News Releases Archive
“Freethought Matters” show returns to television with guest Rep. Jared Huffman
The nation’s premier freethinking television show is returning to the airwaves. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” program resumes broadcasting on Sunday, Sept. 1. As an antidote to religion …
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Staff-led bible club must cease, FFRF warns Indiana district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Center Grove Community School District to address an unconstitutional teacher-led religious club operating in its schools. After reviewing hundreds of emails and …
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FFRF’s Andrew Seidel proposes a solution for clergy embezzlement
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has long run a black collar crime series in its newspaper Freethought Today, which chronicles the crimes of preachers and church leaders. Recently, a Catholic …
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DNC resolution on nonbelievers a historic step
For the first time in U.S. history, a major political party has warmly welcomed freethinkers. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has adopted a resolution that recognizes the contributions of nonbelievers to …
FFRF awards $17,550 to 2019 college students essay contest winners
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 16 winners of the 2019 Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest. College students were asked to write a personal persuasive …
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Planned Parenthood defunding — Is El Salvador a cautionary tale for U.S. reproductive rights?
It’s an ominous portent that Planned Parenthood announced its forced pull out from U.S. federal funding the very same day a Salvadoran woman’s trial for delivering a stillborn finally ended. …
FFRF probes large San Jose grant to religious school
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, is investigating an unconstitutional grant of more than $800,000 in taxpayer funds to a private religious school in San Jose. The …
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FFRF: Oppose rule to legalize taxpayer-funded discrimination in name of religion
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has submitted a formal comment condemning a proposed Department of Labor rule that would allow federal contractors to discriminate against employees based on “sincerely held …
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FFRF denounces religious staff event in Miss. school district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a Mississippi public school district to refrain from unconstitutional religious promotion after district staff members were subjected to proselytization during a mandatory event. …
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