News Releases Archive

September 8, 2017

FFRF strongly opposes Trump’s Texas judicial nominations

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly opposing President Trump’s two just-announced nominations of theocratic zealots for Texas federal judgeships. Both attorneys are connected to the First Liberty Institute, an …

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September 7, 2017

FFRF calls out Sixth Circuit for twisted logic in prayer ruling

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is blasting a ruling yesterday by an appeals court that blesses Christian prayer at governmental meetings. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on …

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September 6, 2017

FFRF warns against Mississippi school’s prayer walk

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is advising a Mississippi school to discontinue its unconstitutional religious rituals. A concerned parent of a student at Mendenhall Jr. High School in Mendenhall, Miss., …

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September 5, 2017

FFRF wants Texas school district to halt prayers

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that unconstitutional prayers at a Dallas-Fort Worth area school district’s teacher events stop immediately. A concerned district employee contacted FFRF to report that …

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September 1, 2017

Va. prisoners no longer run religious gauntlet, thanks to FFRF

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that religious tests are no longer part of the Virginia correctional system. FFRF received multiple reports, from more than one correctional institution, that …

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September 1, 2017

FFRF to Texas officials: Prayer will fail Texans

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is discrediting the recklessness of Texas officials asking for prayers in the wake of Hurricane Harvey while declining legitimate aid. In response to the catastrophe …

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August 31, 2017

FFRF removes Christian plaque from Virginia elementary school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation salutes a Virginia elementary school for removing a plaque imprinted with a prayer. A local member of the district had reported to FFRF that Spiller …

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August 30, 2017

FFRF awards more than $10,000 to college essay winners

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is announcing with pleasure the names of the recipients of more than $10,000 in prize money in its college essay competition this year. There are …

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August 30, 2017

FFRF has bible verse removed from Okla. school

A bible verse showily exhibited at an Oklahoma public school has been taken down after the Freedom From Religion Foundation brought attention to it. A concerned local resident informed FFRF …

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