News Releases Archive

August 11, 2016

Netflix series ‘Last Chance U’ busts Mississippi college football program

Photo from Netflix The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Mississippi community college to resolve constitutional violations that a recent documentary has revealed in its football program. The hit …

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August 10, 2016

FFRF objects to a sermonizing Wisconsin community college professor

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising objections to a sermonizing Wisconsin community college professor. Madison College Professor Hiep S. Van Dong, an instructor in the School of Business and …

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August 10, 2016

National essay scholarships awarded to young minority freethinkers

FFRF is pleased to announce that it has awarded $10,000 in scholarship awards in money of Catherine Fahringer to four students chosen by the Black Skeptics of Los Angeles, an …

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August 9, 2016

Court: Parent in FFRF suit has standing to challenge Ten Commandments monument

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided today that an FFRF member who is a parent of a high school student has legal standing to challenge a Ten Commandments …

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August 4, 2016

FFRF gives Florida police chief constitutional lessons

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is teaching a Florida police chief the U.S. Constitution. In June, FFRF sent a letter to Oviedo Chief of Police Jeffrey Chudnow regarding an Oviedo Police …

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August 3, 2016

Mississippi public school cancels prayer service due to FFRF letter

The Freedom From Religion Foundation caused a prayer service to be moved out of a public elementary school in Mississippi. The Oak Park Elementary School in Ocean Springs, Miss., was …

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August 3, 2016

FFRF wants big cross removed from Texas public park

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Texas town to remove a huge cross from a public park. A large Latin cross is displayed at the entrance to Swenson …

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August 2, 2016

FFRF objects to religious N.C. school district logo

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting a blatantly religious school district logo in North Carolina. The logo of Madison County Schools (headquartered in Marshall) contains a triangle with the …

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August 1, 2016

Come join historic celebration in Illinois

Sculptor Zenos Frudakis with the Ingersoll statue, before and after restorationAn eminent Illinois freethinker is being restored to his rightful place in the sun, and everyone is invited. The Freedom …

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