This week we celebrate the April 13 birthdays of two great freethinkers: Christopher Hitchens and Thomas Jefferson. Listen to a hilarious excerpt of Hitchens’ 2007 talk to the Freedom From …
Day: April 13, 2013
Lawsuit Asks Removal Of Catholic Shrine (October 1997)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, its Denver chapter and principal plaintiff Julie Wells, are asking for the removal of a Catholic shrine from Cherry Creek State Park in a lawsuit …
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The Sunday Mail Debate by Ken Lynn (October 1997)
The recent Teamsters’ strike of the United Parcel Service and the temporary return to Sunday mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service calls attention to an important, often overlooked period …
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The Militant Atheist by Catherine Fahringer (October 1997)
At some point in history the adjective “militant” was attached to the noun “atheist,” very much as was the adjective “damn” attached to the noun “Yankee” during the Civil War. …
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Ann Druyan To Be Named Freethought Heroine (October 1997)
Writer Ann Druyan, the widow of Carl Sagan and his writing partner, has accepted an invitation to speak as 1997’s “Freethought Heroine” at the upcoming twentieth annual convention of the …
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Zoos Should Sink Noah’s Ark! by Bob Truett (December 1994)
The American Zoo and Aquarium Association, formerly known as the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, has adopted a Noah’s Ark theme to explain the role of zoos in …
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Governor’s Prayer Luncheon Goes To Court (December 1994)
p> Last March, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, represented by attorney Robert Tiernan and local plaintiffs Lee Whitfield and Robert Fenn, went to court to attempt to enjoin several Colorado …
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Post Office Ejects (Most) Religion (December 1994)
Nativity scenes and “Merry Christmas” signs are among the religious symbols explicitly barred from U.S. Post Office property under new guidelines issued by the U.S. Post Office. The U.S. Post …
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Nurse Fired For Proselytizing (December 1994)
Last year Freethought Today reported the sad news that Bess Frees, 73, who had been a member of the Foundation since it began in 1978, had died. This is a …
