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Category Archives: civil rights
Podcast #142 – Jessica Ahlquist victorious in Rhode Island
We look at the aftermath of highschooler Jessica Ahlquist’s First Amendment victory in Rhode Island. After winning a lawsuit to have a prayer banner removed from a public high school, Ms. Ahlquist has received threats and harassment–even local florists refuse to deliver … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, children, civil rights, movies, podcast, religion, religious rights
Tagged ayn rand, cheryl perich, cranston, jessica ahlquist, ministerial exception, tim tebow, touching the void
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Podcast #139 – War on Christmas Continued
Rick Perry plays the homophobia card in his latest TV ad. Holiday displays in Leesburg, Virginia stir free speech controversy. The co-discoverer of a new earth-like world wants to call it the Christmas Planet. Prosperity gospel preacher Eddie Long’s wife … Continue reading
Podcast #137 – Attack of the Theocrats
We interview Sean Faircloth, author of Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do about It. Sean was formerly Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, but recently accepted the position of … Continue reading
Podcast #136 – Reason Rally Update with David Silverman
Posted in atheism, civil rights, interviews, news, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged american atheists, david silverman, kentucky homeland security, reason rally, utah crosses
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Bill seeks to reaffirm In God We Trust as national motto
Oh, boy, here we go again. Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) has introduced a resolution seeking to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto. Why? The national motto is no danger of being changed, and surely our elected representatives … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, religious rights
Tagged in god we trust, national motto, obama, petition, pledge of allegiance, randy forbes, under god, we the people
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KY Court of Appeals rules against American Atheists
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled against American Atheists in their lawsuit against the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS). A 2006 law claims that “the safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon … Continue reading
Podcast #135 – Vic Losick (In God We Teach)
Posted in christianity, civil rights, interviews, movies, podcast, religion, religious rights
Tagged david paszkiewicz, in god we teach, matthew laclair, vic losick
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Clarifying myths about atheists
Wow. You need to read “Atheists misunderstood in US, but don’t need to remain silent,” written by Brandon Givens and published in the Gainesville Times. Despite the clunky title, it’s one of the clearest, most succinct defenses of atheism I’ve … Continue reading
International Religious Freedom Report
The US State Department has just released a new International Religious Freedom Report, highlighting nations with problematic records. If there’s any lesson to be learned here, it’s that there appears to be absolutely no correlation between US support of a … Continue reading
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Tagged international religious freedom report
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Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.
Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What’s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here’s “Strong,” the new TV ad he’s running in Iowa. … Continue reading →