“Religious suffering is, at the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a …
Day: November 22, 2010
Baby steps outside religion’s cradle: Kaizad V. Raimalwala
This student received a $2,000 scholarship from FFRF. Clad in thin, white muslin cloth and a garland of freshly cut roses, I sat cross-legged, obedient yet oblivious, in front of …
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Doing good without the good book: By Meg Hourigan
There’s a lot for a godless, socialist-leaning, gay-loving, pro-choice, tree-hugging liberal arts student to be angry about these days. Cursed by a stubbornness and temper often attributed to an Irish …
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Which god don’t I believe in? By Ben Kegerise
I am an atheist. I do not hide it or skirt around the issue in conversation. I am not particularly outspoken, nor do I ever bring the subject up, but …
A secular to atheist conversion story
This student received a $300 scholarhsip. A lot of atheists can tell great stories about being raised in religious families, about adolescent moments of skepticism and dinner-table declarations of nonbelief. …
Why I am agnostic: Carly Pederson
When I was 16, my mother died in her sleep. Eight years of prayers, fasting and bargaining with God had not been enough to send her illness into remission. I …
My rejection of religious dogma: Lauren Keil
This student received $1,000 from FFRF. I suppose it is the natural inclination of a child to believe whatever he or she is taught by adults, especially when those adults …
‘Christians Reaching Every Where’ — except Fayetteville public schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation responded to several serious state/church concerns which had occurred at Fayetteville County Schools (Fayetteville, WV), including: The district had allowed a ministry run by a …
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FFRF objects to Michigan county praying in Jesus’ name
The Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on June 21 urged the Otsego County Board of Commissioners (Gaylord, Mich.) to end its practice of sectarian prayers to Jesus at official …
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