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November 14, 2024

FFRF TV show spotlights Islamist theocracies

Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s television show guest this week draws attention to how Islamist theocracies in Iran and Afghanistan have been silencing and erasing women. Maryam …

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November 14, 2024

FFRF applauds California’s proactive resistance 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is thrilled that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking proactive steps to counter the incoming Trump administration’s Christian nationalist agenda. Newsom has called the Legislature …

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November 14, 2024

Mike Huckabee as Israeli ambassador would be a disaster of biblical proportions 

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and current evangelical End Times fanatic, to be his ambassador to Israel, putting a Christian nationalist who has rejected the …

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November 14, 2024

FFRF statement on the defeat of HR 9495

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased by the defeat of HR 9495 in the U.S. House — a bill that, if passed, could have been weaponized to remove the …

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November 14, 2024

FFRF calls foul on Texas school district’s loudspeaker prayer

Photo by Paolo Aldrighetti on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is admonishing Silverton Independent School District for starting its football games with loudspeaker-broadcast prayer. FFRF has been informed that …

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November 13, 2024

FFRF urges Ky. detention center to stop baptizing inmates

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Shelby County Detention Center in Kentucky to stop baptizing inmates. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that the detention center …

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November 13, 2024

Missouri school district halts official prayer after FFRF communique

In response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter, the Bolivar R-1 School District in Missouri won’t impose prayer on its staff during official meetings. A concerned employee informed the national …

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November 13, 2024

Trump letting RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ would be a public health disaster

It’s cause for alarm that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — best known for his outspoken and twisted views on vaccines, public health and other science issues — has been promised …

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November 12, 2024

Court blocks La. law requiring Ten Commandments in public schools

In a victory for a religious freedom coalition that includes the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today prohibiting implementation of a Louisiana law …

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