Atheism Examiner

Christian Science provision not in merged Health Care Reform Bill

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:09 -0700

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to report that the mandate requiring private medical insurers to reimburse for "religious or spiritual health care" was not included in the merged health care reform bill that Sens. Reid,...

FFRF brings 10 irreligious atheist billboards to Albuquerque

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:28:56 -0700

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is extending its campaign of irreverence to the Great Southwest by bringing billboards with thought-provoking messages to Albuquerque, N.M. The national state-church watchdog is sponsoring 10 billboards fo...

FFRF says Prayer Caucus members trust god more than government

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:47 -0700

The Freedom From Religion Foundation's lawsuit requiring the Architect of the U.S. Capitol to honor the constitutional wall of separation between state and church seems to have upset members of Congress who appear to want a different kind of w...

Federal district court rules against South Carolina's 'Christian' license plate

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:23:00 -0700

A federal district court ruled Tuesday that a special Christian license plate mandated by the South Carolina legislature violates the constitutional separation of church and state. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie held that the...

FFRF charges school district discriminates against atheists, gays, and more - Action Alert

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:00:47 -0700

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, responding to complaints from concerned Indianapolis taxpayers, has sent a letter of strong objection to the Indianapolis Public School system for its policy of censorship of web content that promotes or provi...

A funny little Dilbert comic strip with a bit of an atheist theme

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:16:40 -0700

My son printed this Dilbert comic strip for me the other day. It now resides on my refrigerator. It's from August 9, 1989.

Enjoy!

TX teacher files suit; Says state-required fingerprinting against her religion - 'Mark of the Beast'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:50:08 -0700

A teacher in Polk County, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the state for requiring her to get fingerprinted to keep her job. She insists that it violates her religious freedom. From the standpoint of Pam McLaurin, who teaches in the Big San...

What's in a name: Kentucky 'Christmas' tree

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:34:12 -0700

It seems that the governor of Kentucky and his administration recently ticked off some of the locals when they announced they were looking for a tree to display at the state's Capitol during the holiday season. The Kentucky Finance and Ad...

Seattle resident 'offended' and 'disturbed' by 'cruel' atheist bus ads

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:09:10 -0700

In a "Letter to the Editor" that appeared on The Seattle Times Web site on Friday, a Seattle resident laments about the latest atheist bus ads (shown above) that have been placed on Seattle buses by the Freedom From Religion Foundation...

Atheist billboards, ads, and signs of 2009 - A pictorial retrospective

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:36 -0700

This year, 2009, marks the beginning of a major push around the globe to encourage atheists to come out, to be counted, and to be heard. Atheist activists literally took their campaign to the streets. This pictorial retrospective highlights s...

Teacher wants CA ballot to allow religious Christmas carols in school

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:24 -0700

Merry Susan Hyatt, a 61-year-old substitute teacher in California, feels that school children should sing religious Christmas carols in school. She was moved to start a ballot drive "that would require the state's public schools to offer ...

AU urges Senate not to broaden religion exemption in anti-bias bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:49 -0700

Americans United for Separation of Church and State has urged the U.S. Senate not to broaden the religion exemption in a pending bill designed to end job bias against gays and lesbians. The proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) wo...

He's baaaack - Ted Haggard starting new 'church' in his house

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:42:15 -0700

Ted Haggard, fallen leader of New Life Church, announced Wednesday that he will be starting a new "church" in his home in the same way he started New Life Church. His first meeting will be held at his Colorado Springs home on November 7t...

Did Harrisburg church intervene In mayoral election? AU says IRS should investigate

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:47 -0700

A church’s intervention in the Harrisburg, Pa., mayoral election should be investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. WITF, a radio station in Harrisburg, on Friday Oct. ...

Atheist Idaho billboard vandalized... again

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:29:40 -0700

An individual or individuals have defaced a billboard in Moscow, Idaho… again. The billboard originally read "Millions are good without God" but was partially obscured with blue paint to now read "Millions are good with God...

Texas teacher tells first graders to pray

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:24 -0700

First-graders in a Hondo, Texas, public elementary school will no longer be saying prayers at the direction of their teacher, said the school principal in response to a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of one of its Te...

Ahh! Atheists helping the homeless in Austin

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:15:59 -0700

A group of Texas atheists has been helping Austin's homeless. The group is known as Atheists Helping the Homeless, or AHH. Their goals, in order of priority, for their project are: "To help some folks in need; To show by exam...

No more discounts for the religious at NJ paid parking lot

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:33 -0700

The company that operates a privately owned parking ramp in Jersey City, N.J., has agreed to stop giving religious discounts to ramp users after the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained on behalf of one of its more than 300 members in New J...

New atheist billboard goes up in Lakeland, Florida

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:30 -0700

A new atheist billboard went up in Lakeland over the weekend. On Sunday, Atheists of Florida debuted their new sign. According to the group's Web site, the billboard, which is on Memorial Boulevard, "...is intended to spark up positive, meaningf...

New holiday themed "No God" bus signs going up in Seattle

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:29:04 -0700

There's an early winter solstice surprise coming to a corner near you in Seattle, courtesy of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.You know, they're the folks who want to move the immaculately conceived fable of baby Jesus in the manger back to churc...