News Releases Archive

July 18, 2014

FFRF sponsors ‘First in the Family Humanist Scholarship’ for South L.A. atheist student

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Kelvin Manjarrez, a graduate from Gardena High School who will be attending El …

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July 17, 2014

FFRF lends moral support to historic secular invocation in Greece, N.Y.

Greg Lipper, Linda Stephens, Dan Courtney, Susan Galloway, David Niose, Annie Laurie Gaylor and Ron Lindsay.  FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor was on hand, along with representatives of several other …

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July 17, 2014

FFRF, IRS settle suit over church politicking

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service reached an agreement today (July 17) that resolves for the time being an ongoing federal lawsuit over non-enforcement of restrictions …

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July 15, 2014

FFRF to distribute more atheist literature in Orange County Schools; court dismisses case

Judge Kendall Sharp of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has dismissed FFRF’s free speech case against the Orange County School District as moot because the …

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July 14, 2014

FFRF calls out Hobby Lobby for disinformation campaign

The Freedom From Religion Foundation alerted the Hobby Lobby craft store chain a year ago about numerous distortions in its full-page July 4 ad featuring quotes supposedly showing the U.S. …

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July 10, 2014

Faith groups press Obama to let them discriminate

Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor Co-President Freedom From Religion Foundation The ink was scarcely dry on the infamous Supreme Court Hobby Lobby ruling — allowing bossy religious bosses the right …

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July 2, 2014

FFRF’s full-page ad in New York Times to protest Hobby Lobby ruling

A full-page ad in The New York Times protesting the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling June 30 is being sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog …

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July 2, 2014

Use FFRF images in social media to protest Hobby Lobby decision

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s talented graphic design intern, Sam Erickson, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has designed a number of images for FFRF members to utilize in …

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June 30, 2014

Religion mustn’t trump civil rights

Today marks a turning point in the struggle to uphold the First Amendment to our Constitution. FFRF needs your help more than ever. This is a call to you, and …

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