News Releases Archive

July 12, 2018

FFRF awards $13,000 to high school essay winners

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 24 winners — including 10 major prizes — of the 2018 William Schulz High School Essay Contest for college-bound seniors. …

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July 12, 2018

Tenn. school takes action to ax proselytizing

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has convinced a Tennessee school district to implement a corrective plan barring proselytizing assemblies from taking place. A concerned student of the Oneida High School …

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July 11, 2018

FFRF: Thumbs down to TX police dept. religious video

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is giving a poor review to a Texas police department’s ill-advised and unconstitutional religious music video. The Crandall Police Department recently posted a video to …

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July 11, 2018

FFRF validated after Milwaukee Public Schools demands apology

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again requesting assurance from a Wisconsin school district that it will not allow a proselytizing substitute to teach students. FFRF wrote to Milwaukee …

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July 9, 2018

FFRF warns Kavanaugh would tilt court to religious right

The Freedom From Religion Foundation says President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh would be “a disaster for the constitutional principle of separation between state and church” and …

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July 6, 2018

FFRF objects to government handout to Va. church

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting a sizeable government giveaway to a Virginia church. A concerned local taxpayer contacted FFRF to report that St. Mary’s Episcopal Church received $10,000 …

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July 5, 2018

FFRF questions religious high school football camps in Arkansas

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling foul on recent religion-infused high school football camps in Arkansas. Last month, two school-sponsored football camps held in the state invited preachers to …

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July 5, 2018

FFRF protects constitutional rights in Illinois elementary school

An Illinois elementary school has taken First Amendment lessons from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF sent a letter to La Harpe Elementary School after it was reported that the …

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July 5, 2018

Scott Pruitt’s resignation good news for science and the environment

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation vindicates the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Although Pruitt’s stepping down had more to do with his serial ethics violations, his disdain for basic …

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