Dan Barker, a staff member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and former minister whose ordination is still valid, was invited to officiate at the wedding of Barb (left) and …
Day: May 1, 2004
Denver Service Snowed Out – “Act of God”?
The 57th Easter sunrise service set for April 11 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre was snowed out, after 27 inches of snow fell on Denver. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s …
Citizens Sue Rogue Judge Roy Moore to Recover $549,000 in Legal Fees
Roger Cleveland, an activist with the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its Alabama chapter, has gone to court with other Alabama citizens to ask that former State Chief Justice Roy …
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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker — Emperor Has No Clothes “Honoree” The Evolutionary Psychology of Religion By Steven Pinker Presented at the annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison, Wis., on …
“Beware of Dogma” CD Issued
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is debuting an energetic new musical CD, “Beware of Dogma,” produced by staff musician Dan Barker, which features 16 songs. The professionally-produced CD, with instrumental …
Newdow Wows Reporters, Changes Minds
Associated Press reporter Anne Gearan wrote: “Newdow, a lawyer, made the rare and usually foolhardy decision to argue his own case before the court. He withstood the justices’ vigorous questions, …
Newdow’s Appeal Spellbinds Nation
The New York Times’ veteran court reporter Linda Greenhouse termed Michael Newdow’s oral argument before the Supreme Court on March 24 “spell-binding.” Wrote Greenhouse: “no one who managed to get …
Mel’s Passion for Sado-Masochism
“The Passion of the Christ,” a media-fed phenomenon depicting the “last 12 hours of the life of Jesus,” is directed by aging actor Mel Gibson, a traditionalist Roman Catholic. Catholic …
Nominations Sought for Student Activist Awards
Again this year the Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking nominations for two student activist awards of $1,000.00 each, given to students who have taken on battles in their schools …