News Releases Archive

August 27, 2018

FFRF warns against proselytizing teacher

    The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, has issued a warning to a California public charter school after receiving a complaint that a teacher made extremely …

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August 27, 2018

FFRF to run new ‘quit the church’ ad in New York Times

VIEW THE AD The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be running a full-page ad this week in The New York Times urging people to leave the church, in response to …

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August 22, 2018

FFRF, ACLU of Florida prevail: Kissimmee prayer proclamation revised

The national Freedom From Religion Foundation and the ACLU of Florida are greeting with approval a revision of a proclamation that had promoted prayer by city officials in Kissimmee, Fla. …

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August 21, 2018

FFRF pressures Santa Rosa schools over abstinence program

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog with more than 1,500 members throughout Florida, is placing pressure on the school board in Santa Rosa County to replace its …

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August 17, 2018

FFRF convinces Ohio city to remove decalog from public park

A Ten Commandments plaque has been removed from Murphy Park in Steubenville, Ohio, after a national state/church watchdog sent a letter to the city asking for the religious display to …

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August 16, 2018

Irreverent billboard campaign continues in Cobb County, Ga.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is continuing its irreverent 2018 Georgia billboard campaign in suburban Atlanta with two new additions this August. “Enjoy life now — There is no afterlife” is …

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August 16, 2018

FFRF, ACLU-FL partner to ask Fla. city to rescind 40 days of prayer proclamation

  A trio of civil liberties groups is asking the city of Kissimmee, Fla., to rescind its “Call to Fast and Prayer” event and proclamation by the close of business …

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August 15, 2018

FFRF partners with Black Skeptics of LA to award $10,000 in scholarships

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is giving $10,000 in scholarship awards to four students in partnership with Black Skeptics of Los Angeles, an African-American atheist community group. For the fourth …

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August 14, 2018

FFRF directs MPS Board’s attention to mishandling of church/state case

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is directing the Milwaukee School Board’s attention to poor handling of complaints to the Milwaukee Public School District over a proselytizing substitute teacher. This February, …

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