The Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing a Rhode Island florist in Superior Court in Providence for refusing to deliver FFRF’s order of a dozen red roses to Cranston teen …
Day: March 15, 2013
Nothing fails like church!
James T. Nickell, 23, Sandy Hook, Ky., given a choice of church or jail after being caught stealing guitars and amplifiers at First Baptist Church of Sandy Hook in December, …
City of Onalaska, Wis., hasn’t got a prayer!
A proposal to start common council meetings in Onalaska, Wis., with prayer got what the La Crosse Tribune dubbed “a chilly reception,” when council member Jack Pogreba’s pious suggestion was …
Introduction of Professor Weinberg by Dan Barker (April 2000)
This introduction was delivered at the 22nd annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in San Antonio, Texas, in November, 1999. Dr. Weinberg was the first recipient of the …
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Victory Ends 53-Year Easter Violation (April 2000)
A threatened lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its Denver chapter ended a far greater taxpayer subsidy to religion than previously reported. Attorney Robert Tiernan, who directs the …
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Debate Triggers A Lot of Thinking by Beth Taylor (April 2000)
They strode confidently into the lecture room, smiling supportively at the eager young men passing out leaflets at the Campus Crusade for Christ tables. After all, they had every reason …
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Church-School Partnerships Decried (April 2000)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has formally denounced partnerships between faith-based groups and public schools being actively promoted by the federal Department of Education. Secretary Richard W. Riley sent out …
Big Church And The Jackie “O” Shushup by Nancy Littel Fox (April 2000)
This concerns the violent opposition of “Big Church” to Oregon’s Doctor-Assisted Suicide measure. (They lost the first round and somehow cleverly maneuvered a second vote, saying: “Voters don’t understand the …
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Partisan Prayers by Charles Cheves (April 2000)
The New York Times recently reported that the selection of a Presbyterian chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives “has left bruised feelings, partisan rancor and charges that . . …
