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FFRF announces 2025 law student essay contest
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excited to announce the 2025 Diane and Stephen Uhl Memorial Essay Competition for Law School Students, with a top prize of $4,000! Law school …
NY Times columnist Charles Blow guest on FFRF’s TV show
Watch the teaser here. One of the country’s most distinguished opinion writers — a freethinker to boot — is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show this week. …
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FFRF chides Fla. lt. gov. for her ‘voting like atheists’ speech
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Núñez after her recent comment at an anti-abortion rally deriding people who “vote like atheists.” FFRF learned of …
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FFRF requests Conn. community college to treat secular students equally
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Three Rivers Community College (located in Norwich, Conn.) to stop violating the law and treat secular-minded students the same as it treats religious …
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Miss. school district nixes graduation prayers after FFRF’s activism
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has made certain that the Pearl Public School District will no longer feature prayers at its graduation ceremonies. A concerned community member and alumni informed …
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FFRF urges IRS to take action over politicking ministry event featuring JD Vance
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked the IRS to investigate a nonprofit religious tour featuring JD Vance as part of its efforts to support the GOP ticket, in violation …
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FFRF TV show dives into the Scopes Trial — and its significance
Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show this week spotlights one of the most consequential courtroom battles between religion and science in U.S. history. Guest Brenda Wineapple …
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‘We Dissent’: author Sarah Posner on ‘Tyranny by a Minority’
The hosts of the “We Dissent” podcast speak on the latest episode with renowned author and social observer Sarah Posner. On episode 35, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell, Americans …
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LA Archdiocese record payout shows extent of Catholic sex abuse cover-up
The nation’s largest archdiocese (the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles) recently agreed to pay a record $880 million to 1,353 survivors of horrific sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. “It’s almost …
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