A rightwing attempt to recall Bill Keys, a member of the school board in Madison, Wisconsin, over the Pledge of Allegiance issue, failed abysmally late last year. Recall petitioners were …
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FFRF Wins First Court Victory in Nation against Faith-Based Funding (Jan/Feb 2002)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has won the first federal court decision in the nation declaring public funding of faith-based social services unconstitutional, in its legal challenge of direct taxpayer …
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Holy Book Too Graphic for Public Consumption (Jan/Feb 2002)
If you ever wanted proof that the bible is too “hot” for public consumption consider the exchange below. Background: Some moralists in Nampa, Idaho, circulated a petition requesting that library …
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God Made Them Do It (December 2001)
Bible Believers Torture, Kill Girl, 12 Jehovah’s Witnesses parents systematically beat their daughter to death with 160 blows on Nov. 10 while meting out the biblical punishment of “40 lashes …
The Religious War Against Reproductive Rights (December 2001)
This speech was delivered on Sept. 22, 2001, to the twenty-fourth annual national convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation held at the Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin. The speaker was …
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Blasphemy 101 (December 2001)
This speech was delivered on Sept. 22, 2001, at the national convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. Thank you so much for the award. It is …
Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule (December 2001)
I have to tell you this, whoever you are:that on one summer morning here, the oceanpounded in on tumbledown breakers,a south wind, bustling along the shore,whipped the froth into little …
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Darwin Day An International Celebration (December 2001)
The Darwin Day Project (website: www.darwinday.org) was established to promote an annual International Secular Celebration of Science and Humanity on February 12, Darwin’s birthday. Many groups have independently established annual …
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Tunes ‘n ‘Toons Plays in Salt Lake City (December 2001)
Dan Barker and Steve Benson entertained at the opening night of the first annual Ex-Mormon General Conference, held the weekend of Oct. 5-6 in Salt Lake City–the same weekend the …
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