Tag: Displays

Secular Holiday Displays Back Up For 2016!

Secular Holiday Displays Back Up For 2016!

Thanks to our wonderful team of volunteers, the FFRFMCC holiday displays are up once again in both Chicago Daley Center Plaza and North School Park in Arlington Heights. In Daley Center Plaza, our 8 1/2 foot x 8 1/2 foot Dawkins scarlet “A” (for atheism) sign is shining bright with over 100 seasonal red lights, […]

By November 30, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
Celebration for the Restored Statue of the “Great Agnostic” Robert Green Ingersoll

Celebration for the Restored Statue of the “Great Agnostic” Robert Green Ingersoll

A Two-Day Celebration for Robert Green Ingersoll Dinner Party, Wed. Aug 10 Statue Restoration Dedication Thurs. Aug. 11 (Ingersoll Birthday) Peoria, Illinois   More information about the the dinner and the restoration dedication is available here. This is the FFRF article about the restoration.

By August 10, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
FFRF Calls for State/Church Separation in Chicago’s Daley Center Plaza

FFRF Calls for State/Church Separation in Chicago’s Daley Center Plaza

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its Metropolitan Chicago Chapter have put on display once again a counter to a Catholic “prayer shrine” erected each year in Daley Center Plaza.  The religious shrine features a nine foot laser print of Jesus Christ, and a 20 foot Latin cross for the Christian “holy week,” as well […]

By March 28, 2016 0 Comments Read More →
2015 Secular Holiday Displays  Counter Intrusive Religious Images at Daley Center Plaza in Chicago and North School Park in Arlington Heights

2015 Secular Holiday Displays Counter Intrusive Religious Images at Daley Center Plaza in Chicago and North School Park in Arlington Heights

The FFRF Dawkins Scarlet “A” sign is festively glowing in both Daley Center Plaza in Chicago and North School Park in Arlington Heights again this year to offer representation for the rapidly growing non-religious community during this holiday season. Also in Daley Plaza, the FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter has erected its “Founding Fathers Nativity” banner […]

By December 5, 2015 0 Comments Read More →
Wave 3 of the Chicago FFRF “Out-of-the-Closet” Billboard Campaign Is Now Appearing in Chicago!

Wave 3 of the Chicago FFRF “Out-of-the-Closet” Billboard Campaign Is Now Appearing in Chicago!

The final seven of 21 total billboards created by the FFRFMCC featuring area freethinkers encouraging other non-theists to be more open about their non-belief were erected for another 4-week flight beginning March 4th, 2015 in locations around the north side of Chicago. The campaign began on December 15th, 2014 with eleven individual billboards scheduled for […]

By March 11, 2015 0 Comments Read More →
FFRF and the FFRFMCC Launch “Out-of-the-Closet” Billboard Campaign in Chicago!

FFRF and the FFRFMCC Launch “Out-of-the-Closet” Billboard Campaign in Chicago!

Local freethinkers from the Chicago area are now being featured in a billboard campaign encouraging other non-theists to more open about their non-belief, and those of moderate religious faith to think more critically about irrational superstitious belief. The campaign began on December 15th, 2014 with eleven billboards running for a 4-week cycle, and  featuring advertisements […]

By December 20, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
FFRFMCC Non-Theist Holiday Displays Erected Again in the Chicago Area!

FFRFMCC Non-Theist Holiday Displays Erected Again in the Chicago Area!

Once again this year, the non-religious have a voice in the Chicago area countering the religious symbolism widely present on public property during the month of December. On Monday, November 24th, 2014, the FFRFMCC  erected their 8 1/2′ high illuminated Dawkins’ Scarlet “A” sign in Chicago’s Daley Center Plaza.  Next to that are back-to-back 2 […]

By November 28, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
FFRF and FFRFMCC Debut Counter Display to  Protest Catholic Evangelizing in the Public Square

FFRF and FFRFMCC Debut Counter Display to Protest Catholic Evangelizing in the Public Square

Over the past several years, the Catholic affiliated Thomas More Society has been bringing its message of “Divine Mercy” to Daley Center Plaza during the Christian holy week. But this year,  FFRF and its Chicago Chapter are on hand with a message of their own — Keep State and Religion Separate! The 12 foot FFRF […]

By April 10, 2014 0 Comments Read More →