FFRF ran a pair of full-page newspaper ad campaigns recently on the need to vote for candidates who’ll get religion out of government and on what the bible says about …
Day: June 22, 2016
Stuart Watson – Freethought in the Media awardee
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor introduced Stuart Watson, a longtime investigative reporter in North Carolina, during FFRF’s mini-convention in Raleigh, N.C.: We got to know Stuart because he called us …
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Strong Backbone Student Activist Award, Removing prayer from graduation: By Sarah Barrios
FFRF awarded Sarah $1,000 from a fund endowed by an octogenarian member who wishes to remain anonymous. By Sarah Barrios Nicholls State University has a long-standing history of subjecting its …
Elizabeth Murad
Elizabeth MuradMartin County BoardStuart, Fla.May 3, 2016 FFRF Member Elizabeth Murad was a nun for 13 years before leaving the Catholic Church in 1971 and becoming an atheist. She lives …
Cheryl Kolbe
Cheryl KolbeClark County BoardVancouver, Wash.April 5, 2016 Cheryl Kolbe is the president of the Portland Area Chapter of FFRF, which she started in 2013. She first learned about FFRF from …
Calif. ‘school chaplaincy’ makes changes due to FFRF complaint
A California school district has taken a number of steps to conform with the U.S. Constitution following a Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint. The Turlock Unified School District had a …
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Nonbelief Relief aids imperiled activists
Nonbelief Relief has recently aided seven nonbelievers whose lives have been threatened in Bangladesh. Nonbelief Relief, a charity founded by FFRF last year, wired stipends of $5,000 each to each …
Texas county settles quickly after suit filed
A federal lawsuit filed by FFRF and two local plaintiffs over Latin cross decals on a Texas county’s patrol vehicles has been settled in FFRF’s favor. Brewster County has officially …
Meet a staffer by Amit Pal
Name: Amit Pal Where and when I was born: Emden, Germany, where my father worked as a naval architect. We moved to the United States when I was a toddler …
