MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 'Freethought Matters' pays tribute to Cecile Richards Watch the preview here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation's television show this week is a homage to feminist extraordinaire Cecile Richards. In honor of Richards, who recently died at the age of 67, the "Freethought Matters" episode to be aired on Sunday is a rebroadcast of an interview recorded in 2018.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * A sudden storm erupts into a Battle for Bascom The years may change, but the snowball fight remains the same. Call it the "snowball effect" of Bascom Hill. Students delighted in the chance to take (friendly) aim at their fellow Badgers when Madison was hit with around six inches of snow on Wednesday, Feb. 12. 1 Laughter fills Bascom Hill just outside of the notoriously quiet Law Librar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF warns that Ala. lawmakers want to bring back school-sponsored prayer The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out a blatantly unconstitutional bill just introduced in the Alabama Legislature to force public school students to pray at the start of every day. The state/church watchdog calls it the latest in a wave of legislation testing the boundaries of   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF: Trump's faith office, 'anti-Christian bias' task force will privilege religion While President Trump's executive orders to establish the White House Faith Office may seem like "deja vu all over again," his tandem order to create a task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias" signals his overt intent to privilege the Christian religion. "We don't need a tas  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 14 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette University launches Michael R. Lovell Presidential Scholarship program in honor of its 24th president MILWAUKEE -- Marquette President Kimo Ah Yun announced that the university will launch the Michael R. Lovell Presidential Scholarship program in fall 2025 in honor of the late president. President Lovell served for a decade at Marquette as its 24th president. His leadership was marked by   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Threats to federal funding for pollution cleanup, clean energy initiatives spark anger in Wisconsin communities Wisconsin communities are pushing back against the Trump Administration's efforts to slash funding for clean energy, pollution cleanup, and infrastructure improvements, warning that these cuts will have harmful local consequences. People from across Wisconsin are calling on their Congressional la  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Through her story of loss and resilience, UW freshman hopes to help others 'find their light in their darkness' "I think my story is about finding your light in your darkness," Brooke Brennan says. Photo: Althea Dotzour A few weeks ago, University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman Brooke Brennan returned to her hometown for an event close to her heart. For a second year, the girls' hocke  more