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No prayers at school board meetings, FFRF insists to W.Va. school district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Braxton County Board of Education to stop opening its meetings with prayer. “OPENING PRAYER” is listed for each board meeting in its …
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FFRF Tenn. billboard encourages constitutional watchdogs
The East Tennessee chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation is fed up with religion in government and wants citizens to help FFRF end such entanglements. To this end, it …
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FFRF decries court ruling ending challenge of Texas SB 8 bounty law
In a major blow to reproductive health and the separation of state and church, an appeals court yesterday effectively ended the court battle to overturn the infamous Texas abortion-ban-and-bounty law. …
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Michigan prayer fight shows why legislature should stop invocations
A foofaraw in the Michigan Legislature over prayer epitomizes why our statehouses and other governmental bodies should finally drop the archaic ritual of opening with prayer. Not only are legislators …
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FFRF sees few boundary lines in Supreme Court coach prayer case
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is gravely concerned that some U.S. Supreme Court justices will seek to use the case they heard today, about an ostentatiously praying coach, as an …
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Fanatical religious backlash is a bad business
The usual tenets of ultraconservatives are being jettisoned in order to promote a Christian nationalist agenda, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ revenge against pro-LGBTQ Disney reveals. When extremist politicians who …
FFRF thanks home county board for removing prayer from agenda
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to report that the Dane County Board of Supervisors has officially voted to remove prayer from board agendas. Due to this action taken …
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Pulitzer-winning atheist interviewed on FFRF Sunday TV show
Click here to watch the teaser. A Pulitzer Prize-winning exponent of science and freethought is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show Sunday. Natalie Angier, …
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Eminent historian endorses Thomas Paine D.C. memorial
A prominent scholar and historian has endorsed the construction of a statue of Thomas Paine in the nation’s capital — providing the project a huge spur. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., …
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