News Releases Archive

June 2, 2026

FFRF pushes for Ga. school district to remove unconstitutional ‘prayer box’

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that a middle school in Walton County School District (Monroe, Ga.) remove a box asking for students’ prayers.A concerned district community member informed the state/church …

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June 1, 2026

FFRF pushes back against wave of Texas Ten Commandments displays

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to a new Ten Commandments monument outside Amarillo City Hall — the second such display in Texas that it has recently confronted. The …

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June 1, 2026

La. school system heeds FFRF call to ban the Gideons

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully advised a Louisiana school district to bar a religious organization from handing out bibles to its students. A concerned family member informed the state/church …

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June 1, 2026

FFRF’s ‘Secular Spotlight’ explores the weird world of AI-generated religion

The latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight”  dives into the rapidly expanding world of AI-generated religious content.FFRF Legal Counsel Chris Line and IT Director Scott Knickelbine …

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May 28, 2026

FFRF examining reports of House speaker’s midterm coordination with churches

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is scrutinizing disturbing reports of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s coordinated political activity with pastors ahead of the midterm elections. As first reported by Right Wing Watch, …

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May 27, 2026

FFRF demands removal of Texas courthouse Ten Commandments monument 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Rockwall County, Texas, to remove a newly installed Ten Commandments monument from the grounds of the county courthouse. FFRF’s letter to the …

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May 27, 2026

FFRF halts teacher-led Christian club at Indiana high school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has made certain that the Mooresville Schools system in Indiana has ended an instructor-led religious club known as “BetterMan.”A concerned member of the community informed FFRF that …

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May 26, 2026

Illinois school district drops middle school graduation prayer after FFRF intervention

Photo by Emmanuel Offei on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that the Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 will not permit official graduation prayers at a middle school from now on.FFRF learned …

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May 21, 2026

FFRF: Trump allies are weaponizing government against dissent

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning Wednesday’s House committee hearing targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center as a dangerous weaponization of government power. The Judiciary Committee hearing, framed by …

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