News Releases Archive

August 14, 2019

FFRF issues second warning to Mobile County Schools over unconstitutional prayer

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again calling for an end to unconstitutional prayer at a mandatory staff event in Mobile County Public Schools. Multiple Mobile County Public Schools …

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August 8, 2019

Appeals court decision on Lehigh County seal strikes blow to Constitution

An appellate court has disappointingly invoked a misguided U.S. Supreme Court decision to declare constitutional a cross-bearing Pennsylvania county seal.  The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, and …

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August 7, 2019

FFRF: Donohue owes atheists apology for slander re: El Paso

Bill Donohue, the Catholic League’s perennial gasbag, is bloviating wildly in the wake of the recent mass shootings, blaming lack of religion for the shooting rampages: It is not people …

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August 7, 2019

Ga. state rep links prayer event to guv’s unconstitutional proclamation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking a Georgia state representative to task after his misuse of social media to promote a worship ceremony.  Georgia state Rep. Wes Cantrell has …

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August 5, 2019

FFRF deplores Texas officials’ pandering comments on El Paso

The Freedom From Religion Foundation deplores the pandering remarks of Texas’ three highest officials in their responses to the horrific El Paso mass shooting. Gov. Greg Abbott called for the …

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August 2, 2019

Stop preachy group in Greenville, N.C., school, FFRF insists

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting unconstitutional religious proselytizing in the Pitt County Schools system.  A concerned parent has contacted the national state/church watchdog to report that adults from …

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July 31, 2019

Appeals court ruling on Trump’s social media implicates Florida state rep

A recent judgment regarding President Trump’s use of social media has increased legal liability for a Florida state rep, who’s utilizing her social media account to promote Christianity, the Freedom …

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July 31, 2019

FFRF: Miss. district must yank religious signs

The George County School District in Mississippi needs to immediately remove a number of unconstitutional religious displays, contends the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned district taxpayer recently informed the …

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July 30, 2019

FFRF warns Ala. district officials about upcoming religious event

  DeKalb County Schools must ensure that its employees cease any involvement in a religious event this upcoming weekend, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting. A concerned parent has …

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