Aleta Ledendecker tells us about the secular invocation she delivered before the City Council of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that was rudely cut off by the mayor and boycotted by city …
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FFRF gets Tennessee county board of education to remove Christian flag
The Unicoi County Board of Education in Tennessee on Thursday voted unanimously to remove a Christian flag that was part of the background at its board meetings for more than …
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Freethought Radio — January 16, 2016
Legal fellow Ryan Jayne updates us on FFRF’s New Jersey lawsuit challenging millions of “historic preservation” dollars handed to churches, many for the purpose of worship. We discuss a cross …
Christian crosses remain up, despite warnings of unconstitutionality
A city in Kentucky and a county in Illinois both defied the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s warnings that Christian crosses on public property should be removed. On Sept. 29, 2015, …
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Oak Ridge, Tenn., mayor cuts off secular invocation in mid-sentence
The mayor of Oak Ridge, Tenn., cut off Aleta Ledendecker’s secular invocation in mid-sentence prior to the City Council meeting on Jan. 11. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter …
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Freethought Radio — January 9, 2016
FFRF wins Liberty Institute’s “Scrooge Award.” Another FFRF banner is vandalized. Political candidate panders to piety. NYC mayor de Blasio hands $20 million to religious schools. Alabama chief justice Moore …
‘Resurrection’ fund created for FFRF banners
After several FFRF Winter Solstice banners and signs had been stolen or vandalized, it was time to say “enough is enough.” Such vandalism has occurred for years with no consequence …
FFRF celebrates ‘Scrooge’ award from Religious Right
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been named the winner of the 2015 “Scrooge Award” by the arch-conservative Liberty Institute, for FFRF’s “particularly ravenous agenda to strip religious liberty from …
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Alabama Chief Justice’s religion blinds him to the law
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore today ordered all probate judges to refuse same-sex couples a marriage license. FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor called Moore a “sore loser”: “The Supreme Court …
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