The Freedom From Religion Foundation stopped a prayer group co-sponsored by a Baptist church and school officials that walked through the hallways of Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tenn. This …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has halted a school district from using a church building for their graduation ceremony. FFRF, a Wis.-based state/church watchdog, recently sent a letter to Hoover …
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A Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint removed the public display of an unconstitutional city seal depicting a cross in Wauwatosa, Wis. After FFRF was contacted by a local complainant, it …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation successfully petitioned an Oklahoma county to remove a partial quote from President George Washington displayed on the county website. FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel sent …
A New York town removed a prayer service from the town’s government-sponsored bicentennial anniversary celebration, after being contacted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The prayer service was slated to …
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FFRF recently halted the practice of compelling convicted offenders to attend Miracle Lake Christian Training Center and other similar institutions as a condition of probation in Tennessee. Forced attendance for …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation appears to have stopped a New Lexington, Ohio, high school’s coach-led prayer before wrestling matches. FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a June 13 …
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A high school in Hawley, Penn., dropped religious rituals from its graduation ceremony after receiving a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A minister led an invocation and a …
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The football coach at Sunrise Mountain High School (Glendale, Ariz.) will no longer be allowed to force students to pray or pressure them to join the school’s Christian club, nor …
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