Day: June 23, 2010

Name: Norma Howe. Where I live: Sacramento, Calif. Where and when I was born: San Jose, Calif., 1930. Family: Husband, Bob; six favorite children and eight unique and charming grandchildren. …

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Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic couldn’t believe an e-mail he got that said the age of sexual consent in Vatican City is 12. In his column, The Dish, he wrote …

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After a Florida resident alerted FFRF about this sign along State Road 78 (and a similar one by another road), the Foundation inquired and received a letter from John Garner …

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The City Council in Albany, N.Y., voted 12–1 (with one member voting “present”) in April against a council member’s proposal to replace a moment of silence at meetings with prayer. …

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It’s chilling when a federal judge starts his decision on a state-church case like this: “Christianity teaches that ‘God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, …

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This essay received an Honorable Mention in FFRF’s 2009 College Essay Competition and a prize of $250, including $50 donated by Dean and Dorea Schramm. I reject religion because I …

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The Lyngar family, from left: Edwin, John, Ellie, Ray, Eddie, Abby and Joy. Most people probably know there’s little “real” religion in the Reno wedding chapel business. Seedy 4th Street …

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I have wanted to visit Australia since I was a child. Aborigines, kangaroos, boomerangs and the outback. Convict colonies and gold rushes. A Down Under people with a laid-back accent …

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