Jessica Ahlquist – Activist for Separation of Church & State
Name: Jessica Ahlquist Born: 1995 Location: Cranston, Rhode Island Organization Affiliation: Secular Student Alliance and American Atheists Label: Atheist, Humanist Jessica Ahlquist decided to take on her high school in Cranston, RI over a prayer banner in her school. It was a religious prayer that everyone had to view anytime they were in the gym. It had been a gift from a former class a very long time ago. To find out more click...
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Name: Benjamin Warren Born: 1986 Location: Carbondale, IL Organization affiliation: President of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Secular Student Alliance Label: Atheist Former Religious Affiliation: Christian – Disciples of Christ My story: When I first came to SIUC, I noticed there were no organizations in place that catered to non-religious students. I sought to change that and established a chapter of the Secular Student Alliance on campus. My goal was to create a place for like-minded individuals to share their ideas and to provide a community where secularists could...
Read MoreDavid Fitzgerald – Historian & Author
Name: David Fitzgerald Born: 1964 Location: San Francisco, CA Organization Affiliation: Center for Inquiry (CFI), Secular Student Alliance (SSA), & National Atheist Party (NAP) Label: Atheist Former Religious Affiliation: Christian About me: David Fitzgerald is a sweet, kind man who enjoys speaking at different conferences and conventions about his book, “Nailed: 10 Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed” David also is the Director/Founder of the Evolutionpalooza! and Atheist Film Fest. His most recent discussion focused on the Mormon religion (LDS) where he points...
Read MoreEmily Dietle
Name: Dietle, Emily Blog: http://emilyhasbooks.com Location: Houston, TX Organization affiliation: Member of: Freedom From Religion Foundation, American Atheists, Houston Atheists, Center For Inquiry, Secular Student Alliance, Americans United Label: Atheist, Secular Humanist Former Religious Affiliation: Protestant Christian (Presbyterian) Seven Year Twitch There was a point in my life that one could label me a Christian; that ended when I was around fifteen. I was always the questioning type, and after enough years of my inquiries being stifled, I swallowed the religion of...
Read MoreHannah Capps
Name: Hannah Capps Born: August 25, 1994 Location: California, USA Label: Atheist Former Religious Affiliation: Evangelical Christian My Story I was raised in a home where I was free to choose my own beliefs when I saw fit. Religion was never something I put much thought into until middle school, when that wonderful mix of curiousity and the urge to fit in led me to a local Evangelical church. I went to Sunday Services, youth group/Bible Study, and Bible Camp, and was shamefully obnoxious to my family about it (as they didn’t follow my path to church). After a...
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