The 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 …
Day: August 2, 2003
Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller, magicians and entertainers in Las Vegas, were presented with the Emperor Has No Clothes Award by Nevada freethinkers Jennifer and Clark Adams, on behalf of the Freedom …
Freedom From Religion Foundation Targets Bus Pass
Madison Metro Boosts Catholicism (MADISON, WI) As a watchdog group for state/church separation, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting Madison Metro’s decision to place a picture of Mother Teresa …
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Robert Sapolsky
Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg, the first “Emperor” awardee, says that although few of his scientific colleagues believe in a god, they keep their atheistic/agnostic views to themselves. But not scientist …
Dayton Schools Illegally Proselytize Captive Schoolchildren
Scopes II? On behalf of a family in Dayton, Tennessee, the national Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting pervasive religious influence in the town’s public schools, including: Bible study in …
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San Francisco Board Told: Stop Funding Catholic Charities
For Immediate Release “Let Him Eat Peanut Butter” The Freedom From Religion Foundation has advised the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to stop funding Catholic Charities altogether, following the summer …
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T.C. Boyle
“Many people in our society — and I’m one of them — have given up religion for science, because science is demonstrable. I can drop that grape on the ground …
Kristin Lems
Days of the Theocracy First they fight abortion, Birth control is next, Then comes sex if you’re not married, Finally, out goes sex. Put the prayers back in the schools, …
Annie Laurie Gaylor
“The only life that ought to concern any of us is leaving our planet and our descendants a secure and pleasant future.” …
