Annie Laurie Gaylor is the co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) as well as the editor of Freethought Today. She is also the author of several books, including Women Without Superstition: No Gods, No Masters, a collection of writings by women freethinkers. The Freedom From Religion Foundation was founded in 1978 by Annie Laurie’s mother, Anne Nicol Gaylor. FFRF has over 8,000 members and has been growing faster of late, likely due to its numerous (successful)lawsuits, including a… Read more
Tomorrow’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor shows how atheists are putting themselves out there. It’s a pretty positive article, mentioning such staples of non-religiousness as the Secular Coalition for America, the Blasphemy Challenge, and… um… The New York Times. There are some great soundbytes in the article. From Lori Lipman Brown, lobbyist for the Secular Coalition for America: “In some parts of the country, children are ostracized if someone finds out their families are atheists… We need to educate… Read more
Finally. That whole “geology” hoax has been upended… The Grand Canyon National Park has been forced by the National Park Service (whose officials were appointed by Bush) to sell a book claiming the canyon was formed by Noah’s Flood, instead of by geologic forces. While the Park superintendent is against this decision, he has been overridden. A press release issued by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) states this alarming fact about books for sale: …materials are only to reflect… Read more
Scouting For All is the organization that is trying to stop the discrimination of gays and atheists in the Boy Scouts of America. It was co-founded by 21-year-old Eagle Scout Steven Cozza over ten years ago. (The BSA is a private organization and can discriminate as they wish, but it seems to go against the very ethos of the group…) The annual fund-raising drive for Scouting For All is taking place now and your contributions would be very helpful! (The… Read more
