News Releases Archive

December 9, 2021

FFRF continues to spread a secular message in metropolitan Chicago

The Freedom From Religion Foundation — with the able assistance of its Metropolitan Chicago chapter — has placed its annual secular holiday exhibits all over the greater Chicago area to …

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December 9, 2021

FFRF Sunday TV show spotlights religious child abuse

Watch the teaser here. This Sunday on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show, two experts shed light on the crucial but little-discussed subject of religious child abuse. …

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December 8, 2021

Ultraconservative Supreme Court primed to require religious education funding

The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments today in a challenge that seems poised to further erode the besieged wall of separation between state and church. In Carson v. Makin, …

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December 8, 2021

FFRF Bill of Rights nativity on display in Iowa Capitol

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again making its freethinking presence known in the legislative heart of the Hawkeye State. For the fifth year in a row, FFRF’s Bill …

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December 7, 2021

Stop official prayers, FFRF demands of Va. school board

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Virginia school district to stop its ongoing unconstitutional practice of opening school board meetings with a prayer. Hanover County Public Schools open …

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December 6, 2021

FFRF applauds Gov. Evers’ support for reproductive rights

 In the face of anti-abortion action throughout the country, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is cheering Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to uphold abortion rights. Evers vetoed five bills on …

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December 6, 2021

FFRF law student essay contest for 2022 is open

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce its fourth annual essay competition for law school students. Law students are invited to submit a no more than 1,500 word …

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December 3, 2021

No prayers at board meetings, FFRF insists to S.D. schools

FFRF is insisting that a South Dakota school board cease its recent practice of injecting prayer into its meetings. A concerned local parent contacted FFRF to report that the Rapid …

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December 2, 2021

FFRF gets religious exhibits yanked from Fla. school

A blatantly unconstitutional display of religiosity has been removed from a Florida public school due to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned parent reported to the state/church watchdog that …

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