August 6, 2016: Freethought Now: Special Weekly Report: All the good stuff at work
On top of the list is a significant lawsuit that FFRF filed while I was away. Last week, after being stonewalled for more than a year, we sued Lehigh County in Pennsylvania to remove a cross from its official seal. “Lehigh County is not a Christian county, it should be equally welcoming to all its citizens regardless of their religion or their rejection of religion,” said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.
On top of the list is a significant lawsuit that FFRF filed while I was away. Last week, after being stonewalled for more than a year, we sued Lehigh County in Pennsylvania to remove a cross from its official seal. “Lehigh County is not a Christian county, it should be equally welcoming to all its citizens regardless of their religion or their rejection of religion,” said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.
HGC Note: In the mind of FFRF, if you have a religious symbol in your possession or on display somewhere...it means you are intolerant. #doh
Mar 8, 2016: CNS: JFK Featured in Freedom From Religion Foundation Ads Running on the Stephen Colbert Show
"Since today's presidential candidates are more interested in quoting scripture than policy, we're resurrecting an important voice of reason to remind Americans that religious dogma has no place in government," says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. Sept 29, 2015: Greta Christina's Blog: More Atheist Leaders Who Aren’t Dawkins or Harris: Annie Laurie Gaylor
This week’s profile: Annie Laurie Gaylor |
Annie Laurie Gaylor (born November 2, 1955) is a co-founder of – and, with her husband Dan Barker, a current co-president of – the Freedom From Religion Foundation. She is also editor of the organization's newspaper, Freethought Today (published ten times per year) and the author of several books, including Woe to the Women: The Bible Tells Me So, Betrayal of Trust: Clergy Abuse of Children and, as editor, Women Without Superstition: No Gods – No Masters. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism in 1980 and describes herself as a feminist and liberal.
In 2010, Gaylor received the Humanitarian Heroine award from the American Humanist Association. Gaylor has been an invited speaker at conferences including the 2012 Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, Australia, and the regional conference of the Minnesota Atheists. She is on the speakers bureau of the Secular Student Alliance.
In 2010, Gaylor received the Humanitarian Heroine award from the American Humanist Association. Gaylor has been an invited speaker at conferences including the 2012 Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, Australia, and the regional conference of the Minnesota Atheists. She is on the speakers bureau of the Secular Student Alliance.