Why should a nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus be placed in the median of a public road? It shouldn't, contends the Freedom From Religion Foundation, in seeking court …
Day: December 11, 2009
City of North Kansas City, Mo., Will No Longer Open Meetings With Prayer
After receiving an Oct. 19 letter of complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which works to protect the constitutional separation of church and state, the City Council of North Kansas City, …
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Freethought Radio – July 11, 2009
Subject: Escape from PolygamyFreethought Radio will talk about some theocratic incursions, including a recent morality” proclamation by an Oklahoma representative, and will play CNN TV coverage of FFRF’s complaint over …
Restaurant Discontinues Illegal Church Bulletin Discount
A longtime FFRF member from Greensboro, N.C., alerted the Foundation to a state/church violation at Poblano’s Mexican Grill, a popular restaurant in the member’s city. The restaurant was offering a …
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Christian Prayers to Open City Council Meetings Illegal, Watchdog Charges
Christian Prayers Challenged in Chesapeake, Va., Independence, Mo., & Lodi, Calif. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., recently sent strong letters of complaint …
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Freethought Radio – April 11, 2009
The show will include lively commentary on news developments, a Pagan Pulpit” on Easter, and interviews with author Barbara W. Walker on the real origins of Easter, and with 94-year-old …
ARIS’ Other Basic Findings on Secularism
FFRF Analysis of 2008 ARIS Results ARIS found that Northern New England has overtaken the Pacific Northwest as the least religious section of the country. Vermont, with 34% Nones, is …
Jim McCollum – Champion of the First Amendment Award
Introduction by Annie Laurie Gaylor. Jim McCollum is a longtime member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation born into a family of freethinkers and activists. His granddad, Arthur Cromwell, was …
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Daniel C. Dennett
This speech was delivered on Oct. 10, 2008, at the 31st annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Hyatt Regency Chicago. Photo: Brent Nicastro By Daniel C. Dennett I …
