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FFRF urges IRS to investigate Noah’s Ark theme park
The Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday sent a letter to the IRS asking it to investigate the tax exempt status of two nonprofits involved in operating and fundraising for the for-profit “Ark …
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FFRF objects to Va. professor’s promotion of Islam in classroom
A Virginia professor’s “Introduction to Islam” course crosses the line from objective religious teaching to proselytization, says the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The national organization of atheists and agnostics, based …
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FFRF sues praying school board in Chino Valley, Calif.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a prominent national state/church watchdog, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday in the Central District of California, Eastern Division, against the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of …
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FFRF faults 7th Circuit timidity on clergy privilege case
Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who learned today a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says they have no right to …
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FFRF stands up for students’ right to omit “under God” from pledge
The Freedom From Religion Foundation yesterday sent a strong letter to the Tracy Unified School District (Calif.) censuring the punishment of two West High School students who omitted the words …
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Ala. commission rescinds $3,000 faith grant to Baptist ministry
The Covington County Commission in Andalusia, Ala., voted unanimously Nov. 6 to rescind a $3,000 donation of taxpayer funds to the Covington Baptist Association for a men’s ministry whose purpose …
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FFRF urges mayor to cancel city-sponsored prayer breakfast
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog with 21,500 members, including more than 300 in Indiana, is pressing Mayor Jeff Gahan of New Albany, Ind., to end the …
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FFRF reports electioneering churches to IRS
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has reported several allegations of unlawful pulpit politicking to the Internal Revenue Service so far this year. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog based in …
FFRF protests many police chaplains nationwide, including in Orlando
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, sent a letter and open records request to the Orlando Police Department (Fla.) on Nov. 3, objecting to the department’s chaplain program. The …
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