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‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough’ to address mass shootings
Many in Congress have finally gotten the message that “thoughts and prayers are not enough,” as Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday during a hearing on gun reform. “And yet ‘thoughts …
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Stop officially praying, FFRF demands of S.C. school board
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a South Carolina school district to stop its unconstitutional practice of opening school board and other meetings with prayer. The Dorchester School District …
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FFRF & other secular orgs host Mayday fundraising event
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and four other national secular nonprofits are teaming up to address the increased need for food and shelter assistance due to the pandemic. In a …
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FFRF cheers appeals court decision against praying Wash. coach
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is applauding a ruling against a praying football coach. A three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of …
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Covid relief bill includes inappropriate funding for private schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is decrying the diversion of billions of taxpayer dollars to private, mostly religious schools in the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. When private …
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FFRF: It’s time to quit the Catholic Church after renewed LGBTQ bigotry
The Vatican reaffirmed the bigotry of the Catholic Church earlier this week, decreeing that no official in the church hierarchy can bless or recognize a same-sex relationship. The Congregation of …
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Rep. Jerry McNerney guest on FFRF Sunday TV show
A co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday. Rep. Jerry McNerney has represented the 9th district …
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Indiana school board hasn’t a prayer after FFRF intercedes
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded an Indiana school district to cease opening school board meetings with prayer. A concerned district community member contacted the national state/church watchdog to …
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FFRF denounces Georgia mass murder
The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly condemns Tuesday’s killing spree. Eight people are dead — including six Asian-American women — after a shooter attacked three massage parlors in the Atlanta …
