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National Figures Coming to the Palouse to Launch Coalition of Nontheistic Groups

Yesterday, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and humanists in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest joined forces to announce the launch of their coalition and its first event, Darwin on the Palouse, with PZ Myers, Daniel Dennett, Jen McCreight …

February 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Church of England clergy call for right to hold civil partnerships

February 3, 2012 No Comment

Over 100 Church of England clergy within the diocese of London have written a letter calling for the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, to allow individual priests to make the decision whether to hold civil partnerships on their premises.

New rules on setting up schools in England come into force

February 3, 2012 No Comment

New rules on setting up English schools introduced by the Education Act 2011 have come into force this week. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has called the changes a ‘regressive step in further entrenching favouritism enjoyed by “faith” school…

BHA wishes David Pollock a Happy 70th Birthday

February 2, 2012 No Comment

British Humanist Association (BHA) Trustee and President of the European Humanist Federation (EHF) David Pollock is today celebrating his 70th Birthday.David has over fifty active years in the humanist movement, since he first became involved with the …

FFRF Asks West Point to Rethink National Prayer Breakfast

February 2, 2012 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written a Jan. 31 letter to the U.S. Military Academy calling for it to do some “soul searching” over West Point’s annual so-called “National Prayer Breakfast”.

FFRF Protests Misuse of Federal, Presidential Seals by National Prayer Breakfast Backers

February 2, 2012 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has contacted four federal agencies over what appears to be egregious violations of federal law by publicizers of the National Prayer Breakfast.

Black Nonbelievers Speak Out in a New African Americans for Humanism Campaign

February 2, 2012 No Comment

African Americans for Humanism (AAH), a program of the Council for Secular Humanism that supports nonreligious African Americans, has launched a national multimedia advertising campaign showcasing religious skepticism in the African American community.

African Americans for Humanism (AAH), a program of the Council for Secular Humanism that supports nonreligious African Americans, has launched a national multimedia advertising campaign showcasing religious s…

FFRF to sue over Catholic Shrine on federal land

February 1, 2012 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be suing the U.S. Forest Service over the unconstitutional presence of a Knights of Columbus shrine to Jesus in Flathead National Forest in Montana.

National Prayer Breakfast serves up an unlawful mixture of state/church

January 31, 2012 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a cautionary letter to President Barack Obama asking him to once again disassociate the Oval Office from the so-called annual "National Prayer Breakfast" taking place on Thursday, Feb. 2. Obama is scheduled to once again participate.

Largest proposed Free School attempts to increase religious discrimination by circumventing faith-based admissions and employment laws

January 30, 2012 No Comment

Becket Keys Church of England School in Brentwood, Essex, the largest Free School to have been pre-approved to open by the Department for Education, has been accused of attempting to circumvent the 50% faith-based admissions requirement imposed by the Department for Education.

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National Figures Coming to the Palouse to Launch Coalition of Nontheistic Groups

Church of England clergy call for right to hold civil partnerships

New rules on setting up schools in England come into force

BHA wishes David Pollock a Happy 70th Birthday

FFRF Asks West Point to Rethink National Prayer Breakfast

FFRF Protests Misuse of Federal, Presidential Seals by National Prayer Breakfast Backers

Black Nonbelievers Speak Out in a New African Americans for Humanism Campaign

FFRF to sue over Catholic Shrine on federal land

National Prayer Breakfast serves up an unlawful mixture of state/church

Largest proposed Free School attempts to increase religious discrimination by circumventing faith-based admissions and employment laws

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