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Bus sign notes America is not a Christian nation

September 8, 2011 5 Comments

The Corvallis Secular Society has placed a king-sized exterior bus sign designed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation on a bus in Corvallis, Ore., stating: "The United States is not founded on the Christian religion."

Religious Right declares religious rights violation in Bush-era policy

September 8, 2011 No Comment

For the last several weeks, the Religious Right has been hyping allegations from Kelly Shackleford and his Liberty Institute claiming that the Department of Veterans Affairs has instituted a ban on "the use of Christian words or phrases at veterans’ funerals”.

Considering a run for office as a secular candidate?

September 8, 2011 No Comment

The Secular Coalition for Arizona, a state affiliate of the Secular Coalition for America, will be organizing training events this fall for secular Arizonans who are interested in running for office.

Ron Paul in third place? Really?

September 7, 2011 No Comment

Ron Paul is heading into tonight’s GOP debate in third place, having established a small but consistent 1-2 point lead over Michele Bachmann in the last week.

Fort Bragg officials reverse course, approve secular festival “Rock Beyond Belief”

August 4, 2011 1 Comment

The secular festival Rock Beyond Belief will now come to fruition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 31, 2012, after military authorities there reversed course and approved the event that will feature an array of music and speakers including famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

Humanists and atheists to hold World Congress in Oslo; Terrorist attacks add new significance to topic of peace

August 4, 2011 1 Comment

Despite damage from the recent bombing in Norway, secular activists from more than 50 countries will meet in Oslo, August 12 to 14, to discuss how to build a more peaceful world. The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) Eighteenth World Congress, on the theme of “Humanism and Peace” (www.human.no/oslo2011), will meet at the Oslo Congress Centre, damaged by the July 22 bombing, with events also at the home of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

Interfaith clergy speak out against Perry’s prayer rally

August 3, 2011 No Comment

Over fifty clergymen from the Houston area have questioned the appropriateness of Perry’s exclusionary prayer rally, which will be held in Houston’s Reliant Stadium this weekend, in a letter organized by the Anti-Defamation League.

FFRF suit dismissed; will keep fighting Perry prayer rally

July 28, 2011 2 Comments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s lawsuit challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s sponsorship of an Aug. 6 prayer event at Reliant Stadium in Houston was dismissed July 28 by U.S. District Judge Gray Miller, who ruled that the plaintiffs lack standing. FFRF plans to appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals or to reconfigure the case so that it may be heard again.

FFRF exposes Gov. Perry’s rally robocalls

July 25, 2011 15 Comments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation says Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s robocalls to constituents inviting them to his Christian evangelical prayer rally Aug. 6 are “smoking gun” evidence of Perry’s illegal and inappropriate entanglement in a religious event.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation says Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s robocalls to constituents inviting them to his Christian evangelical praye…

FFRF sues over Gov. Perry’s prayer rally

July 13, 2011 5 Comments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a 16,600-member state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., filed a federal lawsuit this morning in the Southern District Court of Texas in Houston seeking to block Texas Gov. Rick Perry from continued association with the evangelical Christian prayer rally he initiated at Reliant Stadium in Houston to take place on Aug. 6.

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Bus sign notes America is not a Christian nation

Religious Right declares religious rights violation in Bush-era policy

Considering a run for office as a secular candidate?

Ron Paul in third place? Really?

Fort Bragg officials reverse course, approve secular festival “Rock Beyond Belief”

Humanists and atheists to hold World Congress in Oslo; Terrorist attacks add new significance to topic of peace

Interfaith clergy speak out against Perry’s prayer rally

FFRF suit dismissed; will keep fighting Perry prayer rally

FFRF exposes Gov. Perry’s rally robocalls

FFRF sues over Gov. Perry’s prayer rally

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