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May 2, 2022

FFRF applauds Connecticut abortion expansion bill

The Freedom From Religion Foundation commends Connecticut legislators for defending abortion access amid the anti-abortion blitzkrieg occurring in statehouses nationwide. Lawmakers in Connecticut have passed a bill that expands the …

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April 29, 2022

Report: U.S. must do more against blasphemy prosecutions

A recent U.S. report highlights the prominence of anti-blasphemy laws around the globe and urges the State Department to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern. The U.S. Commission on …

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April 29, 2022

FFRF denounces Oklahoma’s new abortion ban

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm that religious extremists in control of statehouses and gubernatorial offices are decimating our reproductive liberties. The latest such assault occurred yesterday, …

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April 28, 2022

New podcast, ‘We Dissent,’ offers legal wisdom — from a secular female viewpoint

Four attorneys from three major secular organizations are launching a monthly podcast — the only legal affairs show for atheists, agnostics and humanists hosted completely by female lawyers. “We Dissent” …

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April 28, 2022

Christians Against Christian nationalism featured on FFRF TV show

Click here to watch the teaser.  The head of a Baptist group that crafted a landmark joint report on the Jan. 6 insurrection with the Freedom From Religion Foundation is …

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April 28, 2022

No prayers at school board meetings, FFRF insists to W.Va. school district

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Braxton County Board of Education to stop opening its meetings with prayer.  “OPENING PRAYER” is listed for each board meeting in its …

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April 27, 2022

FFRF Tenn. billboard encourages constitutional watchdogs

The East Tennessee chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation is fed up with religion in government and wants citizens to help FFRF end such entanglements. To this end, it …

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April 27, 2022

FFRF decries court ruling ending challenge of Texas SB 8 bounty law

In a major blow to reproductive health and the separation of state and church, an appeals court yesterday effectively ended the court battle to overturn the infamous Texas abortion-ban-and-bounty law. …

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April 25, 2022

Michigan prayer fight shows why legislature should stop invocations

A foofaraw in the Michigan Legislature over prayer epitomizes why our statehouses and other governmental bodies should finally drop the archaic ritual of opening with prayer.  Not only are legislators …

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