Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Rick Saccone — member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who proposed legislation which eventually declared 2012 to be “The Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania — has proposed legislation requiring Pennsylvania’s public schools to prominently display “In God We Trust” on mounted plaques or student-created art projects. Saccone’s memorandum reads as follows: In […]
I debated Reverend Michael Brewster on the topic of “Does the Christian god exist?” on August 31, 2013 in Mount Zion Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Following is a video recording of the debate: Consider reading my after-thoughts concerning the debate and a transcript of my opening statement. I also hope to provide more thoughts […]
Please help send me to the 2013 FFRF (Freedom From Religion Foundation) annual convention by promoting and supporting my Indiegogo fundraiser. Following is text and a video of my fundraiser script: I am a post-graduate college student, atheist activist, and church/state separation activist from Northeastern Pennsylvania. I write at justinvacula.com, speak at various conferences and […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Independent Gazette published remarks I delivered before Wilkes-Barre City Council members in July 2013 objecting to their practice of government-led prayer during public meetings. I plan to continue challenging Wilkes-Barre City Council’s government-led prayer and will be in attendance to object once again at their August 15, 2013 meeting. Additionally, readers can watch […]
