News Releases Archive

July 23, 2026

FFRF lambastes new DOJ guidance expanding religious privilege 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice’s newly issued guidance on religious liberty. The Justice Department today released updated guidance replacing its 2017 memorandum on …

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July 23, 2026

FFRF: Incoming Texas comptroller must abandon reported religious litmus test

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that incoming Texas Comptroller Don Huffines immediately disavow reported plans to judge state employees based on their beliefs. According to reports, Huffines recently …

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July 22, 2026

FFRF co-hosts secular gathering on Capitol Hill

Members of Congress, national secular leaders and advocates joined together in a Capitol Hill reception room Tuesday evening for the third annual Congressional Reason Reception. The reception celebrated the Congressional …

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July 22, 2026

FFRF demands that Fla. sheriff’s office stop coercive inmate baptisms

Screenshot courtesy of Christian Broadcasting Network The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office that a recent event where it baptized inmates was a grave …

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July 22, 2026

New ‘Secular Spotlight’ episode tackles historically inaccurate legislation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight” welcomes a special guest for an episode examining the role of Christian nationalism in whitewashing American history.Lawmakers are using the name of the …

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July 21, 2026

FFRF: Erasing America’s history serves white Christian nationalism

  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is castigating the Trump administration’s latest move in its white Christian nationalist campaign to rewrite America’s past. The administration has outrageously replaced an exhibit …

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July 21, 2026

Get this congressional insider’s explosive new book – before it arrives at bookstores!

Rep. Jared Huffman, the only openly nonreligious member in Congress, and co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, has worked behind the scenes to defend state/church separation. Now, as the battle …

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July 20, 2026

Kentucky sheriff removes unconstitutional Easter posts after FFRF intervention

The Freedom From Religion Foundation convinced the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office in Morehead, Ky., to remove social media posts promoting Christianity after FFRF raised constitutional concerns.A local resident informed FFRF …

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July 17, 2026

New ‘We Dissent’ episode focuses on Rededicate 250 and “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias”

America turned 250 this year — and the Trump administration did its best to infuse Christian nationalism into the historic anniversary. On Episode 55, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell, Americans United …

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