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Freethought-Now If you wanted to explain the modern Christian persecution complex to someone who had never encountered it before, you could hardly find a better example than the controversy surrounding the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night. Here’s what actually happened: During the Giants’ recent annual Pride Night, several players wrote bible verse references on their…
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Freethought-Now A new Pew survey has found that many Americans support teacher-led prayer in public schools. Cue the inevitable headlines. But buried beneath the topline is a finding that feels both more interesting and more American: Almost nobody thinks students should be required to participate. Only 7 percent of Americans support mandatory participation in teacher-led…
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Freethought-Now Not too much within our purview — from the global to the local — escapes our attention here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. And we often receive good media coverage! A recent complaint of ours was featured on several Indiana outlets, including the state’s public radio network. “The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is…
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Freethought-Now A regular week often showcases the range of issues we tackle at the Freedom From Religion Foundation to advance secular goals. Sometimes in the process, we receive significant media coverage. Indiana’s most hallowed publication took notice of our recent successful intervention. “An Indianapolis-area school has taken action after a national advocacy group argued a teacher-led Bible…
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Freethought-Now Photo by Sophie Popplewell Pride and religious freedom are not opposites. They’re partners. While most Christian evangelical denominations and the Roman Catholic hierarchy continue their attacks against LGBTQ+ rights, the majority of religious sects now embrace the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, some of the strongest supporters of LGBTQ+ equality in my life are religious.…
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Freethought-Now Photo by Karollyne Videira Hubert It is the time of the year for growth, change and development. Birds are singing, plants are growing, and for those of us here in the Midwest, we have emerged from our winter hibernation. Unfortunately, not everything developing in the world is as cheerful as the flowers in your…
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Freethought-Now In honor of Pride Month, FFRF is publishing highlights about some of the many distinguished LGBTQ+ individuals, past and present, who have made known their dissent from religion. For more information, see FFRF’s Freethought of the Day series. Compiled by Sarah Weinstock and Bill Dunn. JANE ADDAMS Jane Addams was an American philanthropist and…
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Freethought-Now On the heels of our mobilization to oppose a theocratic D.C. jamboree and within the confines of a shortened workweek, we at the Freedom From Religion Foundation still achieved a lot. Our counterprotest against a Trump administration-organized prayer rally at the National Mall is still making waves. “During the event, opposing demonstrations occurred by groups,…
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Freethought-Now This week had everything: a taxpayer-supported Christian nationalist rally on the National Mall, a public school prayer protest in Arizona, another Trump administration attack on dissent and FFRF showing up everywhere from national media to late-night television. Yes, really. Here’s what happened this week in the ongoing fight to keep religion out of government.…
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Freethought-Now I love nothing more than a well-deserved picket or protest, so I was thrilled to be part of some icon-puncturing street theater on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Despite some suspense about whether we could pull it off, FFRF was able to join…