Topics and deadlines for the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2010 college and high school essay scholarship competitions have been announced. Both competitions award a $2,000 cash scholarship for the first-place …
Day: March 12, 2010
Nominations Taken for 2010 Youth Activists
The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently received a $9,259.92 bequest from longtime officer and Foundation member Catherine Fahringer, who shook up theocrats as a San Antonio activist for more than …
Nominations Taken for 2010 Youth Activists
The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently received a $9,259.92 bequest from longtime officer and Foundation member Catherine Fahringer, who shook up theocrats as a San Antonio activist for more than …
Public Boards Keep on Pushing Prayers
Advocates of prayer in the public square (if you’re thinking Hindus, stop right there) keep pushing to open government meetings with an incantation/invocation seeking divine guidance. Mayor Peter DiCianni of …
Complaint Ends Miss. Police Department’s Baptist Project
Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor sent a letter on behalf of an area taxpayer to the chief of the Gulfport (Miss.) Police Department urging the department to immediately disassociate it …
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Coach-Led Prayers Stopped at Pa. High School’s Football Games
An FFRF member alerted the Foundation to a public high school football team and its coach in Farrell, Pa., regularly gathering for prayers before each game. Rebecca Markert, FFRF staff …
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Christian Foreign Exchange Group Said No to Atheist Parent
Does the U.S. State Department endorse a group that discriminates against U.S. citizens who are non-Christians? Why would a Pennsylvania public school district give such a group access to its …
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Meet A Volunteer – Phyllis Rose
Name: Phyllis Rose. Why I volunteer for FFRF: Given the precarious state of the world, how could I not? I can’t think of a better organization that works to protect …
Honorary FFRF Board Announced
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce a new Honorary Board of distinguished achievers who have made known their dissent from religion. The new FFRF Honorary Board includes …
