News Releases Archive

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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June 2, 2021

Take action against preachy coach, FFRF prods Fla. school district

A proselytizing coach should be reined in and, if need be, removed, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a Florida school district. A concerned area resident has reported to …

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June 1, 2021

FFRF cheers Biden’s removal of Hyde Amendment from budget

The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds President Biden for notably excluding the Hyde Amendment from his budget proposal. The religiously rooted amendment, first introduced in 1976 by the ultra-Catholic Rep. …

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May 27, 2021

FFRF TV show this week asks: ‘What’s So Great About the Great Beyond?’

Note: This is the last show of the fall/spring 2020-21 season. “Freethought Matters” will begin broadcasting again in the fall, starting on Sunday, Sept. 5. The Freedom From Religion Foundation …

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May 25, 2021

FFRF’s Jayne to testify against WI anti-trans bills

The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be in its hometown Capitol Wednesday morning to oppose religiously motivated anti-LGBTQ bills. FFRF Attorney Ryan Jayne will be present at two of the …

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