Institute for First Amendment Studies Freedom Writer / Walk Away. This archive contains copies of the Freedom Writer, describing what the extremist Religious Right are up to. Additionally it contains Walk Away, the newsletter created to help Fundamentalist walk away from the more destructive brands of Christianity in favor of something a little more reasonable.

FW-INDEX.ZIP This is a complete index into the topics covered in the following files.
FW-1-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - January 1994
FW-2-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - February 1994
FW-3-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - March 1994
FW-4-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - April 1994
FW-5-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - May 1995
FW-6-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - June 1994
FW-7-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - July 1994
FW-8-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - August 1994
FW-9-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - September 1994
FW-10-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - October 1994
FW-11-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - November 1994
FW-12-94.ZIP Freedom Writer - December 1994
FW-1-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - January 1995
FW-2-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - February 1995
FW-3-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - March 1995
FW-4-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - April 1995
FW-5-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - May 1995
FW-6-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - June 1995
FW-7-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - July/August 1995
FW-9-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - September 1995
FW-10-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - October 1995
FW-11-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - November 1995
FW-12-95.ZIP Freedom Writer - December 1995
FW-1-96.ZIP Freedom Writer - January 1996
FW-3-96.ZIP Freedom Writer - Feburuary/March 1996
FW-4-96.ZIP Freedom Writer - April 1996
COHEN.ZIP How I walked away By Edmund D. Cohen
DEAN.ZIP Just as I am By David Dean (How David Dean walked away)
HOYNE.ZIP Moody Bible Jim Hoyne graduate walks away By Skipp Porteous
LINCOLN.ZIP Former Wheaton student (Dr. Janet Lincoln) walks away By Skipp Porteous
MAGUIRE.ZIP How I walked away By Patrick MaGuire
MILES.ZIP How I walked away By Austin Miles
PORTEOUS.ZIP How I walked away By Skipp Porteous
SEIGEL.ZIP Gideon leader (John Seigel) walks away By Skipp Porteous
TAGGART.ZIP Five years in hell By Ron Taggart (How Ron Taggart walked away)
WINELL.ZIP Leaving the fold By Marlene Winell (How Marlene Winell walked away)
BARKER.ZIP Losing faith By Dan Barker (How Dan Barker walked away)
INVITATI.ZIP When offered an invitation like any of these - beware! (Cult watching signs)
BIBLE.ZIP The Bible:an ex-fundamentalist's perspective By May E. Dooley
DEFECTOR.ZIP Confessions of a Jews for Jesus defector By Ellen Kamentsky
WARNING.ZIP These early warning signs, compiled by exit-counselor Rick Ross, may serve as a useful checklist to determine if you, a family member, or a friend has become involved in a destructiv
COUNSELI.ZIP Exit counseling for walk aways By Madeleine Landau Tobias
EXORCIST.ZIP The exorcist By Skipp Porteous. Exorcisms are long, arduous, and often violent. The church elders and I usually went to private homes to perform exorcisms.
GLOSSOLA.ZIP Glossolalia: the gift of gibberish By D. James Janes
RICKROSS.ZIP Interview: exit-counselor Rick Ross By Skipp Porteous
PROSELYT.ZIP Questions for proselytizers
RAPTURE.ZIP The Rapture By Skipp Porteous
SUPPORT.ZIP Recovering together: Support groups for walk aways By Eric Merrill Budd
RECOVERY.ZIP Recovery from religious abuse By Eric Merrill Budd. What happens to individuals who have been psychologically abused and morally betrayed by fundamentalist cultic religious groups?
RESOURCE.ZIP ---] Resources for walk aways [---
HAVEYOU.ZIP Have you walked away? If you have, your story can help our readers.
ABUSE.ZIP By far, most ministers are clean-living, upstanding citizens. Yet, sexual abuse by members of the clergy is a common, but seldom reported problem.
BOOKSTOR.ZIP ---] IFAS Bookstore. Lists many highly useful and informative books [---
BURGDORF.ZIP Mind over fundamentalism By Cindy Eggert