March 16, 2023 – Free Thought News

Minneapolis schools move mandatory staff meetings from church after FFRF intervenes 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 The Minneapolis Public Schools district has taken action to stop violating the constitutional rights of staff members after being contacted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The state/church watchdog was informed by a concerned district employee that the district’s Education …

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Lifelong atheist, actor Madison Arnold is guest on FFRF’s ‘Freethought Matters’ talk 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 preview hereWatch the preview here. Longtime FFRF member and veteran actor Madison Arnold reflects on his near-lifelong atheism and his 50-year acting career on this week’s episode of “Freethought Matters,” FFRF’s weekly TV show. Arnold, who’s been a …

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On Becoming a Crone [or, Maybe, a Yente] SHJ Society for Humanistic Judaism

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Read More Society for Humanistic Judaism This is a guest article by Barbara Martinsons, a member of the SHJ affiliate, Secular Jewish Circle in Tucson, Arizona. Barbara reflects on the different aspects of being a woman (and a Jewish woman) at various life stages. This is

My Everyday Humanist Heroes Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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Women within the movement come to mind when I consider everyday humanist heroes, or, I might say, heroines. For Women’s History Month, I want to celebrate the women whose care, concern, and tireless efforts have helped, and continue to help, advance our communities and organizations. Humanist women must often be more than their male counterparts …

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Celebrate Sunshine Week Year-Round Peter Bjork TheHumanist.com

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Sunshine Week is an annual initiative in the second week of March, promoting open, transparent government and celebrating our right to government information in the United States. Launched in 2005 by the News Leaders Association, Sunshine Week overlaps with Freedom of Information Day which is recognized on James Madison’s birthday of March 16th. The fourth US …

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Free Will Is Real Stuart T. Doyle Skeptic

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Read More Skeptic Are we really free? The question “Could I have done otherwise?” is central to the issue of free will. But because choices are forward-looking, at the time of choice there is not yet any action to do otherwise. The question makes more sense when aimed at the future: “Can I do something …

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FFRF warns about number of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ copycat bills 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 Photo: Will Larkins – FFRF’s Catherine Fahringer Student Activist awardee The Freedom From Religion Foundation is dismayed to see that a number of state legislators have introduced legislation that mirrors Florida’s notorious — and religiously motivated — 2022 “Don’t Say …

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Protected: An Invitation From Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “Join me and my guests in a new series of dialogues on the grave threats to the foremost freedom—free speech—and how we can defend it.” The AHA Foundation AHA Foundation

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Interim ED Town Hall Meeting with Ethical Culture Leaders Jake Ritter American Ethical Union

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Read More American Ethical Union Join Interim Executive Director Rachel Pfeffer for an AEU Town Hall to solve complex problems with the Ethical community….

Interim ED Town Hall Meeting with Ethical Culture Leaders Jake Ritter American Ethical Union

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Read More American Ethical Union Join Interim Executive Director Rachel Pfeffer for an AEU Town Hall to solve complex problems with the Ethical community….