News Releases Archive

September 24, 2019

New billboard features Knoxville student supporting atheists of color in overcoming discrimination

A new billboard is up near the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville supporting atheists of color who often face discrimination as they come out of the closet about their …

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September 24, 2019

New billboard features Stanford student speaking up for women’s rights in the Muslim Faith

A new billboard is up in Palo Alto featuring a Stanford University student activist speaking up for women’s rights within the Muslim faith. The billboard is part of a nationwide …

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September 24, 2019

Mark Dann: Lessons for the secular movement

Summer is ending and that means a few things: back to school, the Emmys, Packers season for our friends at the home office in Wisconsin — and Congress coming back …

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September 23, 2019

President Trump repeats lie about protecting religious liberty for all

Instead of participating in a world summit on climate change, today President Donald Trump convened a session on worldwide religious persecution at the United Nations, in which he demonstrated a …

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September 23, 2019

FFRF awards over $17K in grad student essay contest

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 19 winners of the Brian Bolton Essay Contest for Graduate/“Older” Students. FFRF has paid out a total of $17,850 in …

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September 23, 2019

Bill gives public money to ‘crisis’ pregnancy centers with religious ties

Two Wisconsin state legislators are brazenly circulating a bill to hand over $500,000 in taxpayer money to a shadowy entity that will award grants to so-called “crisis” pregnancy centers that …

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September 20, 2019

FFRF lauds major first step toward secular recovery funding in Congress

A congressional development this week is the vital first step to help remedy a major problem: most mutual support recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotic Anonymous are religious …

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September 20, 2019

Climate crisis is a state/church issue

The Strike for Climate on Friday, Sept. 20 provides the ideal opportunity to note that the climate crisis is a state-church issue. Tomorrow a national coalition of youth groups and …

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September 19, 2019

Maryland rep. featured on ‘Freethought Matters’ this week

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin lends his unique perspective as both an elected official and constitutional scholar to this week’s episode of the nation’s premiere freethinking television show, Freethought Matters. Raskin, …

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