semester in …
