A public school district in Uniontown, Ohio, erred by listing “belief in God” in its mission statement as a district “value,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation said in a complaint. …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has upped its efforts to get government-sponsored prayer out of public meetings. So far in 2009, FFRF has contacted governmental boards in at least 16 …
Dear Skeptic: My spouse and I, both atheists, were at his school reunion where prayer was said. The speaker even commented (after the Pledge of Allegiance) that some folks want …
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has settled a federal lawsuit against the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado over a policy that urged children to spend an hour a week …
Consciousness-raising continued in Lodi, Calif., as freethought activists rallied against government-sponsored prayer at city council meetings. The council voted 5-0 on Sept. 30 to repeal the city’s current policy requiring …
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I’ve never really been too bothered by the institutionalized references to deities in cultural songs and oaths. As a Briton, I don’t mind singing “God Save the Queen.” The whole …
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Religious groups have long preyed on “captive audiences” with a lot of time on their hands, but a college freethinker is doing her best to counteract that. According to a …
This essay was one of several that received an honorable mention in FFRF’s 2009 college essay competition and a prize of $250, including $50 donated by Don and Dorea Schramm. …
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For the last two years, John Moe has donated money to the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s high school essay competition to enable doubling the scholarship awards for honorable mention recipients. …
