Representative Pete Stark U.S. Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, Calif., acknowledged in early March that he does not believe in a “supreme being.” Stark had already identified himself as a Unitarian, …
Day: April 1, 2007
FFRF Sues over New Indiana State Chaplain
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is launching a new faith-based lawsuit in Indiana, challenging the creation of a chaplaincy for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA). The FSSA …
Legal Case a Media Bonanza
The Feb. 28 oral arguments at the Supreme Court over the right of the Freedom From Religion Foundation to challenge the federal faith-based bureaucracy has proven to be a bonanza …
Combative Argument Reveals Divided Court
Hundreds of people had lined up by 8 a.m. to attend the 10 a.m. oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28–in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s closely-watched …
FFRF’s Supreme Court Case Makes Headlines
Oral arguments were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28 in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s historic challenge of the faith-based offices at the White House and cabinet …
Infidel Info/In His Own Words
Brits: Nonbelievers outnumber believers. A poll by the Guardian/IMC in December reveals that nonbelievers outnumber believers by nearly two to one: 63% are not religious (including more than half of …
Quilt Honors FFRF’s Anne Gaylor as “Troublemaker”
Foundation president emerita Anne Nicol Gaylor is one of nine “troublemakers” featured on the 2006 Wisconsin Women Library Workers Quilt. The quilt, which has been on public display at the …
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Biggest Study: Prayer Harmful to Patients
The largest study to date on the so-called healing powers of prayer, conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School, found that intercessory prayer actually had a negative impact on cardiac …
FFRF to Appeal VA Religion Ruling
The Freedom From Religion Foundation will appeal an unfavorable ruling by a federal district judge, approving the pervasive integration of religion and spirituality into all aspects of taxpayer-supported healthcare for …
