2023

Join FFRF in celebrating Thomas Paine Jan. 29 danielle@ffrf.org (Danielle) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be celebrating the congressional passage of a bill to create a Thomas Paine memorial in D.C., on the upcoming anniversary of the revolutionary’s birth. The “Thomas Paine Birthdate Proclamation Celebration,” also cosponsored by the

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New Report Forecasts Christian Nationalist Movement’s State-Level Strategy in 2023 American Atheists American Atheists

Read More American Atheists Washington, D.C.—Today, the religious equality watchdog American Atheists warned about white Christian nationalists’ likely strategy for 2023, following the midterm elections. This warning draws on the large body of research and trends published today in the organization’s 2022 State of the Secular States report. Now in its fifth annual edition, this

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The Carrington Event and massive solar storms: just how screwed are we? Mark Duwe The Skeptic

This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 22, Issue 1, from 2011. The Sun is our constant companion; it supplies heat and light to us and keeps our small blue-green world from freezing. However, as serene as the Sun seems on a lazy summer’s day, a close look at its surface tells a very

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Atheist Republic News Summary: Iranian Atheist Political Prisoner Soheil… P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic Iranian Atheist Political Prisoner Soheil Arabi Re-Arrested https://www.atheistrepublic.com/press-release/coalition-political-sponsorship-soheil-arabi-whereissoheilarabi Location: Iran  Atheist Republic has received word that well-known Iranian atheist and ex-Muslim Soheil Arabi was re-arrested by Islamic Republic security forces from his home on January 2nd, 2023. Sources have informed us that he was so violently beaten during the arrest that

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FFRF, 40 groups demand release of Soheil Arabi gfletcher@ffrf.org (Gregory Fletcher) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is joining with secular organizations around the world to demand the safety and release of Iranian atheist Soheil Arabi. FFRF is one of more than 40 organizations calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Arabi,

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Wave good bye to Nessie: the wake phenomena that can explain many Loch Ness sightings Steuart Campbell The Skeptic

There is a phenomenon peculiar to long and deep narrow lakes used by heavy vessels. All sizeable vessels create a wake in deep water if travelling at a constant speed: firstly, a disturbance created by the screw propellers, trailing in line behind the vessel, and secondly, a wake created by the bows, spreading out both

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