News Releases Archive

August 2, 2021

FFRF hails survey showing “Nones” are here to stay

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating findings released today that show a shrinking white Christian majority and a stable percentage of religiously unaffiliated Americans. The Public Religion Research Institute’s …

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August 2, 2021

FFRF cheers bill for menstrual equality

Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee last week signed SB 86, which requires that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools in the state, a move that the Freedom …

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August 2, 2021

FFRF chides Sen. Ron Johnson’s science denial

The anti-science pronouncements of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin (the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s home state) are a threat to our — and our planet’s — health. As an …

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August 2, 2021

Get rid of religious partner, FFRF advises Wis. school district

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising objections to a constitutionally problematic partnership between a Wisconsin school district and a religious entity. The Waupun Area School District has partnered with …

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August 2, 2021

FFRF probes unconstitutional California park rental deal

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is looking into a constitutionally suspect arrangement that a California park has entered into with a local church. A concerned local resident has informed the …

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August 2, 2021

FFRF: Supreme Court should uphold Maine school funding law

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision late last week to review a private school grant program out of Maine signals, once again, that this activist court wants to advance religious interests …

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July 30, 2021

FFRF lauds passage of spending bill without anti-abortion amendments

Legislative history was recently made in this country. On July 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill without inclusion of the Hyde and Weldon Amendments. For 45 …

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July 30, 2021

Wake up! Supreme Court ultraright majority threatens basic rights

The Freedom From Religion Foundation castigates yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court judgment gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and renews its call for court reform.  The timing of the 6-3 …

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July 30, 2021

Colo. school district stops bible distribution due to FFRF

Expressing due appreciation for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Colorado school district has ended a church’s unencumbered access to a local school. A concerned Eagle County Schools community member …

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