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FFRF gets Tennessee county board of education to remove Christian flag
The Unicoi County Board of Education in Tennessee on Thursday voted unanimously to remove a Christian flag that was part of the background at its board meetings for more than …
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Christian crosses remain up, despite warnings of unconstitutionality
A city in Kentucky and a county in Illinois both defied the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s warnings that Christian crosses on public property should be removed. On Sept. 29, 2015, …
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Oak Ridge, Tenn., mayor cuts off secular invocation in mid-sentence
The mayor of Oak Ridge, Tenn., cut off Aleta Ledendecker’s secular invocation in mid-sentence prior to the City Council meeting on Jan. 11. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter …
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‘Resurrection’ fund created for FFRF banners
After several FFRF Winter Solstice banners and signs had been stolen or vandalized, it was time to say “enough is enough.” Such vandalism has occurred for years with no consequence …
FFRF celebrates ‘Scrooge’ award from Religious Right
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been named the winner of the 2015 “Scrooge Award” by the arch-conservative Liberty Institute, for FFRF’s “particularly ravenous agenda to strip religious liberty from …
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Alabama Chief Justice’s religion blinds him to the law
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore today ordered all probate judges to refuse same-sex couples a marriage license. FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor called Moore a “sore loser”: “The Supreme Court …
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FFRF asks NYC to drop support for religious schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation today protested the allocation of nearly $20 million per year in taxpayer money to private schools, including religious parochial schools, in New York City. Mayor Bill …
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FFRF’s Winter Solstice banner vandalized in Indiana
After its first Winter Solstice banner was stolen from the Franklin County (Ind.) Courthouse lawn in early December, a second Freedom From Religion Foundation banner was slashed into pieces by vandals on …
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‘Religious’ hospitals not exempt from retirement regulations
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that large healthcare companies are not exempt from retirement plan regulations, even if they operate “religious” hospitals. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) …
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