News Releases Archive

November 9, 2016

FFRF fighting like hell for your rights

  By Annie Laurie Gaylor & Dan BarkerCo-PresidentsFreedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s digital marquee today at Freethought Hall reads: “When the night is darkest, light shines …

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November 7, 2016

FFRF complains over partisan politicking

Photo via Shutterstock by Bobkeenan Photography Churches should never engage in partisan electioneering. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has recently acted on 15 electioneering complaints, sending letters to the IRS …

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November 4, 2016

Citizens shouldn’t be forced to vote in houses of worship

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging an Arkansas county to stop using houses of worship as polling places. A significant number of the polling places in Washington County are …

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November 3, 2016

Citizens shouldn’t be forced to vote in mosques — or churches

A Florida county should not be using houses of worship as polling places in the upcoming election, as an incident there earlier this year demonstrates. In July, Elections Supervisor Susan …

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November 3, 2016

California sheriff department takes corrective action due to FFRF

A California sheriff department has assured the Freedom From Religion Foundation that it has taken remedial action after an officer participated in a prayer meeting. Back in May, an undersheriff …

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November 3, 2016

Nones could sway Election Day

This election could be a flashpoint in American history in which secular voters finally eclipse major religious groups in terms of turnout and influence. More than 26 million voters with …

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October 31, 2016

Wisconsin police department oath and code of ethics changed due to FFRF

A Wisconsin police department’s overtly religious oath and code of ethics has been changed after the Freedom From Religion Foundation protested. The West Allis Police Department’s Code of Ethics had …

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October 28, 2016

FFRF tutors Wisconsin city about U.S. Constitution

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is gladly teaching a Wisconsin city the basics of the U.S. Constitution. Earlier this year, the city of Kenosha’s Mayor’s Youth Commission voted 5-2 to …

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October 28, 2016

FFRF objects to religious promotion over school loudspeakers

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking on some deeply troubling constitutional violations in a Mississippi school district. Administrators at both Biloxi Junior High and Biloxi High in Biloxi, Miss., …

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