This is an FFRF billboard caricature of Rick Perry at the time of its lawsuit against him The Senate needs to carefully assess Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry’s qualifications for …
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Secular groups demand nonreligious drug treatment program for Pennsylvania inmates
For Immediate Release The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center are criticizing the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for unconstitutionally requiring an inmate to …
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Freethought Radio — January 12, 2017
We celebrate the anniversary of the January 16, 1786, adoption of Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the January 17, 1706 birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who opposed public funding …
Court fails to uphold N.J. bar on church funding in FFRF case
A New Jersey state court has decided that tax dollars can be utilized to repair or maintain churches, despite a state constitutional provision barring such use. Superior Court Judge Margaret …
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Senate needs to firmly cross-examine Betsy DeVos
The Senate needs to ask the secretary of education nominee some tough questions at her confirmation hearing, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation has some good suggestions. FFRF is concerned …
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FFRF urges Ben Carson scrutiny about his zealotry
The Senate needs to closely scrutinize Dr. Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee, on how his zealotry might affect his leadership. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is …
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Senate finally acknowledges freethinkers
The U.S. Senate is finally addressing the concerns of freethinkers. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the nation’s largest nontheistic organization, sought to put these matters front and center in a …
Arkansas religious college grant scandal bolsters FFRF’s case
A corruption scandal unfolding in Arkansas demonstrates the pitfalls of disbursing discretionary public grants to religious colleges. “There’s a massive scandal brewing in Arkansas involving Republican legislators and a conservative …
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Congress mustn’t eviscerate Planned Parenthood
The Republicans must cease their relentless assault on Planned Parenthood. For the umpteenth time, the GOP-controlled Congress has threatened to cut off reimbursement funds for the organization, this time as …