News Releases Archive
FFRF: Orange, Calif. unlawfully sponsors annual Christian prayer breakfasts
The Freedom From Religion has uncovered evidence via a records request that the City of Orange, Calif., used city time and resources to coordinate Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts in 2013 and 2014. FFRF sent …
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Equality trumps dogma! SCOTUS approves gay marriage
Over the predictable dissents of four Catholic male justices, the Supreme Court on June 26 finally recognized the right of Americans of any sexual orientation to marry. The decision was …
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FFRF condemns possible arson in Hawkins, Texas
The Freedom From Religion Foundation expressed dismay over a possible arson attack at Will Rogers Coffee Company early Wednesday in Hawkins, Texas, where FFRF has recently objected to a religious …
FFRF asks Ark. county to take down ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Bradley County judge in Warren, Ark., to remove a flag reading “Appeal to Heaven” from the courthouse flagpole, calling it a sectarian …
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FFRF calls upon key Wisconsin Senators to end voucher expansion
In an effort to further highlight the dangers of the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee education budget, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent letters on Tuesday to select members of the Wisconsin …
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FFRF asks NY legislators to oppose religious school tax schemes
In response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Parental Choice in Education Act” and similar bills proposed by the New York Assembly and Senate, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has …
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Anne Gaylor, FFRF principal founder, dies
1975, 2015 Anne Nicol Gaylor, 88, the principal founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, died just before midnight on Sunday, June 14, at a hospice in Fitchburg, Wis. …
FFRF criticizes sermonizing Fla. sheriff
Screenshot from First Baptist Church on the Mall website. The Freedom From Religion Foundation today sent a letter to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd in protest of the sheriff delivering …
Chino Valley School District a “no show” for scheduling conference
A religious legal group representing a California school district being sued over school board prayer by the Freedom From Religion Foundation failed to show up for a mandatory scheduling conference …
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