News Releases Archive

November 12, 2019

That rotunda tree is pagan, not Christian symbol —reminds FFRF

It’s not even Thanksgiving, but the Christmas warriors are already at it at the Wisconsin state Capitol. The annual tree isn’t even up yet in the Capitol rotunda, but would-be …

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November 12, 2019

Oklahoma public school can’t promote religion in holiday concert, FFRF warns

An Edmond, Okla., school must refrain from including a Nativity performance in its annual holiday concert, since this constitutes a government endorsement of religion, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is …

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November 12, 2019

FFRF billboard urges: Don’t let abortion be banned in Wisconsin

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the Wisconsin Legislature to finally overturn the state’s archaic 170-year-old statute criminalizing abortion. The 1849 law could go into immediate effect should …

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November 11, 2019

Christian Nationalist crusade Project Blitz tries to rebrand as it loses ground

A shadowy coalition of Christian Nationalists that has for the past few years been crusading to legislate religion in every state is attempting to refurbish its image. The coalition has …

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November 11, 2019

FFRF urges Virginia public school to remove religious sign

A high school in Max Meadows, Va., must remove a large prayer display from its lunchroom, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging. A concerned community member has contacted FFRF …

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November 8, 2019

FFRF blasts Wisconsin’s proposed National Bible Week resolution

The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to vote Tuesday on a highly inappropriate resolution “recognizing Thanksgiving week as National Bible Week in Wisconsin.” Imagine the uproar were the Legislature to promote …

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November 7, 2019

Protagonist of landmark state/church case on FFRF TV show this Sunday

A key player in one of the most important Supreme Court cases in Establishment Clause history is interviewed on the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” …

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November 7, 2019

FFRF applauds judgment blocking dangerous Trump administration rule

The Freedom From Religion Foundation applauds a federal judge’s nationally significant decision yesterday that has struck down President Trump’s “conscience clause” rule permitting health care workers to discriminate. The 147-page …

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November 7, 2019

Pence upends Constitution to favor Christian groups abroad

Vice President Mike Pence has been subverting the U.S. Constitution in diverting foreign aid to overseas Christian organizations, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation in a strongly worded letter. FFFRF …

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