Happy Birthday Darwin! We celebrate Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday on February 12, then we ask “Why, BSA” are you discriminating against atheists and gays? We announce FFRF’s newest lawsuit in …
Day: February 9, 2013
Lively atheists in Mexico City
At Zócalo, Mexico City’s central plaza, are (left) professor Jerry Coyne, author of Why Evolution Is True, Gerardo Romero Quijada, founder and activist with Mexican Atheists; and FFRF Co-President Annie …
Sharing the Crank Mail
Below, a small but representative sampling of disturbing emails recently received by FFRF from “loving” Christians, usually in response to news coverage of FFRF’s state/church work. Grammar and spelling are …
FFRF covers Portland with cheery atheist/secular messages
The Freedom From Religion Foundation erected 15 billboard messages in Portland, Ore., in mid-October featuring Portland members to coincide with the 35th national FFRF convention there Oct. 12-14. Helping to …
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FFRF contests prayer breakfast involvement
FFRF sent a letter of complaint Nov. 13 in advance of a Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast to Mayor J. Michael Houston in Springfield, Ill., over illegal city involvement. FFRF, a national …
Catholic Church’s heavy hand weighs down Philippines
Above, a photo of Filipinos living in festering slums in Manila, snapped last spring by FFRF Co-President Dan Barker while on a tour of the Philippine capital as part of …
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Supreme Court turns down Spartanburg cert: A loss for reason
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 13 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its co-plaintiffs, asking the court to rule against …
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Member reminds school of Constitution
“Memorial” crosses were planted outside the lunchroom at Cedar Key School. Cedar Key is an island on the Gulf Coast 50 miles southwest of Gainesville, Fla. Florida member Ben Wilson …
Election Roundup
Some favorable election results for nontheists There were plenty of religious issues and candidates on the Nov. 6 general election ballot across the U.S. The Catholic Church and other …
