News Releases Archive

April 27, 2022

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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April 25, 2022

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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April 25, 2022

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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April 25, 2022

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 …

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April 22, 2022

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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April 21, 2022

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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April 21, 2022

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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April 20, 2022

FFRF applauds Connecticut’s abortion expansion bill

  Sometime in the next two months, the heavily conservative U.S. Supreme Court will possibly decimate the foundation of Roe v. Wade — and the legality of abortion care will …

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April 19, 2022

FFRF lauds Supreme Court Covid action, criticizes Trump judge’s mask ruling

The Freedom From Religion Foundation hails a recent Supreme Court ruling and castigates a President Trump-appointed judge’s action — both related to the pandemic. The nation’s highest court ruled that …

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