Kingman Freethinkers

02/26/2021

Our dear friend, Mark Nisski was the founder and principal organizer of "Ki… Sarah Elizabeth needs your support for Mark Nisski Memorial STEM Scholarship Fund

02/13/2021

The U.S. Census Bureau sent a Thank You certificate to the Kingman Freethinkers for helping to spread information about the census during one of meetings several months ago. Great job Freethinkers!!!

11/12/2020

Its time once again for – Arizona Secular Summit 2020!

Join secular supporters from around Arizona at our annual Secular Summit for presentations, networking, education, advocacy and more.

This year, our keynote speaker is Katherine Stewart, journalist and author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Christian Nationalism and The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children.

We’ll also have updates on the upcoming legislative session and Secular AZ’s legal activities, and hear from the Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, Debbie Allen.

This is a members-only event. (Not a member yet? It just takes a minute to become a Secular Supporter!)

Please join us on Saturday, December 5, from 9AM – 3:30PM.

https://secularaz.org/product/secular-summit-2020-sponsorship-donations/

11/10/2020

Check out Americans United for Separation of Church and State “Agenda to Restore and Protect Religious Freedom”. A bold plan put together by the experts in AU’s Public Policy Department.

The past four years have been trying for many Americans, and they’ve been especially hard for those of us who defend the church-state wall.

11/07/2020

Freedom From Religion Foundation provides scholarship awards to students across several categories. If you have Secular/Freethinking children you should keep that in mind for the future.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce the first Yip Harburg Youth Activist Award winners, who will each receive $1,000.

This scholarship is made possible by the generous Yip Harburg Lyric Foundation and FFRF members Ernie and Margie Harburg, the children of the famous lyricist of “Over the Rainbow.” FFRF is providing the scholarship funds, and the Secular Student Alliance has done the legwork and vetting.

Full statement: https://bit.ly/3kSXoSO

11/06/2020

Please help American Atheists effort to scour every single document and find out why the Administration wanted to hide the details of this church bailout from taxpayers. Support this important investigation here:
https://www.atheists.org/donate

Washington, D.C.—11/5/2020—Today, the church/state watchdog organization praised the United States District Court of Columbia’s ruling that the Trump Administration must disclose the full details of the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loan r...

11/05/2020

AHA reminds us that on this day in 1796, the Treaty of Tripoli was signed, telling the world the United States is not a Christian nation.

On this day in 1796, the Treaty of Tripoli was signed, telling the world the United States is not a Christian nation.

11/04/2020

Try not to miss Executive Director Debbie Allen and Director of Policy & Government Affairs Casey Brinck this Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2pm.

Casey Brinck, Secular Coalition for America

11/04/2020

There are still 64 days until Congress declares the winner of the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021 - a lot can happen.

We must reject the bigoted, anti-science, racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, and homophobic crusade of white Christian nationalists.

11/04/2020

Read this important statement by American Atheists on its efforts to fight this de facto blasphemy law right here in the USA.

Washington, D.C.—Today, the civil rights organization American Atheists, in an amicus brief for the upcoming Supreme Court case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, urged the Justices to refrain from restricting free speech and conjuring a de facto blasphemy law into existence from the bench. Catholic...

11/02/2020

Don't miss our Secular Coalition for Arizona Legal Director Dianne Post's latest blog, which looks at the movement to justify a religious exemption to public accommodations laws.

"Is this where we are going with this movement to justify a religious exemption to public accommodations laws. It is an attempt to change this democracy into a theocracy. As the court said in Washington v. Arlene’s Flowers, it is not about cakes or flowers any more than the sit-ins in the south in the 1960s were about sandwiches and soda. This is about equality and fairness. This movement is a betrayal of American values and the Constitution." Read more at: https://secularaz.org/2020/10/29/can-religious-exemptions-trump-public-accommodations-laws/

11/01/2020

It's November and Freethinkers CeLeBrAtE secular observances. Freethinkers LOVE science so dust off your slide ruler and pocket protector and celebrate - National STEM Day, Carl Sagan's Birthday, and World Science Day. Other observances include:
November 1 National Authors Day
November 1 World Vegan Day
November 1 National Calzone Day
November 3 National Sandwich Day
November 3 National Homemaker Day
November 5 Election Day
November 5 Bonfire Night
November 7 Madame Curie's Birthday
November 8 National STEM Day
November 9 Carl Sagan's Birthday
November 10 World Science Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 13 World Kindness Day
November 14 National Pickle Day
November 16 International Day for Tolerance
November 17 National Take A Hike Day
November 19 International Men’s Day
November 20 Universal Children's Day
November 21 World Philosophy Day
November 26 National Cake Day
4th Thursday Friendsgiving
November 28 National French Toast Day