Paul Joseph “Jody” Gaylor Jr., 84, Madison, Wis., who was married to Freedom From Religion Foundation President Emerita Anne Nicol Gaylor, died May 5, 2011, from cancer of the brain. …
Day: August 12, 2011
Online forum tops 1,000 members
In April, the number of FFRF Forum members hit 1,000. Online administrator Darrell Barker emailed No. 1,000 to ask if he or she would tell Freethought Today about the Forum …
Indiana land plan huge gift to church
The Common Council in South Bend, Ind., voted 5-4 on June 27 in favor of Mayor Stephen Luecke’s plan to spend $1.2 million to buy and demolish a Family Dollar …
U.S. subsidizes overseas religion
Last year, U.S. tax dollars restored an early 20th century cathedral in El Salvador, a convent in Guatemala, a Catholic church in Nicaragua and 17th and 18th century colonial chapels …
’Twas the season for more graduation prayer
FFRF attorneys sent out letters of complaint this spring to 16 schools about illegal prayer at public school graduations. Most were directed at high school ceremonies, but four went to …
It Pays to Complain: June 2011
FFRF Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott wrote Superintendent Mike Turner in Cayuga, Ind., about this sign at the North Vermillion High School athletic complex: “It is unconstitutional for the school to …
FFRF Legal Victories June July 2011
FFRF letter stops kindergarten prayer In May, FFRF was alerted by a Pulaski, Tenn., resident that “kindergarten graduation” at Pulaski Elementary featured a two-minute prayer by a Church of Christ …
They Said What? June July 2011
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by Roman soldiers. …
Not Big Sky God Country
FFRF member Kelly Thibault received a permit to hang an FFRF banner in a public park in Miles City, Mont., timed to be up during the city’s 61st annual World …
