WASHINGTON, D.C. – Todd Stiefel, chair of the new coalition Openly Secular, today released the following statement on efforts to block nonreligious people from offering invocations at public meetings: We are disappointed to hear the Town of Greece, NY and Brevard County, FL are seeking to change their policies and deny atheists and agnostics the […]
Right-wing Radio Host Rick Wiles Says An Ebola Outbreak in America Would Be A Good Thing Washington, D.C. – Openly Secular, a new coalition of more than two dozen secular groups, is calling for the resignation of right-wing radio talk show host Rick Wiles after he suggested an Ebola outbreak in America could “solve America’s […]
Atheist to Offer Secular Invocation Tuesday in Greece, NY Secular Groups Offer Resources to Individuals Delivering Secular Invocations Washington, DC – Dan Courtney, the atheist man who will offer a secular invocation tomorrow in the town at the center of the controversial Supreme Court public prayer ruling, today joined with leaders from Openly Secular and […]
TRANSCRIPT Host: This past spring, in what many believed to be a surprising ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the right of the Western New York town of Greece to hold a pre-town meeting prayer. The case was brought by 2 residents of Greece, one Jewish, one atheist. They had argued that most of the time […]
Atheist to Offer Secular Invocation Tuesday in Greece, NY Secular Groups Offer Resources to Individuals Delivering Secular Invocations Washington, DC – Dan Courtney, the atheist man who will offer a secular invocation tomorrow in the town at the center of the controversial Supreme Court public prayer ruling, today joined with leaders from Openly Secular and other […]