A lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded Puerto Rico’s Education Secretary and a proselytizing school principal there to halt unconstitutional school prayer. The state/church watchdog had filed …
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FFRF lambastes government persecution of Nigerian atheist
The Freedom From Religion Foundation demands that Nigeria release a freethinker, arrested in late April for blasphemy, who has vanished from view. Mubarak Bala, head of a humanist association in …
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FFRF condemns Kenosha police shooting and vigilante homicides
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s home state has been the site of a string of horrendous events over the past 24 hours. We at FFRF woke up first to learn …
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HUD enabling religious bigotry, FFRF contends
A proposed Housing and Urban Development rule is blatantly pandering to religious prejudice, the Freedom From Religion Foundation asserts in a recent public comment. The HUD regulation would allow …
ACTION: Vote for smallest possible “IGWT” on new Mississippi state flag
In June, the Mississippi Legislature finally voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from its state flag. Unfortunately, state lawmakers rammed through a provision that any new design must …
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FFRF & Women’s Leadership Project announce first-ever Lorraine Hansberry Scholarships
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce, in association with the Women’s Leadership Project, the establishment of the Lorraine Hansberry Humanist Scholarship Awards. The state/church watchdog has funded …
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FFRF joins in Saturday’s Apostasy Day observance
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is participating in the observance of the first-ever Apostasy Day this weekend. An international coalition has organized this commemoration on Saturday, Aug. 22, in good …
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Sen. Cassidy, please don’t preach on social media
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a U.S. senator to cease sermonizing on his official social media accounts. A concerned Louisiana resident contacted FFRF to report that every Sunday, …
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FFRF files Supreme Court amicus brief against foster care discrimination
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court strongly opposing a Catholic agency’s contention that it can discriminate as a government contractor against …
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