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Freedom From Religion Foundation Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter on behalf of an area complainant to Mayor Ashley Swearengin, of Fresno, Calif., urging the City Council to discontinue …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce it now offers resources on dogma-free funerals and memorial services at a new section on its Web site, "Secular Memorials and …

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UPDATE: VIOLATION CORRECTED. The Chief of Police called the Foundation at 2:30 Central, Feb. 5, to report he removed the "Go Haiti" links from the police department's website. On behalf …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to the mayor and city council members of Elmhurst, Ill., on Jan. 29 asking the city to vote down a proposal to …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter yesterday objecting to a proposal introduced Monday by Common Council member Anton Konev, of Albany, N.Y., to replace a moment of silence …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter today condemning remarks by the mayor of Lancaster, Calif., R. Rex Parris, in his recent State of the City address, that he …

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The Freedom From Religion Foundation faxed a letter to the White House yesterday asking President Barack Obama to disassociate himself from the so-called annual “National Prayer Breakfast” taking place on …

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