News Releases Archive

July 17, 2025

Court should deny parent’s religion-fueled attempt to veto school policy, says FFRF amicus brief

Photo by Karollyne Videira Hubert on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Secular Student Alliance in a case before the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals …

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July 15, 2025

FFRF slams Trump for ridiculing atheists and advancing religious agenda at CEO lunch

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly condemning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to entangle religion and government through a White House event rewarding wealthy business leaders for promoting religion …

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July 15, 2025

FFRF rebukes Speaker Johnson’s attack on Johnson Amendment and state/church separation

Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for misrepresenting the history of state/church …

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July 14, 2025

Oklahomans challenging nation’s first religious public school declare victory, end lawsuit

Declaring victory in the legal effort to block what would have been the nation’s first religious public school, a group of Oklahoma faith leaders, public school parents and public education …

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July 10, 2025

FFRF opposes DoD’s coercive bible study classes at Walter Reed Hospital

Photo by Diego González on Unsplash  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Defense Health Agency, the Department of Defense and staff at Walter Reed Hospital to end coercive religious programming and activities. A Walter …

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July 8, 2025

IRS refusal to act doesn’t repeal Johnson Amendment, FFRF asserts

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sharply condemning the IRS’s stunning decision to openly abandon enforcement of the Johnson Amendment when it comes to churches, which could effectively turn them …

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July 8, 2025

FFRF Co-President’s op-ed defines stakes of Ryan Walters lawsuit

FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor has written an op-ed featured in Oklahoma’s Tulsa World newspaper detailing the threat to the state/church watchdog’s First Amendment rights posed by a lawsuit from …

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July 7, 2025

FFRF condemns Abbott’s call for prayer after Texas flood disaster, urges investment in science

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for issuing yet another hollow “Day of Prayer” proclamation and for making insensitive remarks following the devastating flooding …

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July 3, 2025

FFRF calls for Wash. school district to keep curriculum secular

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Quilcene School Board not to adopt a proposed “Bible-based curriculum.” A concerned parent reported that the Quilcene School Board is considering adopting a “Bible-based curriculum,” …

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