Print Nativity scenes, Winter Solstice displays, the Ark in Kentucky, county grants to churches and praying high-school coaches top the news this week. Then we speak with evolutionary psychologist Steven …
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FFRF lawsuit ends grad prayer in S.C. school district
Print A federal lawsuit first filed in June 2012 by the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of graduating seniors subjected to graduation prayer — who were forced to vote …
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FFRF boots nativity from Fla. city hall
Print After a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation — and some advice from the town attorney — the town council in Jay, Fla., this week declared a nativity scene “surplus …
FFRF disputes N.Y. fire department’s birthday wish for Jesus
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a second complaint to the City of Utica, N.Y., after the Utica Fire Department Station 4 once again put up a prominent sign …
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FFRF protests Ga. school’s bible distribution
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation was forced to revive what it thought was a settled complaint with the Bartow County School System in Georgia, over illegal distribution of bibles …
No speech, free or paid, for atheists in Pitman, N.J.
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been denied space to place light-hearted billboards promoting freethought in Pitman, N.J., by Clear Channel Outdoor, as well as being censored by Pitman …
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FFRF suit: Remove Ten Commandments from Pa. junior high
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation and anonymous plaintiffs asked a federal court in Pennsylvania yesterday for a final ruling in its lawsuit against a prominent Ten Commandments monument on …
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Milwaukee Courthouse has ‘room at the inn’ for FFRF’s solstice display
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Winter Solstice sign has returned to the Milwaukee County courthouse for the fourth year in a row. The Madison, Wis.-based state/church watchdog has …
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FFRF to W.Va. commission: rescind $1,000 grant to church
Print The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter yesterday to the Harrison County Commission in West Virginia protesting its vote to appropriate $1,000 in county funds to Immaculate Conception …
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