The Maryland attorney general’s office has released a damning report on child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore — yet another in a long list of bombshell reports from …
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FFRF has ensured that a Florida public school will not continue to distribute bibles to students. FFRF attorney Andrew Seidel wrote on Sept. 1, 2017, to Richard Shirley, superintendent of …
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Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert noted that FFRF staff attorneys sent 1,053 official complaint letters in 2014. The letters resulted in 219 legal victories to date, with more to follow. …
A fundamentalist campaign to post “In God We Trust” in every public school classroom–an idea floated before state legislatures by rightwing religionists for at least a decade–has gained steam in …
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Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born secularist and human rights activist, commentator and broadcaster. She is spokesperson for One Law for All, the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Fitnah. She …
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott submitted a legal memo to state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday erroneously insisting that Christian crosses may be legally displayed on sheriffs’ vehicles. The governor …
A cross has been removed from a Texas fire station as a result of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s efforts. FFRF had contacted the city of Longview last December about …
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“Latter-Day Saint To Latter-Day Ain’t” by Steve Benson Freethought Today, December 1999. This is reprinted from Steve Benson’s acceptance speech on Nov. 5 following presentation of a “Tell It Like …
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There’s good news for freethinkers in the form of a just-released survey. According to the latest Pew Religious Landscape Survey, 29 percent of American adults have no religious affiliation, continuing …
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