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FFRF objects to special immigration rule for religious workers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising concerns about a new Department of Homeland Security rule that grants preferential immigration treatment to religious workers. This rule loosens an immigration restriction …
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Religious ideology drove recent Senate abortion pill hearing
The Freedom From Religion Foundation pinpoints a recent U.S. Senate hearing on the abortion pill as a textbook example of religious ideology intruding into government decision-making under the guise of …
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FFRF’s ‘Secular Spotlight’ delves into religious trauma
On the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight,” FFRF Legal Intake Assistant Daniel Dossey discusses his journey to deconversion.Daniel shares his deeply personal journey out of evangelical …
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Ga. principal ends faculty meeting prayers and religious emails due to FFRF
Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash Georgia’s Jefferson City Schools system has instructed a principal to stop using her position to spread religion after the Freedom From Religion Foundation warned it of First Amendment violations.A concerned …
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La Crosse, Wis., ends divisive city council invocations FFRF objected to years ago
The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds the La Crosse City Council for recently voting to end the practice of opening its meetings with clergy-led religious invocations. Various media reports credited FFRF …
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Supreme Court transgender cases arguments show threat to state/church separation
The U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments today in two cases challenging state laws that exclude transgender students from public school sports presage decisions likely to cause real harm to children. …
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FFRF defends Okla. detention center inmates from coercive baptisms
Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has spoken up on behalf of Cleveland County Detention Center inmates after the sheriff’s office appeared to be encouraging them to …
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FFRF co-sponsors online celebration of freethinker Founder Thomas Paine
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to be a part of sponsoring “The Times That Tried Men’s Souls: Thomas Paine’s Service During The Revolutionary War,” an online event celebrating …
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Freethought TV now available on Samsung Smart TV
Freethought TV, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s free secular streaming channel, is now available on the top streaming device in American homes: Samsung Smart TV. With the launch of the new …
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