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Massachusetts paper publishes FFRF op-ed urging blasphemy law repeal
FFRF Regional Government Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens has been given space in the Massachusetts newspaper Telegram & Gazette to urge the repeal of an archaic anti-blasphemy law. “Until 1697, [blasphemy] …
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FFRF joins 1,000 nonprofits defending Johnson Amendment’s nonpartisan rules
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its legislative arm, the FFRF Action Fund, are proud to be among some 1,000 nonprofit organizations signing onto a public letter calling on …
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VICTORY: Jefferson County, Ill., moves Ten Commandments monument, residents dismiss lawsuit
Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the display. Represented by the Freedom …
‘We Dissent’ wraps up remaining Supreme Court decisions
The latest “We Dissent” episode breaks down the last few state-church Supreme Court decisions coming down from the U.S. Supreme Court this judicial term. On Episode 44, FFRF Deputy Legal …
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Office of Personnel Management religion-workplace changes shockingly unconstitutional
The Freedom From Religion Foundation deplores as outrageous and unconstitutional a memo the Office of Personnel Management released today that purports to protect religious expression in the federal workplace but …
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FFRF renews opposition to extremist bible study at highest levels of U.S. government
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising a red flag over the resurgence of a bible study group featuring senior U.S. officials, including members of President Trump’s cabinet. Capitol Ministries, …
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Scopes ‘Monkey’ Trial venue has Ten Commandments display during centennial
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling for the removal of a Ten Commandments plaque from the historic Rhea County (Tenn.) Courthouse — the site of the famed 1925 Scopes …
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FFRF slams Florida education commissioner’s religious letter to parents
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is strongly criticizing an inappropriate and exclusionary letter that Florida’s education commissioner has recently dispatched statewide. On July 14, Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas sent …
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Court should deny parent’s religion-fueled attempt to veto school policy, says FFRF amicus brief
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Secular Student Alliance in a case before the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals defending a New York …
