Print Guatemalan secular humanists fight back after the legislature proposes to teach the bible in all public schools. After reporting on egregious state/church complaints in Texas and Minnesota, we celebrate …
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N.C. Supreme Court sets public education back
Print The Supreme Court of North Carolina delivered a stunning blow to public education and the separation of state and church yesterday. In a tellingly partisan 4-3 decision, the court upheld …
FFRF raises alarm about ‘religious coercion’ from new Iowa State basketball coach
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a letter to the president of Iowa State University to raise concerns about Steve Prohm, the university’s recently hired head basketball coach, due to …
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Budget will erode Wis. public schools
Print Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a budget that is, as a Washington Post blogger put it, “a blueprint for abandoning public education,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation charges. The highly …
Freethought Radio — July 18, 2015
Print After reporting on an FFRF state/church victory removing Christian crosses from a Texas county building, we hear “Blood Brothers,” the song Dan Barker wrote right after leaving the ministry. …
La Crescent cross violates constitution, contends FFRF
Print La Crescent, Minn., has long played host to a cross and a star that are lit up to celebrate Easter and Christmas. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national …
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Orwellian First Amendment Defense Act would privilege religious bigotry
Print Statement by the Freedom From Religion Foundation U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) has proposed the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), a name that would make George Orwell’s Big Brother proud. To …
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FFRF charges Pompano Beach, Fla. with discriminating against atheists
Print The City Commission of Pompano Beach, Fla., recently adopted a resolution to severely restrict who is allowed to give invocations before its meetings, limiting the pool to religious speakers …
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FFRF challenges Congressional rep’s mission trip to Belarus
Print New Mexico U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce’s recent trip to Belarus mixed religious evangelism with diplomacy, blurring the constitutional line between the state and church, contends the Freedom From Religion …
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