Jessica Ahlquist faces a torrent of hate for her stand against a prayer banner at Cranston High School. A federal judge sided with her, but former friends, town officials, and others are coming at her with insults and death threats. But her atheist activism paid off, with a humanist organization giving her a 40k college scholarship. a speaking tour around the country, and now the Hugh M, Hefener First Amendment award!
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