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FFRF: Trump allies are weaponizing government against dissent
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning Wednesday’s House committee hearing targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center as a dangerous weaponization of government power. The Judiciary Committee hearing, framed by …
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Latest episode of ‘We Dissent’ examines religion’s role in current legislative season
Americans United Public Policy Counsel Rachael Stryer joins the hosts of “We Dissent” to discuss how legislators nationwide have been baking religion into law.On Episode 53, Stryer accompanies FFRF Deputy Legal …
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FFRF announces 2026 essay competitions
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has announced its four 2026 essay competitions for freethinking students. Each of these four contests has 10 top prizes: First place — $3,500; second place …
Delaware paper runs FFRF op-ed detailing anti-abortion and religion link
A leading community newspaper in Delaware has published a Freedom From Religion Foundation op-ed on religion’s centrality in the anti-abortion perspective.FFRF Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne opens his piece in the Cape Gazette (which …
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Statement: FFRF denounces civil rights office’s new mission against ‘anti-Christian’ bias
Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog that is also the largest association of North American freethinkers, have released the following statement:“The Freedom …
FFRF supports AZ students protesting school-sponsored prayer
Students at El Capitan High School in Colorado City, Ariz., are protesting school-sponsored prayer that district officials are still scheduling in the graduation ceremony despite student objections and constitutional dictates.The Freedom From …
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Trump-backed Christian nationalist rally falls flat on National Mall
The Freedom From Religion Foundation reports that Sunday’s Christian nationalist prayer rally on the National Mall failed to inspire the massive turnout or enthusiasm its organizers promised. Despite promotion from …
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FFRF co-president’s op-ed on Trump theocratic celebrations published in The Hill
In an op-ed featured in the prominent Washington, D.C., newspaper The Hill, Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor fights back against the current administration’s theocratic America 250 narrative with …
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Americans still favor state/church separation despite Christian nationalist push
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to report that a new Pew Research Center survey offers an encouraging reminder. Despite the growing noise of Christian nationalism in American politics, …
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