News Releases Archive

September 16, 2021

Landmark public education case spotlighted on FFRF TV show Sunday

 A secular public education lawsuit that’s become a historic milestone is the subject of this Sunday’s Freedom From Religion Foundation “Freethought Matters” TV show. The interview guest is three-time Emmy-winning …

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September 16, 2021

FFRF to Gov. Abbott: “You were elected governor, not preacher”

Discontinue using your office to promote your personal religion and do something practical instead to prevent crime, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is telling the Texas governor. During a bill …

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September 16, 2021

Atheists nab top spot in shots; White evangelicals least vaccinated

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is heartened by new data from the Pew Research Center showing that atheists are among the best neighbors an American could wish for. A just-released …

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September 15, 2021

FFRF targets Nashville megapreachers with billboard campaign

A couple of Freedom From Religion Foundation billboards near Nashville megachurches are garnering a lot of attention. The 14-by-48-foot bulletins, featuring a stained-glass window motif, proclaim not bible verses but …

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September 15, 2021

Key secular bill reintroduced in Congress

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted that an important secular bill has been reintroduced in Congress. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and several co-sponsors have reintroduced the Do No Harm …

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September 14, 2021

FFRF gets religion yanked from Okla. schools’ football program

An Oklahoma school district’s football program will not be used for proselytizing, thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that football coaches …

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September 14, 2021

No chaplaincy or proselytization, FFRF urges Fla. school system

Get rid of your football chaplain and rein in your preachy employees, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Florida school district.  A concerned Orange County Public Schools community …

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September 10, 2021

FFRF celebrates triumph of reason in new presidential vaccine directive

The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly supports President Biden’s announcement of a sweeping vaccine mandate, a move that will reportedly affect as many as 100 million Americans. The state/church watchdog …

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September 10, 2021

Divided we stand after Sept. 11

By Dan Barker Editor’s Note: For the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is repurposing a column from its Freethought Today newspaper that FFRF …

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