News Releases Archive

April 10, 2020

FFRF: Church exceptions mean Safe at Home order not safe enough

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is cautioning that new “drive-up Easter” worship rules in Wisconsin are likely to be abused and that the “Safer at Home” executive order issued March …

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April 10, 2020

Quit promoting Christianity, FFRF tells Alabama Lt. Gov.

Stop exploiting the pandemic to promote Christianity, says the Freedom From Religion Foundation to the Alabama lieutenant governor. On April 8, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth used his official social media …

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April 9, 2020

Kansas church exemption is unconstitutional and lethal, FFRF asserts

A recent Kansas move to exempt religious gatherings from coronavirus-related measures could have large-scale deadly consequences, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council, on bad advice …

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April 9, 2020

Watch Ron Reagan on “Freethought Matters” now

Click here to watch. “Unabashed atheist” Ron Reagan is this week’s entertaining and eloquent guest on “Freethought Matters,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation weekly TV show, available to watch now …

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April 8, 2020

FFRF signs on to SCOTUS brief over contraception exemption

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has signed on to a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court contending that the Trump administration is breaching the First Amendment in allowing certain religion-based …

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April 7, 2020

Ala. governor should stop promoting Christianity, FFRF stresses

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written to the Alabama governor to ask her to stop misusing her office to promote religion. Several Alabama residents contacted the national state/church watchdog …

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April 3, 2020

Appeals court expands FFRF victory against Gov. Abbott

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has won its case at the appeals court level against censorship of its display in the Texas Capitol by Gov. Greg Abbott. The unanimous opinion …

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April 3, 2020

Gov. DeSantis is endangering Floridians, FFRF asserts

The Florida governor is recklessly risking lives by exempting church congregations from prohibitory orders on large gatherings, charges the Freedom From Religion Foundation. These orders will kill some Floridians, FFRF …

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April 3, 2020

FFRF op-ed warns country: Taxpayers cannot be forced to support churches — even in a pandemic

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is warning Americans that their tax dollars may soon be given away to churches and preachers. In a concise and powerful op-ed for Religion Dispatches, …

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