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[[File:Annie Laurie Gaylor.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Annie Laurie Gaylor is an [[Atheist feminism|atheist feminist]]. She is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.   

[[File:Annie Laurie Gaylor.jpg|thumbnail|right|275px|[[Annie Laurie Gaylor]] is an [[Atheist feminism|atheist feminist]]. She is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.   

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Gaylor’s husband, [[Dan Barker]], who heads the organization along with her, is usually the person invited to speaking engagements, despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and her many books on atheism.<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"].  Bitch Magazine, no. 51.  Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.</ref>]]

Gaylor’s husband, [[Dan Barker]], who heads the organization along with her, is usually the person invited to speaking engagements, despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and her many books on atheism.<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"].  Bitch Magazine, no. 51.  Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.</ref> See also: [[Atheism and sexism]] ]]

The '''Freedom From Religion Foundation''' is an [[American]] [[atheist]]/[[humanist]] organization in Madison, [[Wisconsin]]. Its purposes are to [[censor]] or prevent:<ref>http://ffrf.org/purposes/</ref>

The '''Freedom From Religion Foundation''' (FFRF) is an [[American]] [[atheist]]/[[humanist]] terrorist hate group based in Madison, [[Wisconsin]]. The FFRF was co-founded in 1976 by Anne Nicol Gaylor and her daughter, [[Annie Laurie Gaylor]]. It was incorporated nationally on April 15, 1978.

 

Its purposes are to [[censor]] or prevent:<ref>http://ffrf.org/purposes/</ref>

*"Prayers in public schools"

*"Prayers in public schools"

== Leadership ==

== Leadership ==

The [[atheism|atheist]] [[Dan Barker]] and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor serve as co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

The [[atheism|atheist]] [[Dan Barker]] and his wife [[Annie Laurie Gaylor]] serve as co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

=== Gaynor's complaint about speaking engagement invitations ===

=== Gaynor's complaint about speaking engagement invitations ===

''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]]

Writing on the [[sexism]] within the atheist community, atheist Victoria Bekiempis wrote in a ''Guardian'' article entitled ''Why the [[New Atheism]] is a boys' club'':   

Writing on the [[sexism]] within the atheist community, atheist Victoria Bekiempis wrote in a ''Guardian'' article entitled ''Why the [[New Atheism]] is a boys' club'':  "Annie Laurie Gaylor, who founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation with her mother, Anne Nicol Gaylor, in 1978, sums it up succinctly: “One word — sexism.” Gaylor’s husband, Dan Barker, who helms the organization along with her, is usually the one invited to speaking engagements, despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and her numerous books on atheism."<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"].  Bitch Magazine, no. 51.  Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.</ref>

{{cquote|Annie Laurie Gaylor, who founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation with her mother, Anne Nicol Gaylor, in 1978, sums it up succinctly: “One word — sexism.” Gaylor’s husband, Dan Barker, who helms the organization along with her, is usually the one invited to speaking engagements, despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and her numerous books on atheism.<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"].  Bitch Magazine, no. 51.  Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.</ref>}}

 

 

 

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== Failure to meet the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance standards ==

[[File:Freedom From Religion Foundation 2022 BBB Wise Giving Alliance - Failure to meet standards for a nonprofit.jpg|center|thumbnail|1600px|In 2022, the Freedom From Religion Foundation failed to meet the BBB Wise Giving Alliance standards for a nonprofit.<ref>[https://give.org/charity-reviews/national/Civil-Rights/Freedom-from-Religion-Foundation-in-Madison-wi-18414 2022:  BBB Wise Giving Alliance - Failure to meet standards for a nonprofit]</ref> ]]

See also:  [[Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance review of the Freedom From Religion Foundation]] and [[Atheist nonprofit scandals]] and [[Atheism and leadership]]

 

See also:  [[Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance review of the Freedom From Religion Foundation]] and [[Atheist organizations and scandals]] and [[Atheism and leadership]]

According to the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's website, the Freedom From Religion Foundation fails to meet the Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's standards as of May 4, 2018.<ref>[http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national/law-and-public-interest/freedom-from-religion-foundation-in-madison-wi-18414 CHARITY REVIEWIssued: June 2016 Expires: September 2018 Freedom from Religion Foundation]</ref>

According to the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's website, the Freedom From Religion Foundation fails to meet the Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's standards as of May 4, 2018.<ref>[http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national/law-and-public-interest/freedom-from-religion-foundation-in-madison-wi-18414 CHARITY REVIEWIssued: June 2016 Expires: September 2018 Freedom from Religion Foundation]</ref>

Although it has produced a written effectiveness assessment report in October 2015, the report did not include recommendations for future actions.<ref>[http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national/law-and-public-interest/freedom-from-religion-foundation-in-madison-wi-18414 CHARITY REVIEWIssued: June 2016 Expires: September 2018 Freedom from Religion Foundation]</ref>}}

Although it has produced a written effectiveness assessment report in October 2015, the report did not include recommendations for future actions.<ref>[http://www.give.org/charity-reviews/national/law-and-public-interest/freedom-from-religion-foundation-in-madison-wi-18414 CHARITY REVIEWIssued: June 2016 Expires: September 2018 Freedom from Religion Foundation]</ref>}}

==The name of the Foundation==

==The name of the Foundation==

''See also:'' [[Atheist lawsuits]]

''See also:'' [[Atheist lawsuits]]

[[File:Atheist Dan Barker.jpg|thumbnail|left|175px|Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, says his group is opposed to the nativity scenes and other Christian symbols that appear on public spaces during the holiday season.<ref>[https://thehornnews.com/you-wont-believe-this-atheist-attack-on-christmas/ You won’t believe this atheist attack on Christmas], The Horn News]</ref> ]]

[[File:Atheist Dan Barker.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, says his group is opposed to the nativity scenes and other Christian symbols that appear on public spaces during the holiday season.<ref>[https://thehornnews.com/you-wont-believe-this-atheist-attack-on-christmas/ You won’t believe this atheist attack on Christmas], The Horn News]</ref> ]]

The [[War on Christmas]] refers specifically to the controversy surrounding the celebration or acknowledgment of the [[Christmas]] [[holiday]] in government, media, advertising and other [[atheist|secular]] environments.

The [[War on Christmas]] refers specifically to the controversy surrounding the celebration or acknowledgment of the [[Christmas]] [[holiday]] in government, media, advertising and other [[atheist|secular]] environments.

"Our Constitution was very purposefully written to be a godless document, whose only references to religion are exclusionary."

"Our Constitution was very purposefully written to be a godless document, whose only references to religion are exclusionary."

*America was built upon the [[Mayflower Compact]] which began with the words "In the name of God, Amen," and the [[Declaration of Independence]], which acknowledges [[God]] as the source of rights and freedom. The Constitution is not "godless" but secular, and its major reference to religion is to say that the state shall not ''interfere'' with religious practice. The only other reference to religion is one that states that the President shall not be held to a religious test. This means freedom ''of'' religion.

*America was built upon the [[Mayflower Compact]] which began with the words "In the name of God, Amen," and the [[Declaration of Independence]], which acknowledges [[God]] as the source of rights and freedom. The Constitution is not "godless" but secular, and its major reference to religion is to say that Congress shall not ''interfere'' with religious practice. The only other reference to religion is one that states that the President shall not be held to a religious test. This means freedom ''of'' religion.

"It [The Constitution] is vital to buttress the Jeffersonian "wall of separation between church and state" which has served our nation so well."

"It [The Constitution] is vital to buttress the Jeffersonian "wall of separation between church and state" which has served our nation so well."

*The "Jeffersonian 'wall of separation between church and state'" is not in the US Constitution at all! In fact, it was written in a letter by Jefferson ''over ten years after the First Amendment was ratified'', and furthermore, Jefferson was the least religious of all the early Presidents.  Jefferson himself played no role in the formation of the Constitution.  A better guiding principle is that expressed in George Washington's Farewell Address: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."

*The "Jeffersonian 'wall of separation between church and state'" is not in the US Constitution at all! In fact, it was written in a letter by Jefferson ''over ten years after the First Amendment was ratified'', and furthermore, Jefferson was the least religious of all the early Presidents.  Jefferson himself played no role in the formation of the Constitution.  A better guiding principle is that expressed in George Washington's Farewell Address: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."

==Wisconsin and Washington State Capitol signs==

==Wisconsin and Washington State Capitol signs==

The monument is dedicated to the many members of the military who were “atheists in foxholes,” as well as to all [[freethinker]]s (atheists, agnostics, and skeptics of any persuasion) who serve in the U.S. military.<ref>[https://ffrf.org/outreach/atheists-in-foxholes ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES], Freedom From Religion Foundation website</ref>}}

The monument is dedicated to the many members of the military who were “atheists in foxholes,” as well as to all [[freethinker]]s (atheists, agnostics, and skeptics of any persuasion) who serve in the U.S. military.<ref>[https://ffrf.org/outreach/atheists-in-foxholes ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES], Freedom From Religion Foundation website</ref>}}

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Atheist organizations]]

*[[Atheist organizations]]

*[[Atheist nonprofit scandals]]

*[[Atheist organizations and scandals]]

 

 

*[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2020/01/freedom-from-atheism-foundation-and-its.html Freedom From Atheism Foundation and its supporters are victorious over the Freedom From Religion Foundation]

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