December 22, 2022 – Free Thought News

FFRF Christmas TV show a freethinking musical bonanza danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is offering viewers a freethinking musical special on its Christmas Sunday “Freethought Matters” television show. Steve Martin, a freethinker himself, once humorously wrote a song, “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” — a joke belied by …

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FFRF celebrates holidays with “60 Minutes” Ron Reagan ad danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation will not only end this year on an irreverent note but begin the new year the same way: with its “unabashed atheist” Ron Reagan ad on “60 Minutes.” The spot will air on Christmas Day …

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Thoughts from a Palestinian Humanist Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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I COME BY HUMANISM HONESTLY. Growing up in Alabama where half of my family was evangelical, fundamentalist Baptist and the other half was Catholic, the two sides warred over who would get to save my wayward soul until I swore off religion entirely. I saw people who were otherwise caring, thoughtful, and concerned with the …

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Is It Time to Talk About Reparations? Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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FROM TIME TO TIME, I’ll receive emails and calls from humanists and atheists thanking me for my work—and in those short exchanges I’m often told that I am an important new voice advancing humanism. While I appreciate these comments, I can’t help but wonder what makes me a new voice when I’ve been doing this …

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CHURCH & STATE | An Election Reflection: In High-Profile Races, Christian Nationalist Hopefuls Fared Poorly At The Polls Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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In midterm elections, the party that holds the White House normally loses seats in Congress—sometimes a lot of seats. In 1994, two years into Bill Clinton’s presidency, the Democrats lost fifty-four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and eight in the U.S. Senate. Republicans took control of both chambers. In 2010, under President Barack …

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FFRF’s Maine chapter fights battle for secular representation gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its Maine chapter are pushing back against a town’s attempts at religious favoritism in the public square. When a nativity scene was erected on public ground in Bucksport, FFRF’s Maine chapter President Tom Waddell …

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FFRF solstice display returns to Washington Capitol gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to once again be spreading secular cheer in the legislative heart of the Evergreen State. The banner, unfurled at the Capitol grounds in Olympia, was erected thanks to the help of Lewis Foerster …

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What a Privilege and Honor To Work With You Nick Black Nonbelievers, Inc.

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Read More Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Greetings, I hope your holiday season is going well. On December 5th, five affiliate organizers dissociated from BN. They issued a statement for their reasons that same day. I will disclose that I reacted to a personal matter during this year’s BN SeaCon, and while it was independent of the …

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Is the December Dilemma Still A Dilemma? SHJ Society for Humanistic Judaism

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Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism This article was published in the Fall 2020 Issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Dr. Miriam Jerris, the rabbi of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. When I conceived of this article, the question I posed in the