The Boy Scouts of America is busy dismantling barriers left and right but still egregiously retains a rule barring atheists and nonreligious members. Stridently repressive and anti-gay in the past, …
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Freethought Radio — October 12, 2017
Housing Allowance Victory! Dan and Annie Laurie discuss the recent FFRF federal lawsuit, in which they were plaintiffs, declaring the IRS clergy housing allowance exclusion unconstitutional. Then they talk about …
Court OKs congressional exclusion of atheists; FFRF calls it ‘wake-up’ call
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., issued a ruling today that legitimizes the exclusion of nonbelievers from the nation’s legislative chambers. U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, a Bush …
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FFRF calls on Ky. jail to end coercive prayer
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is shocked over a blatant constitutional violation that occurred at a Kentucky jail. It was reported to FFRF that in August the Laurel County Correctional …
FFRF awards $9,450 to 2017 Essay Contest for Graduate/’Older’ Students
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 13 winners of the 2017 Brian Bolton Graduate/”Older” Student Essay Contest. Graduate students were asked to write a personal persuasive …
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Boca Raton nonprofit snubs secular donation
A Florida nonprofit seems more intent on scoring points rather than helping people in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Nonbelief Relief, a humanitarian adjunct of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, …
FFRF educates Ga. school on First Amendment
A Georgia elementary school will be keeping prayer out of its events after receiving a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation about this constitutional violation. A concerned parent reported …
Trump’s orders against contraception pervert “religious liberty”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns President Trump’s executive orders today that virtually overturn Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate by exempting any employer with a religious or “moral” objection from covering contraception. …
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Sessions’ theocratic memo on ‘religious liberty protections’ will unleash legal chaos
The Trump administration today unveiled a series of theocratic interpretations of “religious liberty protections” that will unleash legal chaos and discrimination, charges the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The executive orders …
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