April 20: Church/State Issues Symposium in Philadelphia

The Delaware Valley chapter of American United for Separation of Church and State will be presenting its third annual Church/State Issues Symposium on April 20, 2013 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. This one-day event includes a diverse array of speakers — some atheistic, Catholic, Unitarian, Baptist — who will […]

My speech at 2012 PA State Atheist/Humanist Conference

Pennsylvania Nonbelievers, one of the organizations which made the 2012 PA State Atheist/Humanist Conference a reality, recently uploaded my speech from the conference. Some parts of my speech were read from an essay I had written concerning separation of church and state issues in the state of Pennsylvania in which I have been directly involved with or […]

Bishop Bambera rebukes Sen. Bob Casey’s support of gay marriage

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has recently announced his support of gay marriage following a campaign of passionate letters authored by Pennsylvanians.In the Times Leader article announcing Casey’s cognitive shift, Bishop Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton chimed in with some sour grapes. The article explains, In a prepared statement, Bishop of Scranton Joseph Bambera Casey’s […]

Brave Hero Radio – Brian Fields

Karla Porter and I will be talking with President of Pennsylvania Nonbelievers and co-chair of the Secular Coalition for America’s Pennsylvania chapter Brian Fields for a live episode of Brave Hero Radio Tuesday (3/5/13) at 7PM Eastern. We will discuss the state of church/state separation in Pennsylvania and much more! Callers — no matter their […]

FFRF banner vandal Joe McDonald organizes ‘Gun Appreciation Day’ rally

Taking a slight departure from the fundraiser which was launched yesterday to help send me to Women in Secularism 2, I have noticed that the person who admitted vandalizing the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) holiday freethought banner placed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre — Joe McDonald — recently organized a ‘Gun Appreciation Day’ event. […]