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Remove Jesus image, FFRF asks La. police dept.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is requesting that the Shreveport, La., police department take down a painting depicting Jesus. A concerned community member has contacted the state/church watchdog to report …
FFRF to Algerian government: “Inciting atheism” is not a crime
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning the persecution of Yacine Mebarki, reportedly prosecuted by the government of Algeria for “inciting atheism” and sentenced on Oct. 8 to 10 years …
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Greedy clergy want taxpayers to pay church security bills
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning an appeal by an assortment of church groups to Congress urging a drastic increase in the amount of taxpayer funds for church security …
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Mo. football coaches should stop organized prayer, FFRF insists
Missouri high school’s coaching staff is repeatedly violating the Constitution by organizing regular prayers with the athletes, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Joey Ballard, head coach for Jasper High …
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FFRF gets N.C. district to halt access to Christian group
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded a North Carolina school district to stop the unconstitutional access that it was granting a Christian organization to its athletes. The Duplin County …
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Refuting magical thinking, miracles and ‘gifts from God’
Could there be a clearer refutation of the Trump administration’s ban on federal funding of newly created human embryonic stem cell lines than the fact that the treatment President Trump …
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Catholicism’s spiritual blackmail, ‘vote life’ injunctions endanger public health, rights
Catholics are obligated to attend Mass, says the Madison diocese spokesperson: “As of right now, we are not inclined to reinstate a diocesan-wide dispensation.” He was careful not to sound …
FFRF advises end to Pa. district-Christian camp collaboration
An unconstitutional partnership between a Pennsylvania school district and a Christian camp needs to be dissolved, stresses the Freedom From Religion Foundation. To cope with the pandemic, the Williamsport Area …
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FFRF applauds S.C. ruling halting $32 million funding to private schools
Photo by Nolichuckyjake / Shutterstock The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds a unanimous decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court that public money cannot be spent on the state’s …
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