News Releases Archive

July 7, 2016

FFRF supports denial of a Missouri state grant to a church

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has co-filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the denial of a Missouri grant to a church. The Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, …

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July 6, 2016

FFRF billboard “too hot” for Tupelo

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been censored in Mississippi. The first billboard it ever put up in the state, on July 1, was removed today. Lamar Outdoor, contending it …

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July 6, 2016

FFRF warning more than 1,000 school districts about new “Noah’s Ark”

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is advising public schools in more than 1,000 school districts against visiting a new religious theme park. The Ark Encounter, which is opening this week …

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July 6, 2016

Judge rules in favor of religious freedom

A federal judge in Mississippi has provided a huge victory to those who believe in actual religious freedom. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves struck down Mississippi’s unconstitutional “religious freedom” bill, …

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July 6, 2016

FFRF wants religious exemption for retirement plans declared unconstitutional

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a court brief asking that a religious exemption for retirement plans be deemed unconstitutional. The Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates retirement …

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June 29, 2016

FFRF calls for Catholic Church property to be taxed

The St. Raphael’s congregation owns a 1.3-acre lot in downtown Madison. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is trying to make sure that a Madison, Wis., Catholic congregation pays its fair …

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June 29, 2016

FFRF gets religious decals on Kansas cop cars removed

A Kansas police department has removed religious decals after the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained about them. The police department in Harper, Kan., had placed a decal on the back …

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June 28, 2016

FFRF gets Indiana religious sign taken down

A religious public school marquee was quickly taken down after a Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint. Morristown Jr./Sr. High School in Morristown, Ind., posted “MAY GOD BLESS YOU” as part …

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June 28, 2016

FFRF Mississippi billboard sends important message

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sending an important election-year message to the good people of Mississippi. A highway billboard in Tupelo stresses to Mississippians: “God Fixation Won’t Fix This …

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