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May 31, 2018

FFRF concerned about religious Illinois graduation ceremony

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is dismayed about a gratuitously religious recent graduation ceremony at an Illinois public high school. A concerned community member contacted FFRF to report that the …

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May 25, 2018

FFRF raises concern over Illinois superintendent’s Christianity promotions

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on an Illinois school district superintendent to end his religious promotion. A concerned district staff member reported to FFRF that Effingham Unit #40 …

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May 24, 2018

FFRF teaches Indiana school lesson on First Amendment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that all lessons being taught at an Indiana elementary school will be free of religious ideology. Earlier this spring, FFRF sent a letter …

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May 24, 2018

FFRF applauds Illinois school district standing fast on secular graduation ceremony

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) applauds an Illinois school district for maintaining a welcoming and religiously neutral environment at its recent graduation ceremony — in spite of pressure from …

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May 23, 2018

FFRF files case against Arkansas Capitol Ten Commandments monument

Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert, who sponsored the Ten Commandments law, stands near the first monument prior to its destruction. The Freedom From Religion Foundation and a coalition of plaintiffs …

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May 23, 2018

FFRF calls out evangelical Mississippi school field trip

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling attention to a recent Mississippi elementary school religious field trip that was a serious constitutional violation. FFRF was contacted by a concerned family …

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May 23, 2018

FFRF sends warning after religious assembly gives Ala. school district bad rap

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is warning an Alabama school district to end its promotion of religion to students and staff after a Christian rap group performed at several …

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May 23, 2018

FFRF’s provocative message for Atlanta is hoisted

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a provocative message for drivers in the Atlanta area: “Supernatural belief — the enemy of humanity.” The billboard with this dictum, located on the …

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May 22, 2018

Wave of support for case against House chaplain

Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-President Dan Barker’s discrimination case against Pat Conroy, the chaplain of the House of Representatives, has received a boost this week. Several members of Congress, secular …

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