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Freethought of the Day
"Freethought of the Day" is a daily freethought calendar brought to you courtesy of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, highlighting birthdates, quotes, and other historic tidbits.
https://ffrf.org/news/day
"Freethought of the Day" is a daily freethought calendar brought to you courtesy of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, highlighting birthdates, quotes, and other historic tidbits.
https://ffrf.org/news/day
The FFRF probably went with the word 'Freethought' because they're freethinkers:
What Is A Freethinker? - By Dan Barker
No one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah. To the freethinker, revelation and faith are invalid, and orthodoxy is no guarantee of truth.
https://ffrf.org/component/k2/item/18391-what-is-a-freethinker
free-think-er n. A person who forms opinions about religion on the basis of reason, independently of tradition, authority, or established belief. Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and rationalists.
No one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah. To the freethinker, revelation and faith are invalid, and orthodoxy is no guarantee of truth.
https://ffrf.org/component/k2/item/18391-what-is-a-freethinker
And you're welcome, ss!
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