This was originally a response to a letter to the editor. The letter brought forth two questions. Was Hitler a Christian? Did religion have anything to do with the Holocaust? …
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Alabama’s Conspiracy of Ignorance (March 1997)
What believers are up to in the state of Alabama . . . is simply unbelievable! A two-year lawsuit against Judge Roy Moore of Etowah County for conducting courtroom prayers …
First Anthology Of Women Freethinkers Released (Jan/Feb 1997)
The first collected writings of women freethinkers has just been published by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Women Without Superstition: “No Gods – No Masters,” edited and with an introduction …
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Magic In The Public Schools by James Williamson (Jan/Feb 1997)
Is it time for our public school children to repay the debt of the Republican party to the Religious Right? Newt Gingrich has been pushing for an amendment to the …
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Abortion: Why the Religious Right is Wrong by Steven Morris (Jan/Feb 1997)
“The dead women we saw had either bled to death or had died from overwhelming infections. Some had tears along the vaginal tract where they had used coat hangers to …
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Vouchers For Religious Schools Illegal (Jan/Feb 1997)
(See text of decision below.) The nation’s first public-voucher-for-religious-schools program, in Milwaukee, violates the Wisconsin Constitution, according to a ruling issued on January 15 by Circuit Judge Paul B. Higginbotham, …
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First Atheist Display Ever In A State Capitol (Jan/Feb 1997)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation successfully placed the first overtly freethought message believed to be displayed in one of the nation’s state capitol buildings, on December 16-31, 1996. Reporter Amy …
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Sign Goes Up At Wisconsin Capitol (December 1996)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wisconsin, placed a sign at the State Capitol in Madison on December 16, “in recognition of the Winter Solstice season and freethought …
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Religion, Government and Women’s Health by Catherine Fahringer (December 1996)
Recently one of my favorite-columnists-to-hate, Cal Thomas, asked, “Why should politicians without medical training make a one-size-fits-all decision for every mother?” In this instance, Cal was referring to President Clinton’s …
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