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SSA eMpirical No. 24 - The Freedom From Religion Foundation Conference...and AfterSubmitted by Lyz on Sat, 2007-10-20 18:32.
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We just got back from the Freedom From Religion Foundation's conference in Madison, WI. In addition to meeting lots of great freethinkers and students in the area, we were also treated to a number of great speakers, including our own 
When Matthew LaClair stepped into his high school history class, he had little idea that he was getting into a civil rights battle that would gather national media attention. Now a senior in high school and the recipient of more than one award for his efforts, Matt tells the story of his fight for freedom from religion.
The first thing I ever read by Christopher Hitchens was a review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He felt no need to be polite or considerate of how much others might love the series: he just laid out his (less than flattering) review. It would be several months before I realized how utterly characteristic of Hitchens this behavior is. By Elizabeth R.A. Liddell 
Julia Sweeney is well known as a former star of Saturday Night Live and numerous other television and film roles. In the freethought community, she is best known for her one-woman, self-describing monologue "Letting Go of God." At this year’s FFRF conference, Julia presented the ten biggest lessons she has learned since the play has come out.
Some time last year, I noticed that that the local chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ had been quite aggressive about chalking the URL "EveryBadger.com." It turned out to be a close replica of their national site EveryStudent.com; the replica’s main purpose seemed to be to give UW-Madison students (whose mascot is the badger) the false impression that Crusade created an entire website solely for them. The use of multiple sites is, however, a minor deception compared to the contents of the site(s). By Chris Hallquist. 
Senior Campus Organizer Alison Bates conducts a Student Voice interview with the new SSA affiliate Bentley Secular Student Alliance (BSSA). This group just joined up with the SSA on September 24th! Byung Min, the group's president, answers the questions.
