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FFRF’s answer to Speaker Pelosi: Action, not prayer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this Sunday placed on her official congressional homepage a prayer called “A Responsive Prayer for Justice.” Unfortunately, nothing fails like prayer, to repeat a phrase Freedom …
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FFRF condemns Nigerian Shariah court’s blasphemy death sentence
The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly denounces a Nigerian court’s recent imposition of the death penalty on a young composer for the supposed crime of blasphemy. A Nigerian Shariah court …
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Get rid of bigot from seal, FFRF urges Ventura County
The Freedom From Religion Foundation commends Ventura County, Calif., for the likely removal from its seal of a religious extremist who persecuted indigeneous people. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors …
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No handouts to religious schools, secular groups insist
The nation’s leading secular groups, including the Freedom From Religion Foundation, are urging Congress to halt the Trump administration’s proposed channeling of public funds to private, mostly religious schools. Education …
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Mass. town removes biblical children’s display after FFRF intervention
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded a Massachusetts town into removing a religious display from a library playground. A concerned community member contacted FFRF to report that the Ashburnham …
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Trump travel ban hurts everyone, asserts FFRF-signed brief
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has signed on to an amicus brief challenging President Trump’s discriminatory travel ban. The case, Arab American Civil Rights League et al. v. Donald J. …
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FFRF calls on Spokane sheriff to cancel bible-based training
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to an upcoming mandatory “training seminar” at the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office that mixes religion and policing. The two-day event, scheduled for …
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FFRF asks IRS to probe megapastor Jeffress’ endorsement of Pence/Trump
Among the more than half dozen complaints about unlawful church political activity that the Freedom From Religion Foundation has recently made to the IRS is one over a service at …
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Two wins — and hopes for a strong finish in 2020
To paraphrase Taylor Swift: Legislators are gonna legislate. And the Freedom From Religion Foundation is making your secular voice heard in that process. Congress is resuming normal order and looking …
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