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Specifically, a '''lawsuit''' is a legal action started by a [[plaintiff]] against a [[defendant]] based on a [[complaint]] that the defendant failed to perform a legal [[duty]] which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
 
Specifically, a '''lawsuit''' is a legal action started by a [[plaintiff]] against a [[defendant]] based on a [[complaint]] that the defendant failed to perform a legal [[duty]] which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
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== Atheist lawsuits ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheist lawsuits]]
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Atheists in the Western World are litigious. Often they use ligitation to restrict the degree of [[religious freedom]] in a society.
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[[File:Skivu Hutchinson speaking at Center For Inquiry.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Sikivu Hutchinson]] speaking ath the [[Center for Inquiry]]. ]]
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The [[Freedom From Atheism Foundation]] has a webpage on their website entitled "Ongoing Lawsuits".<ref>[https://ffrf.org/legal/challenges/ongoing-lawsuits Ongoing Lawsuits - Legal - Freedom From Religion Foundation]</ref> The [[American Atheists]] has a webpage on their website entitled "Legal sucesses".<ref>[https://www.atheists.org/legal/legal-successes/ Legal sucesses - American Atheists]</ref> The [[Center for Inquiry]] engaged in lawsuits related to faith based initiatives concerning prison ministry.<ref name=OS2011 >{{cite web |url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-04-20/news/os-blaine-amendment-religious-schools20110420_1_florida-voters-church-and-state-state-constitution
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    |title= Bill asks voters to OK taxpayer funding of religious institutions
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    |first= Leslie |last= Postal |publisher= [[Orlando Sentinel]]
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    |date= April 20, 2011 |access-date= May 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref name=TB2011 >{{cite web |url= http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/blaine-amendment-repeal-passes-florida-house |title= Blaine amendment repeal passes Florida house |first= Patricia |last= Mazzei |publisher= [[Tampa Bay Times]] |date= April 27, 2011 |access-date= May 16, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160605071055/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/blaine-amendment-repeal-passes-florida-house |archive-date= June 5, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name="CFI2016-02" >{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/news/center_for_inquiry_will_not_appeal_adverse_decision_in_florida_lawsuit/
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    |title= Center for Inquiry will not appeal adverse decision in Florida lawsuit
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    |publisher= CFI
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    |date= February 8, 2016 |access-date= May 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="NewBos2016-2" >{{cite web |url= http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/23/atheists-drop-suit-to-block-christian-prison-ministry-funding/
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    |title= Atheists drop suit to block Christian prison ministry funding
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    |first= Kara |last= Bettis |publisher= New Boston Post
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    |date= February 23, 2016 |accessdate= May 16, 2016 }}</ref> 
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In June 2014,  given the focus of atheist organizations on lawsuits, [[Sikivu Hutchinson]] wrote in the ''Washington Post'' that atheist organizations generally focus on church/state separation and [[creationism]] issues and not the concerns the less affluent African-American population faces.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> Hutchinson also mentioned that church organizations do offer significant help to poor African-Americans.<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> See also: [[Atheism and charity]] and [[Western atheism and race]]
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== See also ==
 
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Revision as of 02:51, September 25, 2019

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A lawsuit is an action or proceeding in a Civil Court. This term is used for a suit or action between two private parties in a court of law.

Specifically, a lawsuit is a legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.

Atheist lawsuits

See also: Atheist lawsuits

Atheists in the Western World are litigious. Often they use ligitation to restrict the degree of religious freedom in a society.

Sikivu Hutchinson speaking ath the Center for Inquiry.

The Freedom From Atheism Foundation has a webpage on their website entitled "Ongoing Lawsuits".[1] The American Atheists has a webpage on their website entitled "Legal sucesses".[2] The Center for Inquiry engaged in lawsuits related to faith based initiatives concerning prison ministry.[3][4][5][6]

In June 2014, given the focus of atheist organizations on lawsuits, Sikivu Hutchinson wrote in the Washington Post that atheist organizations generally focus on church/state separation and creationism issues and not the concerns the less affluent African-American population faces.[7] Hutchinson also mentioned that church organizations do offer significant help to poor African-Americans.[7] See also: Atheism and charity and Western atheism and race

See also

External links

  1. ↑ Ongoing Lawsuits - Legal - Freedom From Religion Foundation
  2. ↑ Legal sucesses - American Atheists
  3. ↑ Postal, Leslie (April 20, 2011). Bill asks voters to OK taxpayer funding of religious institutions. Orlando Sentinel.
  4. ↑ Mazzei, Patricia (April 27, 2011). Blaine amendment repeal passes Florida house. Tampa Bay Times.
  5. ↑ Center for Inquiry will not appeal adverse decision in Florida lawsuit. CFI (February 8, 2016).
  6. ↑ Bettis, Kara (February 23, 2016). Atheists drop suit to block Christian prison ministry funding. New Boston Post. Retrieved on May 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named washingtonpost.com
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