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Public elementary school asks students “I love Jesus because ___”

An anonymous resident of a small town in western North Carolina wrote in with a disturbing bit of news. I wanted to share something with my fellow atheists. I work at an elementary school as an assistant in a small town in western NC. Our school is participating in operation christmas where they send kids [...]

Dustin at dwnomad pledges to support RBB with an epic bit of disclosure

West Valley Free Thinkers

After offering to speak, he added, “I should disclose that my last public speaking engagement was the last sermon I preached just over four years ago.”

Rock Beyond Belief in Fall 2011…? Maybe.

justice

Stringing along quite a few popular and busy people for 5 months, dangling a unique opportunity in front of them, was certainly never my intention. It was unfortunate and disheartening that the last minute restrictions crippled us and we had to cancel. My initial reaction was to entertain the idea of a smaller venue being [...]

Fight “Don’t Pray? Don’t Say!” – Support All Troops Equally

Help stop "Don't Pray? Don't Say!" - Support All Troops Equally

This week was exceptionally busy for us at Rock Beyond Belief. We are still dealing with the fallout from the cancellation of the festival. We don’t know exactly what lies ahead for the festival, but April 2nd is a definite ‘No-Go‘. “Don’t Pray? – Don’t Say!” We find ourselves in the curious position of being [...]

Demand equal treatment for the Army’s non-religious Soldiers

After last week’s hey-maker from Fort Bragg, we were devastated. It was shocking to learn that our festival had been crippled with last-minute restrictions that forced us to shut down. Now it’s time to fight back. Please help us stand up to the discrimination facing the non-religious military community. That was the whole point of [...]

Army Spiritual Fitness Concert Cost: $100K+ FOIA Docs Released

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) initiated a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request when the controversial Rock the Fort concert came to Fort Bragg, NC.  FOIA requests understandably take some time to process. However, we are excited to finally get an inside look at exactly how much support the Billy Graham Evangelical Association was [...]

Dan Barker joins the lineup!

On the heels of the recent announcement of Richard Dawkins‘ addition to our lineup, comes another atheist power hitter.  Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Dan Barker, has agreed to be a speaker and musician at our upcoming secular festival on Fort Bragg. The FFRF are dedicated to empowering non-theists, and protecting the [...]