The Freedom From Religion Foundation withdrew its parish exemption challenge, FFRF v. Geithner, on June 24 from the California Eastern District. It plans to refile and reconfigure the lawsuit. “Unfortunately, …
Day: August 12, 2011
Native Freethinkers
FFRF member Brent Michael Davids, a noted Native American musician from the Twin Cities, stopped by Freethought Hall in late May before his appearance with the Madison Chamber Orchestra. Brent, …
Yes We Can
Dan Barker debated Christian apologist Jon Kaus on the topic “Can We Be Good Without God?” on May 15 at Gustavus Adolphus College (“firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran …
FFRF Complaints June July 2011
FFRF: Iowa church discount in error The Cedar Rapids Kernels, a Class A Midwest League baseball team in Iowa affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels, promotes Sunday games as “Faith …
Let the End Times Roll!
FFRF member Harry “Zombie” Greenberger and the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association had a “Left Behind” costume party May 21 at Napoleon’s Itch on Bourbon Street. NOSHA sold indulgences, released …
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, agnostic, 1928–2011
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, 83, died June 3, 2011, of a pulmonary thrombosis at a hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Kevorkian was born May 26, 1928, to Armenian immigrants in Pontiac, …
Columbus church pulls plug on ‘godless’ FFRF billboard
Dylan Galos’ billboard that’s part of FFRF’s “Out of the Closet” campaign in Columbus, Ohio, went over like a lead balloon with the property owner and had to be moved …
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Tulsa outing
FFRF members and Tulsa-area freethinkers gathered at one of FFRF’s 10 “Coming Out of the Closet” billboards. From left are Jo Foster, Angela Villareal, Paul and Adrianna Sanchez, Cindy Cooper, …
