News Releases Archive

July 27, 2020

FFRF condemns Texas town’s religious ‘abortion ban’

The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns a Texas town’s religiously motivated decision to prohibit abortion providers from operating in its jurisdiction. East Mountain has become the 14th community in Texas …

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July 24, 2020

House funding bill pushes back against Trump’s religious agenda

The Freedom From Religion Foundation lauds landmark provisions in a House of Representatives funding bill that will fight discrimination and protect true religious liberty. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, …

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July 23, 2020

FFRF legal eagles stay busy disentangling religion from government

Apart from dealing with pandemic-related issues, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has also been recently busy fielding a variety of dismaying non-COVID First Amendment violations. A lot of these (not …

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July 22, 2020

House repeals Trump travel ban, as FFRF has been urging

  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a crucial bill overturning President Trump’s infamous travel ban. The NO BAN Act repeals, in a bipartisan 233-183 vote, the president’s existing …

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July 22, 2020

FFRF condemns South Carolina’s outrageous giveaway to religious schools

South Carolina’s recent decision to hand out tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to private schools is unprecedented and shocking, the Freedom From Religion Foundation asserts in a letter to …

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July 22, 2020

City revokes tax exemption after FFRF protests

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating a victory for taxpayers very near its home that it played an educational role in. The city of Monona (adjacent to FFRF’s headquarters …

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July 22, 2020

FFRF applauds Wisconsin county fine for Christian “mask free zone” coffeeshop

The Freedom From Religion Foundation commends its home county for taking action against an evangelical-run coffeehouse that advertised itself as a “mask free zone” in violation of a countywide public …

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July 21, 2020

Religion: A reason the U.S. is COVID No. 1

Religion has a lot to answer for when it comes to the spread of COVID-19. There are many political and sociological reasons why the United States is leading the pack …

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July 20, 2020

Texas AG’s exemption for religious schools endangers students and staff

The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his special treatment of the state’s religious schools — recklessly risking students and staff alike. In an open …

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