Freethought Books Project

Today in the fight for church-state separation, CAIR (the Council on American Islamic Relations) is challenging the existence of segregated living quarters for Christian inmates in Virginia.

Muslim Group Challenges Virginia Jail’s Christian-Only “God Pod” This should not be permitted.

Stephen Fry Receives Richard Dawkins Award For Lack Of Faith In this setting, Fry comes across as an example set apart from other skeptics. He thinks and trades at the intersection of critical thinking and creativity, frequently cavorting on the outer bounds of rationalism to discover and invent.

We are currently looking for volunteers (local) in the Amherst, NY area who are willing to help pack and ship books out to participants in our freethought books program. You can reach out here if you are interested.

Educational initiatives for inmates are a great path to reduce recidivism and a humanistic, science-based method to save costs to taxpayers. Plus, Pell grants for inmates may even help reduce the religious influence that has become so rampant in our criminal justice system. FBP supports President Obama in this new initiative!

Obama Restores Some Prisoners’ Pell Grant Eligibility A pilot program will revisit a two-decade ban on federal student aid for the incarcerated.