FFRF’s “legal fellow,” attorney Katherine Paige, tells us about her recent victory stopping county funds from supporting a religious ministry in Alabama. Then we talk with Carol Fiore, widow of …
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FFRF sues praying school board in Chino Valley, Calif.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a prominent national state/church watchdog, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday in the Central District of California, Eastern Division, against the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of …
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FFRF faults 7th Circuit timidity on clergy privilege case
Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who learned today a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says they have no right to …
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FFRF stands up for students’ right to omit “under God” from pledge
The Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday sent a strong letter to the Tracy Unified School District (Calif.) censuring the punishment of two West High School students who omitted the words …
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Ala. commission rescinds $3,000 faith grant to Baptist ministry
The Covington County Commission in Andalusia, Ala., voted unanimously Nov. 6 to rescind a $3,000 donation of taxpayer funds to the Covington Baptist Association for a men’s ministry whose purpose …
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FFRF urges mayor to cancel city-sponsored prayer breakfast
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog with 21,500 members, including more than 300 in Indiana, is pressing Mayor Jeff Gahan of New Albany, Ind., to end the …
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Freethought Radio – November 8, 2014
Timely news updates include FFRF’s reports to the IRS of illegal politicking by 501(c)(3) tax-exempt churches. We report some Bible Belt victories against blatant promotion of religion in public schools. …
FFRF reports electioneering churches to IRS
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has reported several allegations of unlawful pulpit politicking to the Internal Revenue Service so far this year. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog based in …
FFRF protests many police chaplains nationwide, including in Orlando
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, sent a letter and open records request to the Orlando Police Department (Fla.) on Nov. 3, objecting to the department’s chaplain program. The …
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