News Releases Archive

May 25, 2017

Don’t pray at meetings, FFRF insists to Fla. county board

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting that a Florida county commissioners’ board cease starting its meetings with a prayer. A concerned local resident contacted FFRF to report that the …

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May 24, 2017

FFRF protests huge cross in Missouri park

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is requesting that a Missouri town remove a massive cross on public property.  There is a Christian cross at Big Spring Park in the city …

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May 24, 2017

W.Va. schools’ bible class suspension welcome first step

Plaintiff Elizabeth Deal A school district in West Virginia has decided to suspend its “Bible in the Schools” classes next school year in response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation …

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May 24, 2017

FFRF to Trump in New York Times ad: Mr. President, build up that wall!

Click to enlarge please! The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a message for President Trump — and it’s sharing that message with the public in a full-page New York Times …

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May 23, 2017

FFRF contests Missouri superintendent’s evangelical zeal

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking issue with a Missouri school district superintendent’s open evangelizing at school events. Willard Public Schools Superintendent Kent Medlin gave religious remarks and a …

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May 23, 2017

FFRF condemns Manchester attack

The Freedom From Religion Foundation expresses its deep sorrow at the horrifying toll of the Manchester terror attack — a toll that, heartbreakingly, includes a number of children. While all …

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May 19, 2017

FFRF & ACLU urge cancellation of official Fla. religious event

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the ACLU of Florida are urging the Florida state government to cancel an annual state-sponsored event that’s suffused with religion. The two organizations have …

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May 19, 2017

Trump budget spells disaster for public education, says FFRF

President Trump’s proposed education budget would damage public schools and shortchange students in order to fund religious schools, charges the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The budget, expected to be formally …

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May 17, 2017

FFRF appeals for Saudi atheist’s life

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is appealing to the State Department for a Saudi nonbeliever’s life. Ahmad Al-Shamri was arrested on charges of atheism and blasphemy after he uploaded material …

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