News Releases Archive
FFRF condemns Trump’s threatened prosecution of group fighting Christian nationalism
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is denouncing the Department of Justice’s criminal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. For more than 50 years, the center has been a leading advocate …
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Voucher fight exposes dangers of taxpayer-funded religious education
A growing controversy over inclusion of Muslim schools in state voucher programs illustrates a core problem with taxpayer-funded religious education.As Texas rolls out its $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in …
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FFRF ensures nonreligious students are eligible for Iowa’s highest athletic honor
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded the Iowa High School Athletic Association to revise the criteria student-athletes need to win the state’s highest school honor.A concerned Iowa parent reported that the …
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Multifaith Texas families condemn 5th Circuit decision upholding mandatory display of Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld S.B. 10, a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom across the state. Represented …
FFRF cautions Trump administration against undermining religious politicking ban
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising serious concerns over a recent announcement from the Treasury Department and the IRS that they plan to issue new guidance on a law banning …
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FFRF salutes Earth Day: Freethinkers have vital role to play in saving our planet
There’s no backup. No second Earth. No divine redo. This is it.And that means what we do here — how we treat this planet, how we protect it, how we …
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Supreme Court agrees to hear religious school discrimination case
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising the alarm following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this morning to hear a case regarding public funding of religious preschools.St. Mary Catholic Parish v. …
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FFRF: Trump administration’s bible obsession dishonors Constitution
The White House’s support for Christian nationalism has become glaringly obvious.The Trump administration issued a “Presidential Message Commemorating 250 Years of the Bible in America” on Friday — in tandem with an …
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FFRF condemns bible-heavy Texas reading list
The Texas State Board of Education’s preliminary approval of a bible-heavy, mandatory reading list for Texas public schools is a brazen promotion of religious doctrine. While removing about 100 readings …
