A Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society spent the last week celebrating the Secular Week of Action and members delivered more than two dozen bags of stuffed animals to children in foster care and Haven Ministry. SVES President Pattie Arduni said the Week of Action from April 26 to May 2 coincided with the federal government’s endorsement …
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Forbes contributor Christine Ro recently condemned the Trump Administration for their reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule, which bars funding for global health organizations that provide abortion information or services. “The policy will lead to more abortions of the dangerous, medically unsupervised, barbaric kind , which cause up to 13% of maternal deaths,” wrote Ro. …
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Texas lawmakers debated whether to ban gay conversion therapy for minors on Wednesday, the first time state politicians have formally addressed the controversial practice meant to lessen or rid kids of homosexual feelings. Rep. Celia Israel’s voice quavered as she spoke on her bill late Wednesday night. Just the third openly gay member of the …
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Some weeks, our attention is focused on a certain subject, and this week it was the misbegotten National Day of Prayer. “The officially sanctioned National Day of Prayer — observed on May 2 this year — goes against the spirit of the secular Constitution,” FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor asserts in an op-ed written for …
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Nearly every elected official in Massachusetts, from the governor to members of town boards, recite the phase “so help me, God” when taking the oath of office. But a proposal to amend the Massachusetts Constitution and eliminate the phrase has gained favor with a key committee in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Approved last week by the …
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Measles, an extremely contagious and potentially dangerous disease, continues to spread in the US, with more than 700 cases so far this year in outbreaks that public health officials say are driven by communities refusing vaccines based on misinformation and conspiracies. Across the country, local leaders have struggled to gain the upper hand against new …
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Did Arizona Governor Doug Ducey jump the wall of church-and-state separation with an Easter Facebook post that celebrated the alleged resurrection of Jesus? Secular Communities for Arizona, a “vibrant and growing community of Arizonans who self-identify as atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, and other labels of personal choosing” believe so. On Tuesday, a lawyer for the …
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) took to Twitter on Saturday to share a video of him listing out what he believes to be the five “cultural narratives” in creating a “sustainable society.” The last point highlighted by the Republican lawmaker was liberty, in which he noted that “liberty isn’t exactly freedom,” but it’s “freedom within a set …
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In a recent editorial, the Philadelphia Inquirer reinforced the importance of vaccination and called for the end of religious exemptions. The paper called for both Pennsylvania and New Jersey to shift their laws to ensure medical concerns are the only way to receive an exemption from vaccination. Religious feelings about vaccination, however deeply felt, have …
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On April 13, former presidential candidate and former member of the House of Representatives Michele Bachmann appeared on “Understanding the Times with Jan Markell,” a Christian podcast. At approximately the 30 minute mark, Bachmann spoke about the Trump administration’s actions on abortion and religious freedom, stating in part: For items that we are concerned about …
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