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 controversial …
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Freethought Radio — July 18, 2015
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. What …
La Crescent cross violates constitution, contends FFRF
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 state/church …
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Orwellian First Amendment Defense Act would privilege religious bigotry
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 date, …
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FFRF charges Pompano Beach, Fla. with discriminating against atheists
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 only. …
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FFRF challenges Congressional rep’s mission trip to Belarus
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 Foundation …
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Freethought Radio — July 11, 2015
FFRF has a new lawsuit (with AU and ACLU) challenging the Brevard County, Florida barring nontheists from opening meetings with a secular invocation. We report a victory removing the Christian …
UPDATE: FFRF objects to Texas clerk’s wall of crosses
In this photo published in the Longview News-Journal, Gregg County Clerk Connie Wade shows off the county’s cross collection UPDATE: Local news sources are reporting that the crosses have been …
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FFRF denounces Ohio’s $300,000 grant to Christian ministry
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter July 9 criticizing the state of Ohio’s $300,000 grant to Athletes in Action, a Christian youth sports ministry. Attorney General Mike DeWine’s …
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