Shortly after I got back home from the FFRF convention in October in Portland, Ore., I started hearing advertisments on the radio where I live in Clarkston, Wash. The …
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Day: March 11, 2013
DARKTOLIGHT: A secular coming together – Fred Strong
By Fred Strong In Portland, Ore., the city that Huffington Post considers America’s least religious, we seculars have a plethora of meetups, discussion groups, potlucks, talent programs and lectures throughout …
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Religion stifles democracy’s growth – Elizabeth Pipal
FFRF awarded Elizabeth a $3,000 scholarship. Politicians like to deify our nation’s founders. Asserting that the founders would have wanted this, or would not have recognized America today because of …
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The First Amendment and democracy – Wilson Melon
FFRF awarded Wilson a $2,000 scholarship. Religion and American politics are thoroughly intertwined. There even exists within the electorate a pervasive belief that the accomplishments and the very existence of …
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Thinking critically for my daughter’s sake – Lynn Wilhelm
FFRF awarded Lynn a $1,000 scholarship. The night of May 8, 2012, my young daughter and I awaited the election results of North Carolina’s proposed constitutional amendment. Most of the …
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I’m a family values voter – Vicky Weber
FFRF awarded Vicky a $500 scholarship. I’m an atheist, and this election year, I’m a family values voter. Families are one of the most important institutions in any society. The …
Religion seduces a secular nation – Jemille Bailey
Fifth place: Graduate/mature student essay contest FFRF awarded Jemille Bailey a $350 scholarship. By Jemille Bailey Modern America has an unhealthy love affair with religion. In recent years, U.S. government …
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Freethinking dad explains atheism to fourth-graders – Ben Kauffeld
Imagine standing in front of your child’s elementary school classroom and explaining to 30 kids why you don’t believe in God, why you don’t pray and why you don’t think …
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FFRF ensures Mich. grade school graduation stays secular (March 11, 2013)
A grade school in Spring Lake, Mich. will no longer allow organized prayer at its graduation ceremony, after the Freedom From Religion Foundation contacted the school district about illegal prayer …
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