News Releases Archive

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis’ death leaves a legacy of unanswered abuse and religious oppression

The Freedom From Religion Foundation acknowledges the death of Pope Francis, a leader revered by many but whose tenure failed to bring meaningful change to a deeply flawed institution. While …

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April 21, 2025

FFRF runs provocative Earth Day message in New York Times 

“Be fruitful, and multiply? — Or save our Earth?” asks a provocative full-page ad appearing in the New York Times on April 22 in observance of Earth Day. The message …

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April 18, 2025

Expert dissects the latest national religion trends on FFRF TV show

An acclaimed sociologist explains on the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show what recent national numbers on religion and nonreligion actually mean. Ryan T. Cragun is a …

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April 17, 2025

FFRF asks HUD to withdraw overtly religious message

  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that the Department of Housing and Urban Development rescind an overtly religious communication sent to staff announcing an official observance of Easter …

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April 17, 2025

FFRF’s Chicago chapter puts up state/church display at the Daley Center Plaza

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Metropolitan Chicago Chapter has set up a display at the Chicago Daley Center Plaza to counter Easter activities there. Each year, the chapter erects a banner …

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April 16, 2025

FFRF again calls out Deion Sanders for pushing religion on players

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again calling a constitutional penalty on University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders due to his ceaseless proselytizing. FFRF has repeatedly spotlighted over …

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April 15, 2025

White House’s Easter hype heightens Trump’s Christian nationalist agenda

Photo by Edoardo Cuoghi on Unsplash President Trump’s over-the-top “Presidential Message on Holy Week, 2025” appears to show the White House’s desire to institutionalize Christian nationalism.In language more befitting a pulpit than the …

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April 14, 2025

FFRF excoriates State Department’s chilling “anti-Christian bias” witch hunt

The Freedom From Religion Foundation denounces a new State Department directive that encourages employees to anonymously report alleged “anti-Christian bias” among colleagues. This is a dangerous and unconstitutional move that …

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April 10, 2025

FFRF TV show guest loves to mess with the Texas establishment

Watch the preview here. A Texan explains on the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show why she and her organization take delight in messing with those running …

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