The Catholic Church lobbies for special treatment to gain billions of PPP dollars. FFRF attorney Ryan Jayne tells us about the secret phone calls between the White House and religious …
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Secret White House calls helped funnel tax money to Trump preachers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is releasing evidence today of how the Trump administration has secretly turned the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) into a bonanza of tax-paid handouts for churches …
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FFRF Denver billboard urges ‘social distancing between church and state’
A new Denver public message couldn’t be more timely: “Practice social distancing between church and state.” The dictum on a backlit 10-foot-by-23-foot billboard situated on Broadway south of 10th Avenue …
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FFRF condemns Catholic lobbying for billions in taxpayer support
Greed is said by the Roman Catholic Church to be one of the “seven deadly sins.” Yet that entity, including many of its dioceses involved in clergy sexual abuse cover-ups, …
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Texas churches shouldn’t be exempt from mask order, FFRF insists
The state of Texas needs to revoke its ill-advised mask-wearing exemption for churchgoers, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging. The recently issued Executive Order GA-29 admirably requires Texans to …
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Tell your senators: Public money shouldn’t fund private (mostly religious) schools
The Trump administration is once again exploiting the current global crisis, using the next COVID-19 relief bill, to expand its school voucher agenda and subsidize religious schools. Secretary of …
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Eliminate religious mask exemption, FFRF asks Columbus officials
The Columbus City Council should remove its exception for houses of worship from mask-wearing requirements, urges the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The City Council passed an ordinance on July 6 …
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Freethought Radio — July 9, 2020
FFRF Legal Director Rebecca Markert explains what was so bad about two Supreme Court decisions this week dealing with religion, civil rights and women’s health. FFRF’s Director of Strategic Response …
FFRF condemns “Ark Park” taking taxpayer money, again
The infamous Ark Encounter in Kentucky, the $100 million boondoggle meant to prove that the bible is literally true, has taken in more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars earmarked …
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