News Releases Archive
UPDATE: FFRF objects to Texas clerk’s wall of crosses
In this photo published in the Longview News-Journal, Gregg County Clerk Connie Wade shows off the county’s cross collection UPDATE: Local news sources are reporting that the crosses have been …
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FFRF denounces Ohio’s $300,000 grant to Christian ministry
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter July 9 criticizing the state of Ohio’s $300,000 grant to Athletes in Action, a Christian youth sports ministry. Attorney General Mike DeWine’s …
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Answer to school funding crisis: halt vouchers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has the answer to the school funding crisis: remove the outrageously expensive — and unconstitutional — voucher expansion from the state budget. “Where’s the uproar …
Kansas Gov. Brownback showcases his impotence
In an attempt to do something — anything — in the face of marriage equality, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued an entirely superfluous and pointless executive order. As Brownback’s order …
Brevard County Board must not discriminate against nontheists, civil liberties groups say
The Brevard County, Fla., Board of County Commissioners’ policy of excluding nontheists from offering pre-meeting invocations is unconstitutional, several civil liberties groups say in a federal lawsuit. In legal action …
Congress honors FFRF founder Anne Gaylor
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s principal founder Anne Nicol Gaylor, who has been memorialized in the New York Times and other publications after her death on June 14, will leave another permanent …
Glencoe, Ala., takes down Christian flag thanks to FFRF
The City of Glencoe, Ala., has removed a Christian flag from its police station after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. “Hallelujah!” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF …
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FFRF breaks up church-city partnership
The city of Casselberry, Fla., cancelled a planned partnership with Church Together, an evangelical Christian church, for a city camp’s soccer event, after the Freedom From Religion Foundation lodged a …
FFRF celebrates Okla. decision downing decalog
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the divisive Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds violates the Oklahoma Constitution and “is enjoined and shall be removed.” “This decision …
