February 9, 2023

Celebrating the Mind, not the Myth, of Galileo Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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Next week, on February 15th we celebrate the birthday of Galileo Galilei, the 17th-century Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and polymath widely regarded as the father of modern science. Incidentally, 2023 marks the 400-year publication anniversary of Galileo’s The Assayer, a revolutionary work that laid the foundations of the scientific method. The book is a milestone …

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FFRF calls for end to Ohio school district’s discriminatory prayer 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 Immediately cease coercive and discriminatory school board prayers, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Ohio-based East Knox Local School District.  FFRF has been informed by a concerned member of the district that board member and Pastor Matt Schwartz …

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Brave secular city councilor on FFRF’s Sunday TV show 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 Watch the teaser hereWatch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show has as its guest a city councilor who has received death threats after asking her board to drop opening prayer. Emily Olson is a …

Brave secular city councilor on FFRF’s Sunday TV show danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Read More »

MRFF Emphatically Condemns New Navy Regulation that Imposes Unconstitutional “Religious Test” on Sailors; Demands it be Rescinded MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

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Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution couldn’t be more clear: “… no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” But now the U.S. Navy has come up with a new regulation that couldn’t violate …

MRFF Emphatically Condemns New Navy Regulation that Imposes Unconstitutional “Religious Test” on Sailors; Demands it be Rescinded MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation Read More »

Super Bowl creates major difficulties for people with housing insecurities GO Humanity GO Humanity

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Read More GO Humanity While the Eagles and Chiefs play out a sports drama this weekend for America’s entertainment, people struggling to eat and find shelter will see the drama of their lives compounded by the Big Game. Many unhoused individuals and families in Phoenix, AZ—where the Superbowl will be played this weekend— rely on …

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FFRF welcomes study showing Americans strongly reject Christian nationalism 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 findings of the just-released PRRI/Brookings Christian Nationalism Survey are generally reassuring news for secularism. Thankfully, half or even up to two-thirds of Americans reject Christian nationalist precepts. “More than one-third of Americans (35 percent) say they have not heard …

FFRF welcomes study showing Americans strongly reject Christian nationalism danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Read More »

FFRF’s Mark on the Hill: How we won on Thomas Paine 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 I’ve been in this game for a while. One thing I’ve learned is that winning is far more fun than losing — and we have won on Thomas Paine. A dream of our community and so many Americans is now …

FFRF’s Mark on the Hill: How we won on Thomas Paine danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Read More »

Watch Mikey’s Video (2:10): No Surprise To MRFF!!! Brookings Inst. & Public Religion Research Institute Find Two Thirds of White Evangelicals & Most Republicans Support and Sympathize with Christian Nationalism MRFF Admin Military Religious Freedom Foundation

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Read More Military Religious Freedom Foundation New scientific survey results published today by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution confirm what MRFF has long forewarned: High levels of sympathy and support for Christian Nationalism among White Evangelicals and Republicans. Click to watch and read