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 …
Day: April 21, 2015
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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Seattle student sits for pledge, calls out bigots by Ewan McCartney
Ewan is the recipient of a new FFRF student activist award, which includes a $1,000 cash scholarship. The generous donor, who prefers anonymity, writes: “In the 21st century, with so …
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It’s paying to complain in Michigan
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 …
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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FFRF slams 5 more schools with basketball chaplains
FFRF sent letters March 25 to five more public universities that inappropriately employ religious leaders for their basketball teams. The letters follow a March 24 letter and records request to …
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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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Freethought Radio — March 21, 2015
After reporting on the success of FFRF’s national ad featuring Ron Reagan on CNN, we announce FFRF victories stopping prayer and bible reading in public schools in Texas and Maryland. …
Freethought Radio — February 21, 2015
In the News: Wisconsin Governor Walker’s office confirms he has no record of communications with a deity; the dangers of school voucher expansion analyzed. After hearing astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson …
