News Releases Archive

January 24, 2018

FFRF scuttles Calif. school district’s field trip to Christian camp

The Freedom From Religion Foundation talked a California school district out of a scheduled field trip to an evangelical site. Dixie School District, based in San Rafael, Calif., was planning …

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January 24, 2018

Texas school district scraps religious decorations

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that teachers in a Texas school district will stick to secular décor during its arts and crafts festivities. It was brought to FFRF’s …

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January 23, 2018

FFRF scores victory for First Amendment in Illinois

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ended a recurring constitutional violation at an Illinois high school’s athletic events. A local resident contacted FFRF to report that football coaches at East …

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January 22, 2018

On 45th anniversary, Roe v. Wade never under greater threat

In the heady feminist era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, let’s work hard to ensure it’s also not #timesup for legal abortion in this nation. The right to choose, enshrined in …

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January 22, 2018

FFRF battle over courtroom prayer lawsuit moves forward

A federal judge has ruled that the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s lawsuit against a prayerful county justice of the peace in Texas can proceed. Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. ruled late Friday …

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January 22, 2018

Watch Marie Schaub on this week’s ‘Freethought Matters’

The third episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s lively new TV talkshow, with guest Marie Schaub, is now available for viewing on YouTube.  Marie discusses her monumental victory last …

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January 19, 2018

FFRF strongly opposes Wisconsin anti-civil-rights bill

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is opposing a regressive Wisconsin bill that would eliminate civil rights  protections in Madison under the guise of setting “statewide labor standards.” In truth, the …

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January 19, 2018

Pope displays moral hypocrisy to world

While being credited as a reformer, Pope Francis has done nothing to ease any of the Roman Catholic Church’s draconian decrees and doctrines. Yet the pope has excelled in creating …

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January 19, 2018

FFRF stops Iowa county from giving church unfair waiver

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has helped stop an Iowa county board from giving preferential treatment to a church. FFRF wrote to the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors after …

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