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Freedom from Religion Foundation Year in Review — 2017 by Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker Co-Presidents Freedom from Religion Foundation
A report to FFRF members from the co-presidents Freedom From Religion Foundation Year in Review — 2017 By Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker Co-Presidents Freedom From Religion Foundation FFRF has never been larger, more successful — or more needed! FFRF has grown by more than 6,000 since the last annual report, exceeding 30,000 current members. And we’ve never been busier. We’ve been reveling in a series of court victories: a to- tal of nine judgments or settlements in our favor this year. In the past two years, FFRF has won an unprecedented 15 rounds, settlements or decisions. (Turn to Legal Victories for more.) Photo by Chris Line Reason's greetings from FFRF staff. A timely new project is representing you via FFRF’s Educating Congress campaign (made possible thanks pletion of the “missing link” at the home of the Scopes “Monkey to Stephen Uhl, who matched member donations). FFRF’s smart Trial” in Dayton, Tenn. FFRF member Bill Dusenberry, touring the young attorneys, mostly working in pairs (taking a cue from the Scopes Trial Museum several years ago, noticed a statue to reli- Mormons!), made three separate week-long lobbying trips to gionist William Jennings Bryan, who prosecuted John Scopes for Congress in 2017, visiting hundreds of offices in both the House teaching evolution, on the courthouse lawn. But there was no bal- and the Senate, distributing FFRF literature and acquainting ancing homage to freethinking attorney congressional staff with the views of America’s growing population Clarence Darrow. of “Nones.” We’re already gearing up for next year’s lobbying trips. -
Lessons from Monty Python for Secular Organizations in the US 61 Secularism in the US (See Also the Introduction in Cimino and Smith 2014 and Ledrew 2016)
Lori L. Fazzino and Ryan T. Cragun “Splitters!”:Lessons from Monty Python forSecular Organizations in the US Aside from ahandful of books from secular authors like Susan Jacoby (2004, 2009) and David Niose (2012)and even fewer scholarlypublications (Cady 2010;Blankholm 2014; LeDrew 2016;Turner 1986), little is known about the ori- gins and evolution of American secularism or the factors that contributed to the proliferation of secularist organizations (though see Rectenwald, this volume, for the origins of secularism in the UK). In this chapter,webegin by recounting some of the history of organized secularism in the US,includingsome emphasis on the tensions and the splits thatoccurred. We then turn our attention to twospecific figures in the movement – Paul Kurtz (1929–2012)and MadalynMurray O’Hair (1919 –1995) – and arguethat, while these individuals wereobstinate, autocratic, and even over-bearing at times, they werearguablythe very types of personalitiesthat werenecessary dur- ing the ColdWar in the US to maintain asmall, but vocal movement of stigma- tized nonbelievers. We conclude by arguing that the divisions and the tensions have transformed organized secularism in the US into ade-centered, segmented, polycephalous movement (see Gerlach and Hines 1970). While the movement maybemore diffuse than some think is in its best interest,weargue that there are potential advantagestosuch an arrangement. 1Introduction While we came to the studyoforganized secularism for different reasons – Faz- zino worked for several secular social movement organizations (SMOs); Cragun was asked to speak at the conventions of some of the organizations – both of us wereinitiallyunder the impression that the secular movement in the US was contentiousand fractured. -
The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read
"For reference, shock, or lively debate, THE BOOK has it all. Buy it, study --1 it, then draw your own conclusions! Fast becoming known as the textbook :I: of Freethought." m - Bonnie Lange, Truth Seeker Company OJ 0 "A giant step toward religious literacy. If a person, being a Christian, church 0 member or clergy, hasn't read the thoughts, evidence and point of viyw of A THE BOOK, they are not getting the whole story." -< 0 - Reverend Richard Hill, Minister, Church of Daily Living c: :::0 "Absolutely TOO imp~rtant to be' ignored, censored or dismissed! THE (") BOOK shall rightfully hold its place as A BEST SELLER!" :I: -Bill Jenkins, Former ABC Radio Talk Show Host c: :::0 "To a nation (U.S.) that prides itself in knowing their doctor, broker, insur (") ance agent and attorney, add: know your religion and church. THE BOOK is :I: here! If a person tells you he or she knows the truth and has not read THE c BOOK - then they know only half the truth - in other words, they have 0 m been a victim of controlled data, incomplete teachings, self-perpetuated my en thology or, God bless them, brainwashing." z - Derek Partridge, British Journalist, T.V. News and Anchorman --1 "In a winner-take-all world, where the stakes are high, I am afraid those :e addicted by controlled religion will never read THE BOOK. Because of fear )> laziness or the attitude of don't bother me with the facts, they will avoid z --1 getting a documented menu of substantial archaeological evidence biblical critique and historical fact. -
FFRF Annual Report – 40Th Anniversary by Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker Co-Presidents, Dues-Paying Members
FFRF Annual Report – 40th Anniversary By Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker Co-Presidents, dues-paying members. Our warmest gratitude to you — our Freedom From Religion Foundation members — for your support, activism and participation. Growing FFRF, incorporated on in an election year is an accomplishment. April 5, 1978, celebrated its 40th anniversary as Captivating book for freethinking children published a national group with a Looking to the future of freethought, FFRF special section in our revised its original book for children, Just newspaper, Freethought Photo: Ingrid Laas Pretend, written by Dan Barker, and Today, looking back on wondrously illustrated by the brilliantly milestones. (You can talented art student Kati Treu, daughter still browse this section of Lisa Treu, our director of first digitally at: ffrf.org/40th.) Dan Barker & Annie Laurie Gaylor. impressions. The paperback with magical FFRF’s principal founder, illustrations is hot off the press, just in time Anne Nicol Gaylor, who died in 2015 at age 88, lived long for a Winter Solstice gift for your children or grandchildren. enough to see her vibrant legacy continue with exponential growth for FFRF. $56,750 awarded in student scholarships This year’s celebratory annual convention broke records — Awarding scholarships to freethinking students counts as one of nearly 1,000 members representing 42 states, plus Puerto Rico FFRF’s most proud annual achievements and is an investment and Washington, D.C., Canada and the UK. (See more under in the future of freethought. This year, the William J. Schultz Convention Recap.) Memorial Scholarship for college-bound high school seniors helped a total of 24 We were “flattered” to be the subject of a 10-page diatribe by winners (including former Gov.