This letter was submitted in support of Michael Newdow’s challenge of under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, on appeal to the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals. By Robert R. …
Day: September 1, 2006
In a Dark Time
By Philip Appleman The warnings come in whispers and in shadows,The messages are fire and black contagionAs prophets rise to chant their midnight terrors,And empires all atremble charge their legions: …
Bush Seeks High Court Ruling to Halt FFRF “Faith-based” Challenge
The Bush Administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit from proceeding. The lawsuit challenges the creation of faith-based” offices at the White …
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In Memoriam: Marjory Chamberlin
Marjory Chamberlin State/Church Plaintiff 1916-2006 Photo by Dan Barker Foundation member Marjory Chamberlin, 89, died on June 25, 2006, at a hospice care center in Madison, Wis., following a stroke. …
Celebrating Ken’s 85th!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s outgoing longtime Treasurer, Ken Taubert, of Madison, Wis., celebrated his 85th birthday in June. Ken, a Foundation member almost since its inception, has been an …
Iceland Scrapbook
British biologist Richard Dawkins (author of The Selfish Gene), with Foundation co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker, at a June humanist/atheist conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Annie Laurie is holding …
Darwin’s Example
Reprinted from the May/June 2006 issue of The Humanist.” By Philip Appleman Charles Darwin, after many years of hard work and illness, controversy and honor, lay on his deathbed. A …
More Than $4,000 Awarded in FFRF High School Scholarships
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is awarding $4,100 in cash scholarships to winners of its annual essay competition for college-bound high school grads. In light of last year’s landmark decision …
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GAO: Few Faith-Based Safeguards
A blandly-worded Government Accountability Office report reveals almost no governmental oversight of the faith-based initiative,” or safeguards against religious discrimination. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has taken and won more …
