My July 2013 objection to government-led prayer at Wilkes-Barre Council meetings

I addressed Wilkes-Barre City Council at its July 16, 2013 public meeting – once again objecting to their government-led prayer which occurs during council meetings. Read a transcript of my remarks below and watch the corresponding video of my address to council. This post arrives following a short hiatus I have taken from most internet […]

Public outcry follows call for Wilkes-Barre City Council to cease prayer – Talkback 16

Talkback 16 — a segment in which local television news station WNEP-TV 16 airs recorded comments from viewers — recently featured individuals commenting on my June 13, 2013 address to Wilkes-Barre City Council in objection to government-led prayer during council meetings. Callers on the June 17, 2013 edition — seemingly disgruntled with my address to […]

Challenge

Justin Vacula, atheist activist, activist for the separation of church and state, and co-organizer of the NEPA Freethought Society — a social, educational, activist, and philosophical community group of non-theists in Northeastern Pennsylvania — challenges priests, ministers, theologians, and other individuals in Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond to defend their religious beliefs in a “Does God […]

Interview on “Corbett” concerning FFRF Nothing Fails Like Prayer banner

I appeared on the May 24, 2013 episode of “Corbett” — a talkradio program on WILK Newsradio hosted by Steve Corbett — to discuss the “Nothing Fails Like Prayer” banner I, with the help of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had placed atop Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Within my nearly 13 minute interview, […]