News Releases Archive

April 17, 2019

FFRF, ACLU file for summary judgment in KY license plate case

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have filed for summary judgment in a federal lawsuit over an atheist being denied an irreverent license …

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April 15, 2019

Morris Co. response to FFRF court win called ‘outrageous’

After being trounced in a legal battle over funding of churches by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Morris County, N.J., is behaving like a petulant child, says FFRF. The New …

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April 15, 2019

FFRF attorney calls out Justice Thomas for comments on atheists

The Freedom From Religion Foundation leaped into action as reports circulated that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently denigrated atheists and hyped a new conservative line that deliberately misinterprets …

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April 12, 2019

FFRF warns northern Wisconsin schools about preacher

Beware a bait-and-lure preacher, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is warning a number of northern Wisconsin school districts.  Pastor Brian Cole spoke to students at Mondovi High School during the …

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April 11, 2019

FFRF condemns passage of Ohio’s anti-woman ‘fetal heartbeat’ law

Protesters yesterday unfurled banners at the Ohio Capitol that correctly proclaimed: “This is not a House of Worship” and “This is not doctor’s office.” It did not stop Ohio Governor …

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April 10, 2019

Don’t turn field trips into religious missions, FFRF asks Great Bend officials

A Kansas public high school outing to Washington, D.C., was converted into a religious undertaking by the teacher, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has learned to its dismay. The vocal …

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April 8, 2019

FFRF urges Kalkaska preschool to ignore legal threats from religious right group

Photo of the Kalkaska Memorial Health Center  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is applauding a Michigan public preschool’s commitment to the U.S. Constitution and is urging it to ignore a …

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April 4, 2019

Ricketts’ prayer proclamation thunderously misguided, FFRF declares

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is decrying the Nebraska governor’s proclamation of Sunday, April 7, as a “statewide day of prayer” in response to the state’s recent horrible weather. Such …

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April 1, 2019

FFRF urges nixing of proposed official grant to Billerica church

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising a red flag about a Massachusetts town’s proposed $50,000-plus grant to a church.  A concerned local taxpayer contacted FFRF to report that on …

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