Don’t miss the twentieth anniversary of the Lake Hypatia 4th of July extravaganza, put on by the Alabama Freethought Association, an FFRF chapter, at Lake Hypatia, Ala. “We invite you …
Day: May 1, 2009
Nominations Accepted for Student Activist Award
The Freedom From Religion Foundation offers two annual activist awards for young people. Ongoing is the Thomas Jefferson Youth Activist Award of $1,000, offered by West Coast benefactors and open …
Reviewing Darwin Books for Children
by Nan Sincero I’m a longtime FFRF member living in Marin County, Calif., (just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco). Marin is known for its natural beauty, excessive …
Its Unbelievable!
The license plates above were introduced by some Florida State legislators. The Tallahasee Democrat had these insights in an April 28 editorial: “The idea of featuring the face of Jesus …
In Memoriam: Jean Gams
Foundation Lifetime Member Jean Gams, 89, of Oshkosh, Wis., who had been a member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation since 1979, died on April 24, 2009. She was born …
Seattle to be Site of Upbeat Gala
The 32nd annual national FFRF convention, taking place at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle Nov. 6–8, 2009, will be an upbeat gala event. “Unabashed atheist” Ron Reagan, well-known …
FFRF Launches Online Forum
You asked for it, and now you have it! FFRF Forum, for members only, is now hosted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The online Forum has been created to …
Nonbelievers No Longer in ‘Back of the Bus’
The Foundation is holding an online ballot/contest to help FFRF choose a second slogan for bus exteriors. Suggested slogans include: “Religion Once Ruled the World. It was Known as the …
FFRF Fights Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer is a bad law based on bad history, maintains the Freedom From Religion Foundation, in its reply to the government’s motion to dismiss its federal …