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FFRF denounces Dane County (Wis.) supervisor’s religious attempt to defund health positions
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., is calling out Dane County (Wis.)Supervisor Jeff Weigand for his attempt to impose his personal religious beliefs …
Federal court blocks Ark. school district from posting Ten Commandments
A federal court on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking Lakeside School District No. 9 from displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. This marks the third time …
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FFRF awards $16,250 to 2025 older college student essay winners
FFRF is proud to announce the awarding of $16,250 to the nine top winners and four honorable mentions in the 2025 Cornelius Vander Broek Graduate/Older Student Essay Competition.Students were asked …
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FFRF’s 48th Annual Convention: A joyful, urgent call for reason and democracy
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 48th Annual Convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C., held Oct. 16-19 was a vibrant reminder that reason and constitutional principles have the power to move hearts …
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FFRF demands Colorado district stop funding explicitly Christian ‘public’ school
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Colorado school district to immediately halt its unconstitutional funding of an explicitly Christian school that claims to be a public institution. In …
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FFRF removes religious influence from Fla. school district’s sports programs
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has made certain that a local church will not be able to continue imposing itself on student-athletes in the Sanford, Fla., Seminole County Public Schools system.FFRF …
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‘We Dissent’ teaches lesson about why Ten Commandments have not entered schools
The latest episode of the “We Dissent” podcast takes a look at the long history of how Ten Commandments displays have been kept out of public schools. On Episode 47, FFRF Deputy …
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FFRF and SSA announce recipients of secular student activism awards
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, with the financial backing of individual donors, has collaborated with the Secular Student Alliance (SSA) to select, announce and distribute major secular student activism awards …
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FFRF ensures Ky. school district will not distribute religious literature
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased that Clark County Public Schools staff members in Winchester, Ky., will cease violating the right of their students to be free from religious coercion.A concerned …
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