News Releases Archive

July 29, 2021

Curb unconstitutional practices, FFRF tells TX public hospital

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that a large Texas public hospital stop engaging in unconstitutional religious promotion. Multiple concerned University Medical Center community members, including an employee, have …

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July 29, 2021

Stop your prayers, FFRF appeals to N.C. city council

Cease starting your meetings with a prayer, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a North Carolina city council. A concerned King resident has informed the state/church watchdog that the …

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July 29, 2021

Milwaukee Archdiocese stonewalling on AG abuse probe shows need for transparency

A Milwaukee Archdiocese announcement that it does not intend to fully cooperate with the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s investigation into church sex abuse and cover-up underscores the need for the …

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June 4, 2021

Utah gov’s call to pray for rain an insult to Utahns

The Freedom From Religion Foundation excoriates Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s show of governmental piety in calling on the citizens of Utah to “pray for rain.” “We need more rain and …

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June 3, 2021

Leave prayer out of meetings, FFRF asks N.C. county board

A North Carolina county’s board of commissioners needs to nix the unconstitutional prayer that starts its meetings, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting. A concerned Alleghany County resident has …

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June 3, 2021

FFRF co-sponsors online Thomas Paine Day celebration on Tuesday, June 8

You are invited to a celebration of the life and legacy of Thomas Paine on Tuesday, June 8, via Zoom, an event co-sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Click …

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June 3, 2021

Fla. governor signs trans athlete ban in religious photo-op

The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis not only for signing into law a discriminatory bill to ban transgender girls from school sports, but for making it …

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June 2, 2021

June a month for LGBTQ+ pride and great concern

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, nearly 12 percent of whose members identify as LGBTQ+, celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month with the knowledge that even though there’s …

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June 2, 2021

The nation’s future, and our secular republic, rides on defeating voter suppression

The brazen attacks on citizen rights are snowballing, and freethinkers need to oppose voter suppression. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has previously pointed out that protecting our democracy is a …

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