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Vol. 41 No. 09 November 2024

Rep. Lofgren speaks at SF Bay Chapter

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., one of the new members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, spoke to members of FFRF’s San Francisco Bay Chapter on Sept. 7 in San Jose. The event was co-sponsored by the Atheist Community of San Jose and hosted by the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center, which is also the recipient of the SF Bay Chapter’s 2024 charitable grant. LGBTQ-plus folks are natural partners for FFRF, since they are among those most victimized by the intrusion of religious beliefs into government.

FFRF Member Dick Hewetson enjoys his meeting with Rep. Zoe Lofgren.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, center, chatted with SF Bay Chapter leaders Walt Bilofsky and Dana Treadwell following her speech.

About 60 members of all three organizations heard Rep. Lofgren discuss the dangers of Christian nationalists, who seek unconstitutional privilege over other religion followers as well as nonbelievers.