The Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists (MACRA), co-founded by FFRF Life Members Holly Huber and Mitch Kahle, successfully complained in March on behalf of parents concerned about religious intrusion …
Day: April 21, 2015
FFRF objects to evangelist’s speech at Mich. school
FFRF sent a letter of complaint and records request March 30 to Iron Mountain Public Schools in Iron Mountain, Mich., after the school district allowed speaker Bob Lenz to use …
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Legal titan Chemerinsky champions First Amendment
Erwin Chemerinsky gave this speech, edited for print, at FFRF’s October 2014 convention in Los Angeles. He is the founding dean of the University of California-Irvine School of Law and …
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Meet a member: Jeff Brinckman
Name: Jeff Brinckman. Where I live: Madison, Wis. Where and when I was born: Milwaukee in 1953. I was baptized shortly afterward, to protect me from the erroneous belief that …
Secular Invocations: David G. Marcus & Aleta Ledendecker
David G. Marcus, City Council, El Paso, Texas, Dec. 2, 2014 We come together today in a spirit of cooperation and compromise, respect and courtesy, calling upon the rules of …
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In Memoriam: Ethel-Mae Haave
Ethel-Mae Haave1916–2015 Ethel-Mae Haave, 98, Muncie, Ind., died peacefully at home March 1, 2015. She was born in Winona, Minn., in 1916 to Carl and Anna (Schossow) Haave. In 1937 …
Nothing Fails Like Prayer Contest
The U.S. Supreme Court unwisely “blessed” sectarian prayers at local government meeting in its Town of Greece v. Galloway decision. If the Supreme Court won’t uphold our godless and entirely …
Sharing the Crank Mail
Ever wonder what it’s like to be part of a love-hate relationship? Read the crank mail, printed as received, for some insights. How do i join? i don’t understand why …
FFRF stops forced recital of pledge (April 21, 2015)
A Valhalla High School teacher in La Mesa, Calif., is no longer permitted to force students to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Previously, according to FFRF’s information, when …
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