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Minnesota town removes religious war memorial after FFRF protests
A Minnesota town has removed a religious veterans’ war memorial after the Freedom From Religion Foundation protested. In Veterans Memorial Park in the city of Belle Plaine, there was a …
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FFRF lawsuit removes 14-foot cross in California
Local media tweet showing before and after photographsA 14-foot granite cross in a public park in Santa Clara, Calif., was recently removed, following a federal court challenge by the Freedom …
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FFRF objects to official prayer meeting in Jackson, Miss.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has strongly objected to a recent police chief-led prayer meeting in Mississippi’s capital and largest city. “State and local leaders gathered Friday for a prayer …
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Senate should carefully assess Rick Perry
This is an FFRF billboard caricature of Rick Perry at the time of its lawsuit against him The Senate needs to carefully assess Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry’s qualifications for …
Secular groups demand nonreligious drug treatment program for Pennsylvania inmates
For Immediate Release The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center are criticizing the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for unconstitutionally requiring an inmate to …
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Court fails to uphold N.J. bar on church funding in FFRF case
A New Jersey state court has decided that tax dollars can be utilized to repair or maintain churches, despite a state constitutional provision barring such use. Superior Court Judge Margaret …
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Senate needs to firmly cross-examine Betsy DeVos
The Senate needs to ask the secretary of education nominee some tough questions at her confirmation hearing, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation has some good suggestions. FFRF is concerned …
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FFRF urges Ben Carson scrutiny about his zealotry
The Senate needs to closely scrutinize Dr. Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee, on how his zealotry might affect his leadership. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is …
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Senate finally acknowledges freethinkers
The U.S. Senate is finally addressing the concerns of freethinkers. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the nation’s largest nontheistic organization, sought to put these matters front and center in a …
