Pat Cleveland, director of the Alabama Freethought Association, a Foundation chapter, opened this year’s “glorious fourth” Independence Day celebration. The annual 4th of July bash at Lake Hypatia Freethought Advance, …
Day: December 6, 2013
Banner Summer for Gay Rights (August 2003)
June and July were banner months for the advancement of gay rights in North America. In a sweeping 6-3 decision on June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned sodomy laws …
Asks Supreme Court to Hear Pledge Case (August 2003)
Statement of the Case The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was first created in 1892, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s “discovery” of America. After a subsequent …
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Roger, Pat & Melody Receive Emperor Award (August 2003)
he Freedom From Religion Foundation awarded Roger, Pat and Melody Cleveland its “Emperor Has No Clothes” Award on July 4, 2003, at the Lake Hypatia Independence Day celebration. It is …
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Announcing 2003 High School Essay Winners (August 2003)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has named its major winners in the 2003 high school essay competition. Contestants this year were asked to submit short essays about why “under God” …
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La Crosse Commandments Must Move (August 2003)
Federal District Judge Barbara B. Crabb of Madison, Wis., issued a resounding 41-page opinion on July 14 in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and 22 local plaintiffs, who …
Legal Briefs (June/July 2003)
Legal BriefsStudy: Faith-based Not Better A study released in May by researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis found no proof that religious charities do a better job of providing …
Woman Versus Prophet by David L. Kent (June/July 2003)
In my half century in Mormonism, I was often amused by my Catholic acquaintances’ ignorance of the history of their church. Later I was embarrased to realize the same charge …
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Flex Muscle to Rescue the Establishment Clause (June/July 2003)
Karl Rove runs into the Oval Office, shakes its current occupant awake and tells Dubya he has “really exciting news!” Rove adds: “Well, there’s good news and bad news. But …
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