Robert G. Ingersoll, the great nineteenth century agnostic and philosopher, put it succinctly when he said, “Somebody ought to tell the truth about the Bible[1].” The Bible, characterized by some …
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My world view went through profoud changes about five years ago. Before then I was a traditional Catholic. Then, after college, not wanting to make use of my biochemistry degree, …
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According to a new analysis of a decades-long survey, twice as many Americans said they did not believe in God in 2014 compared with the early 1980s, and five times …
Statement of the Case The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was first created in 1892, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s “discovery” of America. After a subsequent …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit on behalf of Nonbelief Relief on October 10, 2018, in D.C. district court. This was a challenge to the preferential exemption of churches …
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I have been a member of the Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics faculty at the University of Wisconsin for the past 16 years, and I teach a course in selection …
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Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers, in defense of so-called “frivolous” lawsuits following a controversy about the right to sue in Nebraska, filed the highly entertaining Chambers v. God on Sept. …
“There is no such source and cause of strife, quarrel, fights, malignant opposition, persecution, and war, and all evil in the state, as religion. Let it once enter our civil …
FFRF’s complaint to a Jackson, Miss., judge resulted in corrective action. On July 5, 2022, a judge reportedly invited a chaplain to give a prayer before the court in regard …
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