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A First for Alabama!
June 25, 2009 A 14x48-foot billboard emblazoned with the John Lennonesque message, "Imagine No Religion," and a stained-glass window backdrop, went up this week for one month on I-20, near the Riverside exit en route to Talladega.

Sign Up Now for July 4 Weekend at Lake Hypatia!
June 18, 2009 he annual “Glorious 4th” at Lake Hypatia, Ala., sponsored by the Alabama Freethought Association, a chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, takes place Fri., July 3ÐSun., July 5, 2009 . . .

Watchdog, Parents File Suit Against South Carolina Release- Time Credits
June 17, 2009 A national state/church watchdog and two parent complainants in Spartanburg County, S.C., are filing a federal lawsuit today in U.S. District Court, Spartanburg Division, Greenville, S.C., challenging the awarding of academic credits for evangelical release-time instruction.

FFRF Book Sale in the Mail!
June 15, 2009 More than 300 interesting used/duplicate freethought books are now on sale ...

Christian Prayers to Open City Council Meetings Illegal, Watchdog Charges
June 11, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., recently sent strong letters of complaint over the illegal practice of routinely opening city council meetings with prayer. Letters went out to officials in three cities: Mayor Alan P. Krasnoff of Chesapeake, Va., Mayor Don Reimal of Independence, Mo., and Mayor Larry D. Hansen, of Lodi, Calif.

FFRF National Day of Prayer Case Proceeds
May 29, 2009 Although the Freedom From Religion Foundation membership doesn't believe in prayer, especially government prayer, its federal lawsuit against the National Day of Prayer now "has a prayer."

FFRF Litigation Challenges National Day of Prayer,
Makes Waves
May 6, 2009 Atheists, agnostics and secularists complain every year about the National Day of Prayer, but the Freedom From Religion Foundation, on behalf of its 13,700 members nationwide, is actually doing something about it.

State/Church Watchdog Objects to Largo Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
April 29, 2009 After the national Freedom From Religion Foundation lodged a formal objection to Largo's unconstitutional practice of hosting a city mayor's prayer breakfast, the Largo/Mid-Pinellas Chamber of Commerce announced today it has belatedly taken over sponsorship.

You Are Invited to FFRF "Getting Acquainted" Luncheon in Mid-Down New York City
April 10, 2009 You are cordially invited to the Freedom From Religion Foundation's “Getting Acquainted” Luncheon on Sunday, April 19, at Restaurant Insieme in The Michelangelo Hotel, 152 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019. This is FFRF's first-ever official New York City function.

FFRF Unveils New Outdoor Bus Sign: Sleep in on Sundays
March 26, 2009 The "war of the bus signs" is escalating in Madison, Wis., with the debut this week of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's first exterior bus sign, advising: "Sleep in on Sundays."

Topekans Asked to "Imagine No Religion" While Wichita Gets Pro-Darwin Billboard
March 25, 2009 A 14x48-foot billboard bearing Charles Darwin's iconic image and the words "Praise Darwin: Evolve Beyond Belief" went up yesterday on W. 21st and Tyler Rd. in Wichita, Kansas. The billboard marks both the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary this year of the release of Darwin's landmark work on evolution, Origin of Species.

Help Us Decide: Cast Vote for Freedom From Religion Foundation's Next Bus Sign!
March 18, 2009 FFRF has been asked by many to expand its ongoing billboard campaign to bus ads, similar to the British campaign. FFRF has designed thought-provoking signs, featuring famous freethinkers and quotations, to run in the interior of buses (currently up on 50 buses in Madison, Wis.)

Downward, Christian Soldiers: Godless Americans Become an American Force
March 9, 2009 Maybe the United States' new motto should be "In God We Distrust," if we go by the latest findings of the definitive American Religious Identification Survey: 15%, or 34 million adult Americans--that's one in five of us--are now nonreligious. The "Nones," as researchers are calling nonreligious Americans, have more than doubled our numbers since the 1990s.

"Beware of Dogma" Billboard Goes Up in Boise
March 6, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest national association of atheists and agnostics, is taking its national billboard campaign to Boise, Idaho, posting a cautionary pun, "Beware of Dogma," on a billboard on Fairview Avenue east of Maple Grove Street for the next two months.

FFRF's "Praise Darwin" Billboard Re-Posted in Columbus, Ohio
February 25, 2009 It's back! A billboard commemorating the February bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, which was stolen from its Clear Channel board in suburban Columbus, Ohio, has returned. Thieves would have required 32-foot ladders to access the high board. The billboard disappeared sometime after nightfall on Feb. 12, on the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birthdate.

FFRF's Provocative Bus Signs Now Up on 50 Buses in Madison, Wis.
February 24, 2009 If you're looking for 'a sign,' look no further than buses in Madison, Wis. For the next two months, you won't find a 'sign from above'--but will discover irreverent, thought-provoking messages, compliments of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, on 50 Madison Metropolitan buses. Six new and provocative bus signs featuring memorable quotes by famous freethinkers or skeptics just went up.

FFRF's "Praise Darwin" Billboard Stolen in Whitehall, Ohio, on Darwin Bicentennial
February 17, 2009 A billboard placed in suburban Columbus, Ohio, by the Freedom From Religion Foundation commemorating the Feb. 12 bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth was stolen only two days after it went up, sometime after nightfall on Thursday, Feb. 12.

FFRF Debuts New Freethought Bus Sign Campaign
February 13, 2009 People looking for 'a sign' need look no further than buses in Madison, Wis. For the next two months, they may not find a 'sign from God'--but will discover irreverent, thought-provoking messages compliments of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

"Praise Darwin" Billboards Go Up in Dayton, Tenn., & Dover, Penn.
February 10, 2009 The nation's largest association of atheists and agnostics thinks evolution gets a "bad rap" in the United States, so is marking the Feb. 12 bicentennial of the birth of science giant Charles Darwin with handsome billboards saying "Praise Darwin: Evolve Beyond Belief," bearing Darwin's iconic image.

Watchdog Asks Wisconsin Assembly to Stop Praying (Again)
February 9, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wis.-based national watchdog working to keep church and state separate, has renewed its request that the Wisconsin State Assembly stop opening sessions with prayer.

"Imagine No Religion" Message Billboard Goes Up in Sacramento
February 9, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking its thought-provoking billboard message, "Imagine No Religion," to 8280 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento. Set against a colorful stained-glass window background, the John Lennonesque message is part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the views of nonbelievers. The Madison, Wis.-based state/church watchdog is the largest national association of atheists and agnostics, with 13,600 members, and more than 2,000 in California.

City of Whitehall, Ohio, Won't "Praise Darwin" . . . So FFRF Billboard Will
February 9, 2009 Billboard counters mayor calling U.S. "a Christian nation," and dismissing state/church violations because the critics are" atheists, antagonists and a minority."

Billboard Honoring Darwin, Urging "Evolve Beyond Belief" Posted in Grand Junction, Colo.
February 9, 2009 The bicentennial of the birthdate of science great Charles Darwin this Thursday is being honored in Grand Junction, Colo., with a billboard placed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, with help from its local members and Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers. The billboard just went up at 1713 U.S. Hwy 50 (facing south) early this week.

FFRF Takes National Prayer Breakfast Remarks to Task
February 5, 2009 Since the Freedom From Religion Foundation began, liberal religionists have occasionally argued with us that the Foundation should limit its work only to keeping the government free from religion. These people, who would never think of suggesting to churches that they stop evangelical outreach, say we cloud the issue by also serving as a national organization for individuals personally free from religion.

Action Alert! Protest Obama's Faith-based Executive Order! FFRF: Faith-based Office at White House Violates State/Church Separation
February 5, 2009 With so many priorities on the presidential plate, it was discouraging to see President Barack Obama devote precious time to schmoozing with religionists today at the National Prayer Breakfast. To what purpose, other than to be seen wearing religion on his sleeve?

Billboard Honoring Darwin, Not Dogma, Goes Up in Dayton, Tenn., and Dover, Penn.
February 2, 2009 To mark the Feb. 12 bicentennial of the birth of science giant Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the release of Origin of Species, Darwin's seminal work on evolution, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has placed billboards "praising Darwin" in Dayton, Tenn., and Dover, Penn., during the month of February.

FFRF Erects Billboard to Honor Darwin, Not Dogma
January 28, 2009 To celebrate and call attention to the Year of Darwin, the national Freedom From Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wis., is unveiling a new billboard message: "Praise Darwin: Evolve Beyond Belief."

FFRF Goes After Wisconsin Technical Colleges for Violating Good Friday Court Order
January 16, 2009 (Madison, Wis.) The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which won a solid federal court victory in 1996 overturning a state law declaring Good Friday a state holiday, is lodging a complaint with the Wisconsin Technical College System, and 15 of the 16 public-supported technical colleges in Wisconsin over noncompliance with the Good Friday court order.

States Line Up Against Freethinkers & Inaugural Prayer Challenge
January 15, 2009 The Attorney Generals for each of the 51 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands, signed on to an amicus brief last week opposing Michael Newdow, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and other challengers of Christian prayer and a religious oath at the upcoming Presidential Inauguration.

"Mr. President, Rebuild that Wall!" Ad to Run in Washington Post
January 15, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking its message of keeping religion out of government to the Inauguration on Jan. 20. The nation's largest association of atheists and agnostics, also a state/church watchdog, is running a catchy quarter-page ad in The Washington Post on Jan. 20 addressed to the incoming president, urging "Mr. President, Rebuild That Wall!"

Hooray for Freethought in Hollywood!
January 15, 2009 The Freedom From Religion Foundation, whose "Imagine No Religion" billboard was censored in Rancho Cucamonga, has taken its irreverent message, saying "Imagine No Religion," to Hollywood. The message is on the south side of Fountain, west of Highland, in Hollywood.

"Imagine No Religion" Billboards Pop Up In Portland
January 12, 2009 The national Freedom From Religion Foundation has a mini-blitz of its irreverent billboard, saying "Imagine No Religion," around Portland, including billboard sites at 18th & Taylor, Sandy & 50th and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard & Beech.

"Imagine No Religion" Billboards Go Up in San Francisco
January 5, 2009 The Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has taken its national billboard campaign to a San Francisco, posting colorful "Imagine No Religion" billboards, employing a stained-glass window motif, at three downtown locations.

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