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FFRF condemns shooting deaths attributed to purported atheist
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is horrified by the fatal shootings of three Muslim students who died yesterday near the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Fox News is reporting that …
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FFRF sues over egregious school prayer in Swainsboro, Ga.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the infliction of daily prayer upon a captive audience of elementary school children in the Emanuel County School System, …
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Roy Moore and Scalia: ‘They make a lovely couple’
Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-PresidentFreedom From Religion Foundation More than five decades after Alabama Governor George Wallace infamously blocked the schoolhouse door in 1963 to prevent black children from entering, …
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Nothing fails like a National Prayer Breakfast
Statement by Dan BarkerCo-PresidentFreedom From Religion Foundation The reactions of outrage to President Barack Obama’s remarks at the so-called National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Thursday show once again that …
FFRF protests open bible in Ariz. House lounge
In response to the news that the bible is the only reading material available in the Arizona House of Representatives’ lounge, FFRF Co-Presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker sent …
Congress crosses line with pope address
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a Roman Catholic, confirmed today that Pope Francis will address Congress on Sept. 24 — the first time a religious leader who serves as a …
Madison considers making ‘atheist’ a protected class
Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor Co-President Freedom From Religion Foundation Let’s hear it for Alderperson Anita Weier of Madison, Wis., who just introduced an intriguing resolution to add not only the homeless, …
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FFRF ends numerous constitutional violations in Ala. school district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation resolved several constitutional violations in Homewood City Schools, Ala., after sending a complaint letter about religious entanglements reported by a concerned district family. FFRF is …
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FFRF protests proposed bible distribution to Ga. students
The Freedom From Religion Foundation forcefully objected to a plan by the Gideons International, an evangelical Christian men’s organization, to distribute New Testaments students in Georgia’s Dougherty County School System. …
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