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Friendly Atheist ✏ The Freedom From Religion Foundation says they "regret any distress" caused by Jerry Coyne's thoughtless piece.
 
Jerry Coyne, Steven Pinker, and Richard Dawkins have all resigned from the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Honorary Board.”

Good riddance. It’s always nice when the trash takes itself out. I urge FFRF to replace them with people who advance their cause instead of setting it back.

Somehow, in the span of about 24 hours, the Freedom From Religion Foundation made an egregious mistake, got plenty of well-deserved backlash for it, then quickly attempted to correct the problem. (And you can bet they’ll get plenty of undeserved backlash for trying to fix the error.)

If you have no clue what I’m talking about, congratulations on having a life outside the internet. I’ll be asking you for advice later.

This whole controversy dates back to a post on FFRF’s “Freethought Now” blog. (“Freethought Now” is the site where some FFRF staffers, lawyers, and interns elaborate on the group’s work. Recent articles focus on topics like Christian Nationalism and feminism. It’s nothing that would surprise their supporters.)

In early November, former FFRF intern Kat Grant posted an article about how much of our society’s views on gender are steeped in religious traditions.

Continue reading @ Friendly Atheist.

Atheist Group Faces Backlash After Publishing, Then Removing, Anti-Trans Article

Friendly Atheist ✏ The Freedom From Religion Foundation says they "regret any distress" caused by Jerry Coyne's thoughtless piece.
 
Jerry Coyne, Steven Pinker, and Richard Dawkins have all resigned from the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Honorary Board.”

Good riddance. It’s always nice when the trash takes itself out. I urge FFRF to replace them with people who advance their cause instead of setting it back.

Somehow, in the span of about 24 hours, the Freedom From Religion Foundation made an egregious mistake, got plenty of well-deserved backlash for it, then quickly attempted to correct the problem. (And you can bet they’ll get plenty of undeserved backlash for trying to fix the error.)

If you have no clue what I’m talking about, congratulations on having a life outside the internet. I’ll be asking you for advice later.

This whole controversy dates back to a post on FFRF’s “Freethought Now” blog. (“Freethought Now” is the site where some FFRF staffers, lawyers, and interns elaborate on the group’s work. Recent articles focus on topics like Christian Nationalism and feminism. It’s nothing that would surprise their supporters.)

In early November, former FFRF intern Kat Grant posted an article about how much of our society’s views on gender are steeped in religious traditions.

Continue reading @ Friendly Atheist.
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