Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has issued a news release on its website concerning the banner which was placed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Following in an excerpt from the news release. For more information, and for more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation, visit their website. “It is our hope that one […]
With the help of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) — the largest group of atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers in the United States — the following banner has been placed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre in addition to a Jewish banner [photo with Rodney Collins – founder of the NEPA Freethought Society] and a Christian nativity scene [I […]
I was invited to appear on episode two of the new “Chill Girls in Pink Corvettes” podcast with @reneehendricks, @woolybumblebee, and @jeh74 (‘Outwest’) to discuss secular/atheist activism and current controversy in the atheist/skeptic communities. How can people get involved in secular/atheist activism? How can people who shy away from controversy contribute? What sort of pushback […]
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Babette Josephs – a Pennsylvania legislator who recently voted against a resolution declaring October 2012 in Pennsylvania as “Prayer Month” and refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance — noting that she viewed it as a prayer — at a House State Committee meeting. We spoke about separation of […]
Readers of this blog and those paying attention to news important to secular Americans may be aware that Pennsylvania lawmakers have been notorious for — if not outright violating the Establishment Clause — blurring the line separating church and state. While sectarian Christian prayers have permeated House of Representative sessions (mentions of Jesus’ blood and […]
