President Clinton has assigned the question of school prayer into the lap of the Department of Education, if they choose to assume it; at any rate, it is superior to …
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Good Riddance, Good Friday Law? (August 1995)
A Wisconsin statute mandating that four hours “shall uniformly be observed for the purpose of worship” on Good Friday will be challenged in a lawsuit the Freedom From Religion Foundation …
Castles In The Air by Kaz Dziamka (August 1995)
As the train pulls out of German territory through a thickly-wooded border zone, my wife and I catch a glimpse–our first in nine years–of the Polish countryside. The emotion is …
Speakers Announced For Convention ’95 (August 1995)
Today’s greatest threats to state/church separation will be headlined at the upcoming 18th annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation–with “time-outs” for freethought music, poetry, socializing and a Statehouse …
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$28,797 Boondoggle Studies “Intercessory Prayer” (May 1995)
Federal taxes should not be subsidizing a $28,797 study of “intercessory prayer,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote Secretary Donna Shalala, Department of Health and Human Services. To underscore its …
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Huckabee Hustles Religion (April 1995)
Since this article was written, Lt. Gov. Mike Huckabee once again waited until the Governor left the state to proclaim a 1995 “Christian Heritage Week” for April 23-29, 1995, with …
Cross Disputed In Land Of Limbaugh (April 1995)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting a violation of separation of church and state in Cape Girardeau, Missouri–“the land of Limbaugh,” where reactionary talk radio host Rush Limbaugh grew …
Foundation Urges States To Drop Chaplains (April 1995)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written the governors of all 50 states suggesting that they follow the lead of Colorado and delete state-paid chaplain posts from their budgets. The …
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Godfearing by Barbara G. Walker (March 1995)
“Just suppose,” my Godfearing friend said, “that you might be wrong about the nonexistence of God, the afterlife, heaven and hell, and all that. Suppose you have an immortal soul …
