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Last week, James Dobson released Family Talk’s November newsletter and suffice it to say that he is more worried about the impending collapse of America than he has ever been.
Dobson notes that he spent a great deal of time watching the news while reco…

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Motto Mania: Calif. woman promotes government-endorsed ‘In God We Trust’ signs

Posting “In God We Trust” signs in city and county government buildings has become all the rage in California.

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Thanksgiving: Hypocritical gratitude?

It seems that some of the delusional god-botherers in the US are upset because their President omitted their god in the list of people he expressed gratitude to in his thanksgiving day speech.

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Action Alert: Snowbank Montana shrine renewal

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has issued a formal request to the US Forest Service to uphold its original decision to deny the Knights of Columbus renewal of a special use permit for the Jesus shrine atop Big Mountain in Flathead National Forest.

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Atheists and rapists: you just can’t trust ‘em

Atheists are a pretty disliked bunch of people in North America. Most atheists will be aware of polling data that puts them at the bottom of the loathing pile.

Question is, what’s driving that loathing?

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There is no legitimate reason to keep automatic places for Bishops in the House of Lords, and the government’s proposals to do so undermine equality and represent a religious privilege insupportable in today’s society, the British Humanist Association (BHA) will tell the Joint Committee taking evidence on the draft House of Lords Reform Bill.

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The writing of David Hume has had tremendous influence and will continue to do so, argued Peter Millican at Thursday evening’s Bentham Lecture, hosted by the British Humanist Association, the Humanist Philosophers and UCL.

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Crossed Off: Texas University removes religious symbol from tower after AU protest

It’s unfortunate that time and again, some people feel the need to construct a sectarian symbol in public spaces where everyone should feel welcome, and it’s even more unfortunate that they rarely understand why anyone would have a problem with that.

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is awaiting a response from the Onslow County Board of Commissioners regarding Sheriff Ed Brown’s decision to blatantly violate the constitution via the distribution of an overtly religious message.

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Explicit political endorsements on his church’s website by a California pastor drew the attention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which has requested an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. Churches are barred from endorsing candidates as a condition of their tax-exempt status.

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