The Freedom From Religion Foundation today contacted Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, protesting his decision to override the Department of Natural Resources and return bibles to all lodge rooms and cabins …
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Public school ‘left behind’ proselytizing Christian book (May 15, 2013)
A complaint by the Freedom From Religion Foundation removed an evangelical Christian book from an elementary school in the Mead School District of Spokane, Wash. A concerned parent alerted FFRF …
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FFRF bold move removes cross on Ga. school property (April 15, 2013)
Dawson High School in Dawsonville, Ga. painted over a depiction of a Latin cross located on a large boulder on the high school’s property, after a complaint by the Freedom …
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FFRF halts Ark. teacher’s religious promotion (April 15, 2013)
Thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a math teacher at an Arkansas high school will no longer promote or discuss her religion in class. FFRF was informed that the …
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Voting in a Church? Complain! (September 2000)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is receiving increasing complaints from members who are having to vote (that most civic duty) in churches. “Although we can and do write letters to …
A Firefighter Speaks Out (September 2000)
I am a professional firefighter-paramedic for the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado–a beautiful but ultra-conservative city that boasts a plethora of military institutions: Fort Carson Army base, Peterson Air Force …
Revisiting JFK’s Historic 1960 Speech (September 2000)
Forty years ago this month Sen. John F. Kennedy gave his historic speech, affirming his belief that “the separation of church and state is absolute.” The speech, which is credited …
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Irreconcilable Differences by James W. Williamson, M.D. (August 2000)
The majority view of the relationship between science and religion is that they represent entirely different approaches to understanding the universe and are complementary. Actually, when we consider the evidence, …
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Triple Trouble In The Federal Courts by Robert Tiernan (August 2000)
There are many things wrong with our legal system. I’d like to cover three: The first is that public officials are not held accountable for violating the Constitution, including that …
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