Jessica Ahlquist
Leaving your religion? Now, there’s a hotline to help
By Kimberly Winston — February 27, 2015
(RNS) A new crisis hotline launches Friday for those caught between faith and atheism. Its motto: "When faith is on the line, so are we."
The 10 most read ‘Faitheist’ stories of 2014
By Chris Stedman — January 1, 2015
As we begin 2015, here's a look back at the most read 'Faitheist' posts from last year—from whether or not atheists can be fundamentalists to why atheists shouldn't call religion a mental illness.
Jessica Ahlquist looks back — and ahead — 2 years after Ahlquist v. Cranston
By Chris Stedman — January 5, 2014
Two years ago this week, Jessica Ahlquist’s life changed forever. On January 11, 2012, a federal judge ordered the removal of a “School Prayer” banner at Cranston High School West in Cranston, Rhode Island, saying that it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Ahlquist—then a 16-year-old student at Cranston High School West—was a plaintiff in Ahlquist […]
‘Secular safe zones’ offer campus shelter to atheist students
By Kimberly Winston — September 18, 2013
(RNS) The sticker on professor Robert Schmidt's door at Utah State University signals that his office is a ``Secular Safe Zone,'' open to students who are atheists, agnostics or just questioning their faith and in need of advice.
‘Hug an Atheist’ film tries to put a human face on unbelief
By Kimberly Winston — September 13, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) "I wanted people that could just be the people next door,” said filmmaker Sylvia Broeckx. “I wanted to put a face on atheism and the face is your neighbor, your friends and your co-workers who you might not expect to be an atheist."
Teen activist emerges as an atheist hero at Skepticon
By Kellie Moore — November 13, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (RNS) In her hometown of Cranston, R.I., Jessica Ahlquist earned quite a reputation: Witch. Nazi. Satanist. But in the atheist community, the 17-year-old is a celebrity. A hero. By Kellie Kotraba.
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