Upcoming and Recent Events | By Patti Butcheck, on February 25th, 2019% Freethought Society NewsletterClick here to see the March April 2019 eZine Newsletter.
In the Ezine you will find the following articles: - Scouts for Equality’s Outreach to The Freethought Society by Justin Wilson
- Making Our Voices Heard by Marjorie Goldman
- Very Long-Distance Support by Christina Jones
- The Bones of Thomas Paine by Kenneth E. Nahigian
- The Freethought Society and Haverford Freethinkers Celebrate Women’s History Month
- The Freethought Society’s 2019 Two-Month Activities Calendar
- Donation and Information Page
We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible! If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address. Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations. We want supporters to stay informed at all times. To keep updated about events, meetings and issues, please sign up to participate in the FS Discussion List. Check for upcoming events at the FS Meet Up page. Like FS on Facebook! Follow FS on Twitter. By Patti Butcheck, on November 20th, 2018% September, October, November, December 2018 eZine NewsletterClick here to see the September, October, November, December 2018 Freethought Society (FS) Ezine. In the Ezine you will find the following articles:- A Four-Month Combined Issue to Bring Readers Up-To-Date, by Margaret Downey
- Photos from the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum
- More Photos from the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum
- Skeptics at the 2018 DragonCon Event
by Margaret Downey - More DragonCon 2018 Skeptic Photos
- The Los Angeles, California Secular Day of the Dead
by Margaret Downey - 2018 Secular Day of the Dead Photos
- BSA’s Religious Recruitment/Anti-Nontheist Signs: Activist Report
With submissions by Margaret Downey, Sally Flynn and Thomas Schottmiller - The Schwartz Event
- How Freethinkers Can Save the Truth
by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky - The Freethought Society’s 2018/2019 Activities Calendar
- Donation and Information Page
 Ingersoll Birthplace We hope that you will remain or become an active supporter of the great work FS is doing. Please donate to the general fund or select a project you want to help sponsor. All donations to FS are tax-deductible! If the Ezine inspires you to become more actively involved with FS, please provide us with your contact information, including your phone number and mailing address.  Special events are being planned in your area so don’t miss an opportunity to participate further. All personal information is confidential and will not be shared with other organizations.
We want supporters to stay informed at all times. To keep updated about events, meetings and issues, please sign up to participate in the FS Discussion List. Check for upcoming events at the FS Meet Up page. Like FS on Facebook! Follow FS on Twitter. By FS Editor, on June 15th, 2018% In our ongoing efforts to prevent discrimination, we have created a letter of appeal to schools and school districts, which calls to their attention the fact that the Boy Scouts of America is a private organization which practices discrimination against non-believers, LGBT and the disabled. Please review the letter and consider taking action with us. Anti-Discrimination Policy & Mission Statement: https://www.ftsociety.org/menu/anti-discrimination-support-network/anti-discrimination-policy-mission-statement/ By Patti Butcheck, on October 1st, 2015% Boy Scouts of America Announce New Levels of Acceptance but Still Exclude Nontheistsby Margaret DowneyThe following article was from September-October 2015 FS Newsletter
While the gay community is rejoicing and celebrating a change in the membership policies of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), I remain unimpressed and dissatisfied. Yes, the BSA’s national office, as of July 27, 2015, allows troops to accept gays to join, participate and be hired, but their position forbidding the inclusion of nontheists has not changed. Continue reading: Boy Scouts of America Announce New Levels of Acceptance but Still Exclude Nontheists By Patti Butcheck, on November 1st, 2014% Boy Scout Assemblies in Public Schools Protestedby Margaret DowneyThe following article was from November-December-2014-Newsletter
At the beginning of every school year, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) kick off their yearly recruitment drive. In many public school districts across the nation, BSA recruiters are welcomed with open arms. Ever since BSA declared itself a “private” organization (Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640, 2000), the Freethought Society (FS) has objected to BSA using public school grounds to post recruitment signs and/or to conduct recruitment assemblies during school hours. FS also objects to school officials and teachers assisting in any way with recruitment efforts. Continue reading: Boy Scout Assemblies in Public Schools Protested | |
