The appointment of a leading evangelical proponent of corporal punishment to a federal commission has been criticized by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. “James Dobson deserves a ‘Time Out,’ not …
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Public Schools Aid Bigoted Boy Scouts (March 1995)
Elliott Welsh discovered to his dismay last fall that his area public schools in Hinsdale, Illinois, are distributing recruitment flyers for the discriminatory Boy Scouts of America (BSA). That came …
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Foundation Protests Bibles On Alaska Ferries (March 1995)
A decision to reinstate Gideon bibles in staterooms on the public-funded Alaska ferry system by Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles was criticized in February by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. In …
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Ten Commandments On Appeal by Robert Tiernan (Jan/Feb 1995)
Oral Argument Before Colorado Supreme Court, November 15, 1994 Delivered By Robert Tiernan May it please the court: First, I would like to refer the court to plaintiffs’ exhibit 1 …
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Michigan Governor Criticizes Atheists (Jan/Feb 1995)
Michigan Governor John Engler, who proclaimed a week in late November as “Christian Heritage Week,” gave an interview in conjunction with it to Michigan’s Foundation for Traditional Values in which …
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Ten Commandments Protested At City Hall (Jan/Feb 1995)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation made banner headlines in Hobbs, New Mexico, after requesting the removal of a Ten Commandments marker at city hall on behalf of a Foundation member. …
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Religion In The Waiting Room by Richard J. Goss (Jan/Feb 1995)
I live in Rhode Island, and the nation’s smallest state may or may not be representative of the other 49. Nevertheless, I wish to alert those in other parts of …
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FFRF removes prayer from U.S. Air Force plane (March 8, 2013)
The U.S. Air Force has removed a “Commando Prayer” from the side of a U.S. Air Force aircraft, due to action taken by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned …
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FFRF ensures end to Michigan school staff member’s proselytizing (Jan. 8, 2013)
After a program assistant sent home an inappropriate religious gift with students, the Monroe County (Mich.) Intermediate School District is ensuring that school policy will be followed by the assistant …
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