News Releases Archive

June 30, 2017

FFRF, ACLU file appeals brief in Indiana nativity case

Two prominent watchdog organizations have taken the next step in an intense Indiana state/church legal battle. Each December for nearly half a century, the Performing Arts Department of Concord High …

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June 30, 2017

Congress stealthily permitting church electioneering

Congress is engaging in cloak-and-dagger tactics to thwart public opinion with a sneaky attempt to undermine a more than 60-year-old prohibition on church electioneering. Nearly 4,500 nonprofits signed a joint …

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June 28, 2017

FFRF touts rule of law in Arkansas commandments case

FFRF does not condone violating the Constitution by erecting a Ten Commandments monument on the Arkansas Capitol grounds. Nor do we condone breaking the law to remove such a display. …

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June 28, 2017

FFRF asks appeals court to rule against divisive Calif. school board prayer

Plaintiffs Michael Anderson, Larry Madonado and attorney David J.P. Kaloyanides, along with FFRF and 20 other plaintiffs, won a lawsuit against the Chino Valley School District in February 2016, stopping …

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June 28, 2017

FFRF censures Missouri anti-women legislation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly denounces a piece of pending anti-choice legislation that would endanger the well-being of women across Missouri. Senate Bill 5, introduced in the Missouri Senate …

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June 27, 2017

FFRF challenges Ala. school district’s numerous breaches

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising objections to multiple constitutional violations that have been occurring in an Alabama school system. FFRF has in recent months received many complaints from …

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June 27, 2017

Arkansas will regret placing Ten Commandments monument at Capitol

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling the state of Arkansas’ decision to place a massive Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol a huge misstep. The Arkansas Statehouse passed a …

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June 26, 2017

N.C. sheriff’s department complies with FFRF

FFRF recently sent a letter to the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office, based in Jefferson, objecting to a “Time of Prayer” event it was scheduled to host on Saturday, June 24. …

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June 26, 2017

FFRF blasts Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran decision

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that could inflict incalculable damage upon the constitutional wall of separation between state and church. Seven justices turned their backs on the …

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