Atheist writer-director Matthew Chapman’s “The Ledge” opened July 8 in Los Angeles and New York City. It was nominated for Best U.S. Drama at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. “The …
Day: August 12, 2011
FFRF statement on Day of Prayer case
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied FFRF’s request for an en banc review of an April 2011 decision by a three-judge panel that dismissed FFRF’s historic challenge …
FFRF, Newdow resolute about pledge fight
FFRF and attorney Michael Newdow will continue to challenge the unconstitutional religious Pledge of Allegiance despite the refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 13 to hear an appeal …
FFRF staff will miss Bonnie
Pictured on her last day of work in May is Bonnie Gutsch (center, olive green jacket). Bonnie is going back to school to become a physician. As an executive assistant, …
FFRF’s legal team packs new punch
From June 1-23, FFRF’s legal staff sent out a record 53 complaint letters and open records requests. Stephanie Schmitt, our legal intern from 2009, has joined the office as a …
Tulsa, Columbus exit nonreligious ‘closet’
View Tulsa billboards View Columbus billboards Tulsa, Okla., and Columbus, Ohio, are the third and fourth locations for FFRF’s national “Out of the Closet” billboard campaign to introduce local nonbelievers …
Sand Springs City Council: ‘First Amendment does not apply to us’
Background Sand Springs, Okla., a city near Tulsa, has become embroiled in a familiar state/church controversy — a resident has asked the city council to stop praying on government time, …
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Cities that pray together fare no better – Darrell Barker
At 6 p.m. sharp on Tuesday, April 26, with Alabamans comfortably seated for the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting, the mayor asked everyone to rise for the “Call to Order” prayer: …
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Religion as the root of sexism – Barbara G. Walker
The central premise of Christianity is that human beings are to be allowed into heaven, only because God demanded, and got, a blood sacrifice of his allegedly beloved son, to …
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