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The Golden Age of Freethought is the mid 19th-century period in United States history which saw the development of the socio-political movement promoting freethought.Anti-authoritarian and intellectually liberating historical eras had existed many times in history, notably in eighteenth century France.
Since redistricting in 2022, Raskin's district now encompasses only part of Montgomery County. Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus. He was the lead impeachment manager for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Congressional Freethought Caucus was unveiled by Huffman during the Secular Coalition for America annual awards dinner in Washington, DC. [1] The Secular Coalition for America released a statement applauding the founding members of the caucus: "The formation of a Congressional Freethought Caucus is a milestone moment for nonreligious Americans in our continued struggle for inclusion in the ...
Freethought (sometimes spelled free thought) is an unorthodox attitude or belief. [ 1 ] A freethinker holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority , tradition , revelation , or dogma , [ 2 ] and should instead be reached by other methods such as logic , reason , and empirical observation .
Katie Kehm Smith (1868 – 18 September 1895) [1] [2] was an American freethought lecturer and organizer. [3] [2] In Samuel Porter Putnam's 400 Years of Freethought, published a year before her death, Putnam described Smith as "Probably the youngest prominent lecturer in the Freethought ranks". [3]
The Freethinkers Association of Switzerland (FAS) is a Swiss nonprofit organisation for freethought. It is the result of the merger of several late 19th century and early 20th century local freethinkers associations throughout Switzerland into a national society, currently headquartered in Bern .
[3] [4] [5] He was also, in his words, a freethought "conference junkie", attending and often speaking at many events within the community of freethought. [1] Clark Adams actively promoted the Secular Student Alliance and briefly sat on the Board of Directors for the group. He was also one of the founders of the Secular Coalition for America.
Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, or other dogmas. See also irreligion .