This was read at the tribute for Freedom From Religion Foundation president emerita and founder Anne Nicol Gaylor, held on Oct. 29, 2004, at the 27th annual Foundation convention in …
Day: November 30, 2004
Cole Porter Out of Both Closets? Dan Barker
by Dan Barker Cole Porter Two major motion pictures have been made about the life of American songwriter Cole Porter. The first, “Night and Day” (1946), starred an uncomfortably miscast …
One Scientist’s Path to Atheism: Lester Goldstein
By Lester Goldstein Lester Goldstein FFRF Life Member and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Paul D. Boyer wrote an article in the March 2004 Freethought Today about how he lost his …
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Popular Ambassadors of Freethought Openly Criticize Organized Religion: Jeff Nall
By Jeff Nall Bad Religion album cover for “The Empire Strikes First” Freethinkers are always happy to discover a fellow open mind, engaged in free inquiry in an otherwise dogmatic …
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Patriotism Was His Religion: Dan Barker
By Dan Barker How many patriotic Americans, proudly singing “God Bless America,” realize that the song they are intoning was written by a man who did not believe in God? …
America 2004: What’s at Stake: Eleanor Clift
Sixty-five freethinkers from 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, attended a Freedom From Religion Foundation dinner party in Washington, D.C., on Sat., April 24, featuring speaker Eleanor Clift. The …
Should Freethinkers Proselytize? Cleo Kocol
By Cleo Kocol Just posing such a question undoubtedly sends shivers up many atheist spines. Proselytize is such a loaded word. Mostly it has been used in connection with religion. …
Court of Appeals Upholds Foundation Victory in “TEACH” Challenge
Direct Subsidy to Parochial Schools Unconstitutional A 3-judge panel for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled on Friday, April 27, in favor of a lawsuit by …
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Christian County Sued (2001)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation went to federal court in Missouri to sue over the phrase “So help me, God” on tax forms, on behalf of a plaintiff in Christian …
