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FFRF Displays New Banner in Streator, Illinois City Park

By Mriana • April 12, 2012

The Freedom From Religion Foundation replaced the banner that was allegedly stolen last Saturday.  The banner has the same message, with the addition of

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FFRF offering $1500 reward for stolen banner

By Mriana • April 9, 2012

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) placed a banner, which said, “Nobody died for our sins.  Jesus is a myth”, in a city park

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Portland, OR church sign: “God prefers kind atheists over hateful Christians”

By Mriana • April 9, 2012

Rose City Park United Methodist Church displays a sign in front of their church that reads, "God prefers kind atheists over hateful Christians." According

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Atheist messages kick nativity scene to the curb in California park

By Dakota O'Leary • December 14, 2011

Atheists scored big in a lottery that gave them 18 out of the 21 spaces traditionally reserved for the Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee,

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Muslim hijab sparks off pandemonium in New York amusement park

By JohnThomas Didymus • August 31, 2011

A disagreement over headgear rules between park rangers and Muslim tourists led to a scuffle which forced the temporary shutdown of a New York

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U.S. Muslim Leader, Feisal Abdul Rauf, to speak at U.K. Peace Festival

By JohnThomas Didymus • August 26, 2011

Iman Feisal Abdul Rauf, American Muslim leader who came to public attention  in the controversial "Park51" project to build  a "megamosque" two blocks from

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Evangelicals Want a Baptism and Barbecue On Washington Capital Grounds

By Mriana • August 17, 2011

I find it a bit humurous that Reality Church wants a Baptism and a Barbecue on the grounds of Washington's Capital.  Not only wanting one,

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Hong Kong Suspension Bridge Deal Comes with Noah's Ark

By D. Beeksma • July 17, 2011

Noah's Ark in Hong Kong

In the late 1990s, when Hong Kong needed a bridge to its new airport, it got Noah's Ark. Well, it got the suspension bridge,

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The End of an Era: National Christmas Tree, Once a Mother's Day Gift, Knocked Down by High Winds

By D. Beeksma • February 19, 2011

National Christmas Tree

In 1923, the first National Christmas Tree — a 48-foot fir tree decorated with 2,500 red, white and green electric bulbs — was lighted

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CNN's Anderson Cooper examines church and state issues surrounding Kentucky Noah's Ark theme park

By D. Beeksma • January 30, 2011

The Ark Encounter

The biblically based "Noah's Ark" theme park in northern Kentucky is slated to receive tax incentives from the state because of its projected tourism

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San Diego War Memorial Cross Deemed Unconstitutional – Fate in Question

By D. Beeksma • January 6, 2011

San Diego war memorial

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the 29-foot cross in a San Diego public park, which was dedicated in 1954 in honor

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Kentucky Administration Wants to Give Tax Incentives to Ken Ham's Latest Project, "The Ark Encounter"

By D. Beeksma • December 2, 2010

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says that building a replica of Noah's Ark is a huge deal that's going to create a lot of jobs

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King, NC, Officials Delay Decision Concerning Christian Flag

By D. Beeksma • October 27, 2010

King, North Carolina's, city council has not made a decision yet about what it will do about the Christian flag controversy. In September, the

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