Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
The Freedom From Religion Foundation notified the Scranton School District that the district’s lease agreement with the Diocese of Scranton is illegal. In March of 2014, I offered my thoughts on a lease agreement the Scranton School District — a public school district in Pennsylvania — entered into with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. […]
I filed right-to-know requests following a discussion I had with Wilkes-Barre city officials concerning the unprominent placement of an FFRF banner. 5/12/14 update: Wilkes-Barre invoked a 30-day extension for response citing staff shortage as the primary reason. Earlier this week — following a recorded discussion I had with Wilkes-Barre City Administrator Marie McCormick and Special […]
I appeared on episode 88 of the not-safe-for-work comedy-themed A-News Podcast to discuss the recent unprominently hung Wilkes-Barre FFRF banner. I was invited to appear on Episode 88 of the A-News Podcast — ‘Banner Banter’ — to discuss the unprominently placed Freedom From Religion Foundation ‘Nothing Fails Like Prayer’ banner and related topics including my […]
I recorded discussion with Wilkes-Barre officials in which I asked why my FFRF banner was unprominently hung on the reverse side of a scaffolding structure. On the morning of May 5, I entered the office of Thomas Leighton — mayor of Wilkes-Barre — within Wilkes-Barre’s city hall to inquire about the placement of a Freedom […]
Wilkes-Barre officials unprominently placed an FFRF banner I submitted for display while a submitted National Day of Prayer banner was prominently placed. What appears to be a clear case of viewpoint discrimination — privileging religious viewpoints over messages contrary to religious beliefs — occurred on May 1, 2014 at the hands of Wilkes-Barre city officials. Rather […]
