News Releases Archive

June 28, 2016

California city council nixes huge grant to religious school

A California city council nixed a multimillion-dollar grant to a private religious school after the Freedom From Religion Foundation objected. The Santa Ana City Council was considering a $2.5 million …

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June 27, 2016

FFRF quotes Reagan in Cleveland message to GOP convention

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its Cleveland chapter are mounting an impressive 14-by-48-foot message to the Republican National Convention: Keep church and state separate. That message on a highway …

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June 24, 2016

FFRF gets creationist movie removed from Colorado school

A Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint about a creationist movie has made sure that it will not be shown again in a Colorado public school. Carl Christianssen, a science teacher …

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June 24, 2016

FFRF wants unconstitutional Wisconsin tie-up to end

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking for an end to an unconstitutional tie-up between a Wisconsin school district and a parochial preschool. In Beaver Dam Unified School District, 3-year-old …

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June 23, 2016

FFRF protests religious decals on Kansas cop cars

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting religious decals on patrol vehicles in Kansas. The Harper Police Department has placed a decal on the back of patrol cars reading “Romans …

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June 23, 2016

FFRF opposes gender discrimination at NYC public pool

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to gender discrimination at a New York public pool. At the Metropolitan Pool, owned and operated by the New York City Department of …

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June 22, 2016

FFRF alarmed about Tennessee school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is alarmed about multiple constitutional violations occurring in a Tennessee high school. A Christian club called FISH meets every Friday during lunch at David Crockett …

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June 22, 2016

Calif. ‘school chaplaincy’ makes changes due to FFRF complaint

A California school district has taken a number of steps to conform with the U.S. Constitution following a Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint. The Turlock Unified School District had a …

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June 21, 2016

FFRF objects to NJ religious counseling program

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to a proposed program in New Jersey where offending juveniles will receive church counseling. The Trenton Police Department intends to take juveniles who …

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