News Releases Archive

April 20, 2016

FFRF sues over cross in California public park

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, with local member Andrew DeFaria, is suing the city of Santa Clara, Calif., to remove a gigantic cross from a local public park. The lawsuit …

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April 19, 2016

A huge triumph for Tennessee’s children

The state of Tennessee has just given its children a big victory. The Tennessee Legislature has repealed a decades-old religious defense for felony crimes against children by parents whose children …

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April 19, 2016

FFRF concerned about religious statues in public schools

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is concerned about the presence of a number of religious statues in Chicago public charter schools. FFRF has learned that Chicago Public Schools leases several …

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April 18, 2016

FFRF protesting Tuesday against Middleton ‘Jesus Lunch’

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is joining in a protest this Tuesday against a Christian-organized “Jesus Lunch” at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wis. For the past couple of years, …

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April 14, 2016

Town council to discontinue prayers after FFRF protest

Thanks to efforts by local activists and national freethought groups, the Chino Valley Town Council in Arizona voted unanimously Tuesday to drop prayers from governmental meetings. The Freedom From Religion …

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April 14, 2016

FFRF applauds governor’s veto of bible bill

Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-PresidentFreedom From Religion Foundation Perhaps our country is turning a corner. A highly conservative, Republican Southern governor has done the right thing, and today vetoed an …

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April 13, 2016

Ohio teacher stops peddling creationism

Crosses were displayed in a Garfield High School classroom during a lesson on creationism.The Freedom From Religion Foundation has stopped an Ohio public school teacher from promoting creationism in his …

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April 12, 2016

Nontheists sue California school district over censorship

Plaintiff David Dionne stands in front of the offices of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, which censored scholarships from Dionne’s group and FFRF.The Freedom From Religion Foundation, with …

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April 12, 2016

FFRF brief in Minnesota case supports death with dignity and free speech

The Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday filed a friend of the court brief in defense of free speech in an ongoing case regarding Minnesota’s assisted suicide law. The brief was filed before …

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