We present a secular wrap up on election news. Then, we speak with Dr. Peter Boghossian who teaches a class on atheism at Portland State University. He is working on …
Day: November 10, 2012
FFRF stops school board prayer in Michigan (Sept. 10, 2012)
The Pellston, Mich. Public Schools Board of Education meetings no longer open with prayer, after receiving a complaint from the Freedom of Religion Foundation on behalf of a local resident. …
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It’s FFRF’s “Just Pretend” vs. The Gideons
A nonreligious Canadian family has been battling distribution of Gideon bibles in their Ontario public schools by asking the schools to distribute Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children, written …
FFRF will sue New Kensington, Connellsville if they don’t remove Ten Commandments
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent demand letters to two Pennsylvania school districts, warning that if FFRF did not receive word by Friday, Sept. 7 that the districts were …
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FFRF stops government prayer in Oklahoma (Sept. 10, 2012)
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has stopped its practice of opening its meetings with Christian prayers. In an Aug. 1 letter, Freedom From Religion Foundation Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel warned …
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Louisiana Schools End Graduation Prayers (Aug. 10, 2012)
FFRF was informed by a parent that two schools in Iberville Parish Schools (Plaquemine, La.) hosted teachers and pastors who delivered illegal prayers at two graduation ceremonies in May. The …
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FFRF halts board prayer in Henrico County (July 10, 2012)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has halted illegal prayer before Henrico County Board of Supervisor meetings in Henrico, Va. Henrico County officials decided to drop the 25-year-old tradition on July …
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Gubernatorial Colorado Day of Prayer proclamations unconstitutional
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s challenge, originally filed in 2008, against gubernatorial proclamations of a …
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In Memoriam: Clifford V. Moravetz
Clifford Vincent Moravetz, 50, Colton, Calif., died Jan. 19, 2012. He was born July 23, 1961. He had worked with computers since 1985, most recently for 12 years as a …
