Moments after the Cairo conference concluded, I overheard a conference organizer in a corridor claim that the conference was a huge success. Many others have now made similar claims. While …
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p> Foundation member Jan King recently sent this thoughtful reply in response to a solicitation to rejoin a local club: I received an invitation to a special “Night Out” Toastmasters …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting the designation of “Bible Weeks” by several mayors, including a proclamation signed by Mayor Wilburn J. Brown of Gilbert, Arizona, for the week …
In the wake of an announcement by the Rev. Richard Halverson, official chaplain of the U.S. Senate, that he is resigning, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking Congress to …
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This speech was presented on October 1, 1994 at the seventeenth annual convention of the Freedom From Religion foundation convention held in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Swan left the Christian Science …
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The State of Washington has voted to drop reimbursement to Christian Science “practitioners” through its Uniform Medical Plan, following an ACLU complaint initiated at the request of Foundation member Matthew …
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Scientist Robert S. Dietz jokes that one way his career differs from that of nearly all research scientists is that “I have never had a government grant.” He adds, “but …
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Not content with a “Freethought Week” proclamation from her San Antonio mayor, Foundation officer Catherine Fahringer set higher sights–and succeeded in getting “Freethought Week” proclaimed by Governor Ann Richards of …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is charging that the practice of paying a chaplain $50 per prayer to open city council meetings in North Chicago is unconstitutional. It joined the …
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