News Releases Archive

September 21, 2016

Wisconsin county should not contract with Catholic group on homeless center

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is deeply concerned about a Catholic organization possibly being given charge of a public center for the homeless in Wisconsin’s capital. Dane County is planning …

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September 19, 2016

Nation’s largest nontheist organization congregates in Pittsburgh

The nation’s largest nontheist organization has a fascinating lineup to offer at its annual convention in Pittsburgh in early October.After eight years as a closeted atheist in the Bible Belt, …

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September 19, 2016

FFRF halts the sermonizing of a Wisconsin community college instructor

A sermonizing Wisconsin community college professor has agreed to mend his ways following the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s intervention. Madison College Professor Hiep S. Van Dong, an instructor in the …

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September 16, 2016

FFRF stops kindergarten graduation prayer in Indiana

An Indiana public elementary school will stop prayer at its kindergarten graduation ceremonies due to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The ceremony last May at Springs Valley Elementary School in …

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September 16, 2016

FFRF awards secular invocations to protest governmental prayer

The Freedom From Religion Foundation today announced the four winners of its 2016 “Nothing Fails Like Prayer” contest. The competition is set up to honor nontheistic activists who give secular …

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September 14, 2016

FFRF, ACLU comment on today’s Indiana nativity ruling

While pleased that a live nativity pageant in an Indiana public school has stopped for now, the Freedom From Religion Foundation expressed disappointment over a federal ruling today saying a …

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September 13, 2016

FFRF again calls out Virginia Tech for its football chaplaincy

With the college football season in full swing, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is renewing its objection to Virginia Tech’s football chaplaincy. FFRF initially contacted the university in August of last year …

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September 13, 2016

Presidential hopefuls pander to religion

Donald Trump photo by Michael Vadon under CC BY-SA 2.0. Hillary Clinton photo in the Public Domain. The two presidential candidates from the major parties are doing little to court the …

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September 12, 2016

FFRF calls penalty on Gamecocks’ football chaplaincy

At the start of football season, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is renewing its objection to the University of South Carolina’s football chaplaincy. FFRF initially contacted the university in August of …

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