January 2023

FFRF urges Miami Beach City Commission to reject eruv maintenance grant gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Do not approve an upcoming grant to fund the maintenance of a religious boundary, known as an eruv, the Freedom of Religion Foundation is urging the Miami Beach City Commission. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the City Commission is set to […]

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FFRF urges Miami City Commission to reject eruv maintenance grant gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Do not approve an upcoming grant to fund the maintenance of a religious boundary, known as an eruv, the Freedom of Religion Foundation is urging the Miami Beach City Commission. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the City Commission is set to

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FFRF demands Calif. school district board end prayer at meetings gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Immediately cease the practice of prayer to open school board meetings, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Gateway Unified School District Board of Trustees. On Jan. 18, the board made a motion to open meetings with prayer, which

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An onslaught of anti-trans state-level bills alarms FFRF 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 closely monitoring the alarming surge in anti-transgender bills being introduced in state legislatures around the nation. More than 150 bills in at least 25 states to date have been proposed or introduced that attack

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Book Review: The War on the West by Douglas Murray Roling Kaloti Atheists for Liberty

Read More Atheists for Liberty The War on the West by Douglas Murray. This is, as far as I know, the eighth book by the author. If you’re familiar with Murray, then you’d know he’s been the subject of a lot of controversy, focusing on topics such as Islam, immigration, transgender ideology, and, most recently,

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Representation Matters: Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

This is part of The Humanist’s monthly series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Because of the work of the Center for Freethought Equality, the political and advocacy arm of the American Humanist Association, there are now over 100 elected officials at the local, state, and federal level who identify with the atheist

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Atheist Republic News Summary: Quran-burning in Sweden Sets Muslim World… P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic Quran-burning in Sweden Sets Muslim World Alight With Rage https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/quran-burning-sweden-sets-muslim-world-alight-rage Location: Sweden Recently, a far-right Danish-Swedish politician and activist, Rasmus Paludan, held a demonstration and burned the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Several Muslim countries have condemned Sweden over this incident, including Saudi

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From the archive: Rendlesham Forest – Britain’s Roswell? David Clarke The Skeptic

This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 17, Issue 2-3, from 2006. There are two basic categories of UFO-lore: alien abductions and conspiracies. Central to the UFO-lore is belief in a conspiracy by “the Government” – and primarily those of the USA and UK – to withhold the “secret truth” from the general public.

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Massimo Pigliucci — How to Live a Good Life and Create a Just Society Skeptic Skeptic

Read More Skeptic Shermer and Pigluicci discuss: his journey from Rome to New York • evolutionary biology • stoic philosophy • can there be a science of meaning and morality? • ultimate questions • desire, action, depression, suicide, anger, anxiety, love, and friendship • practical spiritual exercises • how to react to situations • teaching virtue to

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