News Releases Archive

November 16, 2022

Taking the good with the bad: FFRF asks members to urge senators to vote yes on the Respect for Marriage Act!

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking its members to urge their U.S. senators to vote in favor of codifying same sex and interracial marriage. The Respect for Marriage Act …

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November 11, 2022

FFRF members help defeat toxic religious liberty Arkansas measure

The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds a major victory for separation of state and church in Arkansas, where voters wisely rejected an attempt to insert religious privilege in the state Constitution. …

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November 11, 2022

FFRF salutes “atheists in foxholes” on Veterans Day

The Freedom From Religion Foundation on Veterans Day encourages Americans to honor all veterans — including “atheists in foxholes” and other freethinkers who have served our country with valor and …

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November 11, 2022

FFRF signs on to brief against Indiana’s discriminatory trans sports ban

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has signed on to an amicus brief challenging a new Indiana law that discriminates against transgender school athletes. The National Women’s Law Center and its …

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November 10, 2022

Okla. Gov. Stitt claiming Okla. for Jesus not OK, FFRF asserts

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly objecting to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent over-the-top sectarian religious remarks. In a prayer rife with Christian nationalist rhetoric, Stitt claimed “every square inch” …

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November 10, 2022

“Star Trek” legend John de Lancie guest on FFRF Sunday TV show

The actor who has immortalized a key character on “Star Trek” is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday. Actor, director, writer and …

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November 9, 2022

FFRF condemns Iranian parliamentary vote to kill protesters

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling for an international outcry against Iran, whose Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to use the death penalty against protesters. The parliament voted by …

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November 9, 2022

FFRF awards $19,500 to Forward Freethought scholarship winners

FFRF has awarded $19,500 in First in the Family Humanist Forward Freethought scholarships to six students. The students were selected by Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA), an African American humanist-atheist …

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November 9, 2022

FFRF cheers abortion access ballot victories

Abortion won big in yesterday’s elections, proving that abortion rights retain popular support. Abortion access received solid support in ballot measures in California, Montana, Michigan, Kentucky and Vermont. Michigan: Voters …

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