For the first time since I’ve been watching Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) board meetings, a “in Jesus’ name we pray” prayer was said at a DCPS board meeting. It was December 9th and it was the first meeting for the five Moms For Liberty endorsed school board members. Admittedly I am worried about the …
Establishment clause of First Amendment
Is Trump a Christian?
All my posts, including this one, are my views and not necessarily the views of all the members of the First Coast Freethought Society. I offer this as food for thought. A lot of people are posting memes on social media about Trump not being a Christian even though he claims to be one. I …
Do No Harm Act
Do No Harm Act will correct the problems created by the RFRA Please check out Americans United for Separation of Church and State press release about the Do No Harm Act:https://www.au.org/media/press-releases/Senate-Booker-Do-No-Harm-Act There is an action alert at the link below. They make it easy to write and ask your U.S. Representative and Senators to co-sponsor …
Atheists and other non-Christians must be allowed to give the invocation at city council meetings if Christians are allowed to do it.
A year or so ago, Pastor Gundy was giving the invocation before a city council meeting. The president of the city council turned off the pastor’s mic. The pastor sued the city and the case was resolved this week according to an article in the Jacksonville TU. The judge said that if city council presidents …
Quotes from articles about SB 48 and school vouchers in Florida
The Florida Republican Legislature has brazenly begun to pass laws that violate precedent of the Florida Supreme Court. The majority of the Florida Supreme Court in 2006 found that Florida’s school voucher program violated the state constitution’s requirement of a uniform, high-quality public education system open to all children. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/florida-supreme-court-desantis-republicans-precedent.html Two organizations are permitted to …
SB 48 (2021) will give more of our tax dollars to religious institutions if it becomes law.
If you think that religious congregations and philanthropists should fund religious institutions not the taxpayers, then please ask your representatives to honor Article 1 Section 3 of Florida’s Constitution. Article 1 Section 3 of the Florida ConstitutionReligious freedom.—There shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or penalizing the free exercise thereof. …