News Releases Archive
FFRF: End U.S. aid to Saudi ‘holy war’ in Yemen
The Senate has rightly voted to end U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, and the House should follow suit. The conflict is being fought largely along sectarian religious …
FFRF decries religious coercion in Mich. school district
The Hamilton Community Schools system is engaging in appallingly unconstitutional behavior that is grievously harming its students, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Multiple students and parents have contacted the …
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FFRF supports the Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans
Discrimination against LGBTQ Americans — often rooted in bigoted religious beliefs — is still rife in this country. Today, the Equality Act was again proposed in both houses of Congress …
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FFRF encourages city of Boston’s opposition to Christian flag
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to join in a brief supporting the city of Boston’s constitutionally correct opposition to residents who want it to fly a Christian flag. …
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FFRF condemns DeVos’ attacks on public education
The Freedom From Religion Foundation denounces the Trump administration’s recent multipronged attack on the separation of state and church in public education. The proposed new federal budget contains $5 billion …
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Appellate court hears case over nontheist exclusion Tuesday
Oral arguments at the appellate level are being heard Tuesday, March 12, morning over Brevard County’s discriminatory practice barring invocations by nonreligious citizens. The Williamson v. Brevard County lawsuit was …
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FFRF chides Texas school officials for promoting evangelical group
Greenville public school officials have recently appeared in an ad for a proselytizing Christian organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has discovered. Two Greenville Independent School District employees are featured …
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‘Act of God’ provokes biblical pandering by Trump
Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-PresidentFreedom From Religion Foundation President Trump today at a Baptist church in Alabama signed bibles for Alabamans affected by this week’s “act of God” — a tornado …
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FFRF objects to discriminatory school board prayer in Texas district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Weatherford Independent School District to cease the practice of praying at its Board of Trustees meetings. A concerned school district member has …
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