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FFRF condemns N.Y. Health Board’s decision OK’ing unrestricted ritual circumcision
The New York City Board of Health last week recklessly decided to abandon the only inadequate restriction it had over controversial ritual Jewish circumcision. The board, fulfilling a so-called priority of Mayor …
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FFRF continues protest of Ind. school’s live nativity
The Freedom From Religion Foundation continues to object to the annual production of a live nativity at the Concord High School holiday concert, over the school’s claims that the performance …
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FFRF court victory! School district to remove Ten Commandments monument
The School Board of the Connellsville Area School District voted last night to remove from school grounds the Ten Commandments monument that was at the heart of a federal lawsuit filed …
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Davis: Get off your knees and get to work
Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-PresidentFreedom From Religion Foundation “God showed up in the form of an elected official: Kim Davis.” That absurd claim came from Mike Huckabee. At least to …
Ga. city pulls out of Gospel Fest following FFRF complaint
After receiving a complaint letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the city of Jonesboro, Ga., ended its unconstitutional involvement in an Aug. 29 “Gospel Fest” concert. While claiming that it …
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FFRF protests NYC pope ticket giveaway
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter today to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio criticizing the city’s ticket giveaway contest for Pope Francis’s upcoming Central Park Procession. The pope …
Reason Rally 2016 to gather June 4 at Lincoln Memorial
The second Reason Rally, sponsored by a coalition of secular groups including the Freedom From Religion Foundation, will take place at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, June 4, 2016. “At …
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FFRF protests prisoners crafting pope chair
A national state/church watchdog with 23,000 nonreligious members has sent a letter of protest to the Commissioner of Prisons over misuse of prisoners to carve and upholster a special chair …
FFRF honorary director Rebecca Newberger Goldstein receives National Humanities Medal
Among the distinguished recipients of the 2014 National Humanities Medal announced today by the White House is Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, an author, philosopher and honorary director of the Freedom From …
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