News Releases Archive
FFRF statement on the defeat of HR 9495
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased by the defeat of HR 9495 in the U.S. House — a bill that, if passed, could have been weaponized to remove the …
FFRF calls foul on Texas school district’s loudspeaker prayer
Photo by Paolo Aldrighetti on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is admonishing Silverton Independent School District for starting its football games with loudspeaker-broadcast prayer. FFRF has been informed that …
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FFRF urges Ky. detention center to stop baptizing inmates
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Shelby County Detention Center in Kentucky to stop baptizing inmates. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that the detention center …
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Missouri school district halts official prayer after FFRF communique
In response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter, the Bolivar R-1 School District in Missouri won’t impose prayer on its staff during official meetings. A concerned employee informed the national …
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Trump letting RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ would be a public health disaster
It’s cause for alarm that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — best known for his outspoken and twisted views on vaccines, public health and other science issues — has been promised …
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Court blocks La. law requiring Ten Commandments in public schools
In a victory for a religious freedom coalition that includes the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today prohibiting implementation of a Louisiana law …
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White Christian evangelicals voted for Trump, while atheists, ‘Nones’ rejected him
A shrinking demographic of white evangelical Christians elevated Donald Trump to power even as a growing demographic of atheists and the nonreligious rejected his Christian nationalist agenda. White evangelical …
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Project 2025’s threat to public media must be resisted
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm on an underreported threat to democracy posed by Project 2025: its intention to defund and muzzle public broadcasting. Pages 246–248 of …
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FFRF TV show guest warns about religious school voucher programs
Watch the teaser here. An expert who has done decades of research on school voucher programs asserts on Freedom From Religion Foundation’s latest TV show episode that they are harming our …
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