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March 25, 2024

FFRF warns: New W.Va. laws invite teachers to violate student rights

Photo by Max Mishin West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law a bill aimed at inserting religion into public schools throughout the state, and another bill with a …

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March 22, 2024

FFRF ‘Freethought Matters’ TV show features courts and democracy expert

Watch the teaser here. Our courts and our democracy are not laughing matters but the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show guest happens to be a humorist who is also …

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March 20, 2024

FFRF: Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ settlement a step in the right direction

Photo by Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is applauding the work of Florida educators, activists and legal advocates that led to the recent defanging of the state’s infamous …

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March 20, 2024

FFRF calls foul over religious promotion in Ala. district football program

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that the Jefferson County School District in Alabama end religious coercion in its football program. FFRF has been informed that Oak Grove High …

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March 20, 2024

FFRF sues Memphis schools on behalf of The Satanic Temple

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of The Satanic Temple against the Shelby County Board of Education in Memphis, Tenn., over serious violations of …

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March 19, 2024

FFRF asks Okla. Sen. Deevers to resign over Christian nationalist remarks

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers to step down after he claimed that his religious beliefs trump the law and his constitutional obligations. …

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March 18, 2024

Pew study sees religious divide but overall rejection of Christian nationalism

The Pew Research Center’s newest survey on religion in America finds continued polarization but still finds that most Americans do not embrace Christian nationalist tenets. Among the reassuring findings: A …

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March 18, 2024

FFRF attorney’s Calif. op-ed urges IRS action against electioneering preacher

FFRF Staff Attorney Chris Line has written an op-ed for several California newspapers asking the IRS to act against a megachurch preacher’s unconstitutional electioneering. “As an attorney for the Freedom …

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March 18, 2024

FFRF lauds appeals court ruling denying Edgewood’s sporty religious claim

The Freedom From Religion Foundation celebrates the ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago dismissing Edgewood High School’s lawsuit against the city of Madison for refusing …

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