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June 12, 2026

Join the FFRF summer reading challenge! How to enter, and the full rules

Welcome, readers, to the inaugural #FFRFSummerReading Challenge!  A simple guide on how to enter Complete the reading goals on four adjacent spaces — across, down, or diagonally — to win …

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June 11, 2026

Campaign headquarters or church? FFRF asks IRS to investigate Oklahoma pastor

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the IRS to investigate an Oklahoma church after its pastor, congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer, publicly stated that supporters could pick up campaign yard …

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June 11, 2026

Moroccan press conference details danger to imprisoned freethinker’s life

The family and legal team of imprisoned Moroccan freethinker Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar held a press conference recently in Rabat to reveal that her life is imperiled.Lachgar’s sister, Siham Lachgar, and …

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June 11, 2026

Pride Month backlash reveals coordinated Christian nationalist campaign 

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is castigating a coordinated effort that several conservative states have launched to undermine Pride Month. Governors in Florida, Indiana, Alabama and Utah, among other states, …

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June 10, 2026

FFRF objects to $15 million Fla. taxpayer giveaway for Catholic school security

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is decrying a provision in Florida’s newly approved state budget that would hand $15 million in taxpayer funds directly to Catholic schools. The funding, included …

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June 10, 2026

New episode of ‘Secular Spotlight’ dissects official D.C. religious event

The latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s web series, “Secular Spotlight,” examines the recent officially organized Christian nationalist shindig held in Washington, D.C.FFRF’s Liz Cavell and Chris Line …

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June 10, 2026

FFRF challenges Indiana sheriff’s jailhouse baptism event

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, based in Bloomington, immediately stop sponsoring Christian devotional events at the correctional facility, including pressuring inmates to undergo …

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June 9, 2026

FFRF castigates second House Judiciary hearing targeting SPLC

Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center is the latest step in a coordinated effort to intimidate organizations challenging Christian nationalism and other forms of extremism. …

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June 5, 2026

FFRF calls out Pentagon for sidelining ‘atheists in foxholes’ and others

FFRF Lifetime Member Joseph Cunningham, a veteran who served in World War II, standing beside FFRF’s monument to “atheists in foxholes and other freethinkers.” Maintaining that there are indeed many …

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