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Religious Right Activists Warn Parents against Sending Students to Communist, Atheist, Gay Public Schools

February 23, 2012 No Comment

Public schools have long faced attacks from Religious Right activists who deem them ungodly institutions and conservative politicians who seek to defund and privatize them, and this week Truth in Action Ministries, formerly Coral Ridge Ministries, released a ‘film’ in this proud tradition.

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Co-opting “Truth”

February 20, 2012 No Comment

Local blogger Glenn Peoples can be relied on to illustrate the necessity of things he claims unnecessary (see Reason Rally 2012). This time he is ripping in to The Reason Rally planned for Washington DC on March 24. This rally is … Continue reading →

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Kristi Watts Explains Why Atheists Should Want to 'Cut Down Every Tree'

February 1, 2012 No Comment

Today on The 700 Club, Pat Robertson commended the National Park Service for keeping a statue of Jesus in a Montana park, despite a challenge from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. “Isn’t it a strange thing that we would allow somebody …

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Ahlquist’s Experience Highlights Need for Religion-Based Bullying Protections

January 26, 2012 2 Comments

Jessica Ahlquist — the Rhode Island teenager who successfully fought her school for its unconstitutional prayer display — has come under attack from multiple directions: fellow classmates, community members, and even a State Rep.

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LSE Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society say giving offence is no crime

January 24, 2012 No Comment

The London School of Economics Student Union (LSESU) has instructed the London School of Economics Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH) to remove cartoons featuring Jesus and Mohammed from their Facebook page. LSESU ASH is refusing to comply.

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Florist shops violate Rhode Island public accommodation statute

January 23, 2012 2 Comments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation this afternoon filed a formal complaint with the State of Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, alleging “illegal discrimination based on religion” when a flower shop in Cranston refused, on the basis of religion, to fill an order to send a dozen roses to Jessica Ahlquist.

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Ahlquist is Awesome! Standup Student in R.I. Stays Calm, Despite Vicious Attacks

January 23, 2012 4 Comments

It amazes me that so much hatred and anger lies just below the surface of many people, and that it takes so little to bring out vile words and actions.

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Army Chaplains Deny Soldier Right to Identify as Humanist

January 19, 2012 No Comment

Army Major Ray Bradley is currently stationed at Ft Bragg, North Carolina. served in Afghanistan in 2004 and 2005, and is a committed humanist. He is an officer on the board of a local humanist group, is active with the … Continue reading →

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Sued Warren Mayor labels FFRF message “un-American”

January 9, 2012 No Comment

In response to being named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation over a nativity scene violation, Warren Mayor James R. Fouts (Mich.) is lashing out, calling FFRF’s message “un-American.”

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CFI Cautiously Applauds UN Resolution Supporting Freedom of Religion

December 29, 2011 No Comment

The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is pleased to recognize that for the first time in more than a decade, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution aimed to combat religious intolerance that does not include language referring to the harmful ‘defamation of religions’ concept.

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