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FFRF: New religious charter school attempts threaten public education nationwide
The Freedom From Religion Foundation vows to remain vigilant in the face of coordinated attempts in three states to establish the nation’s first religious charter school. After the failed effort …
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W.Va. state officials confirm no bible class in Mingo County following FFRF warning
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce that West Virginia education officials have confirmed there are no plans to adopt an elective bible class at Tug Valley High …
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FFRF asks Labor Dept. to cancel upcoming ‘Secretary’s Prayer Service’
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising constitutional concerns after the Department of Labor’s invitation to all employees to attend an official “Secretary’s Prayer Service” scheduled for Dec. 10. In …
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FFRF calls for reinstatement of OU TA in phony religious discrimination charge
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the University of Oklahoma at Norman to immediately reinstate a graduate teaching assistant placed on administrative leave after being falsely accused of religious …
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Winter Solstice Bill of Rights ‘nativity’ display returns for 8th year to New Hampshire Capitol
The newly formed New Hampshire Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation has returned a display honoring the Winter Solstice and the Bill of Rights for the eighth year in …
FFRF stops religious field trips in Arkansas school district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation reminded the Ouachita River School District in Mena, Ark., that school field trips cannot be used to indoctrinate students. A district parent reported that the …
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FFRF opposes proposed Wis. resolution to declare Dec. 25 ‘the birth of Our Lord’
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly opposing an unconstitutional Wisconsin resolution that would formally recognize Dec. 25 as “the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” a …
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FFRF solstice display marks 30th year at Wis. state Capitol
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual Winter Solstice display, first erected in 1995, is back up in the Wisconsin state Capitol rotunda in Madison for the 30th year in a …
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Texas families file new class action lawsuit to stop public school districts throughout Texas from displaying the Ten Commandments
A group of 18 multifaith and nonreligious Texas families filed a class action lawsuit today to stop all Texas public school districts that are not already involved in active litigation …
