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FFRF appeals Big Mountain Jesus shrine to 9th Circuit
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a federal district court decision approving a shrine to Jesus on Big Mountain in …
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FFRF alerts Florida about failed Wisconsin voucher school
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wants the Florida Department of Education to suspend scholarship payments to LifeSkills Academy II, a Christian school in Daytona Beach that receives public funding. The …
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FFRF charges LifeSkills Academy with ‘appalling’ school lunch violations
An open records request filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation about LifeSkills Academy, a religious voucher school which closed its doors in mid-December stranding students, has uncovered that it …
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FFRF, other advocates file brief against Hobby Lobby
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, working with noted state-church attorney Marci A. Hamilton and groups advocating for the rights of victims of religious abuse, today filed an amicus brief before …
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Feds appeal FFRF’s parish exemption win
The federal government filed notice Jan. 24 that it’s appealing the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s significant federal court victory declaring the “parish exemption” unconstitutional. Under the 1954 law, “ministers of …
Let’s truly honor Jefferson’s secular principles
Statement by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor Co-Presidents Freedom From Religion Foundation President Barack Obama’s proclamation yesterday calling Jan. 16 “Religious Freedom Day” garnered favorable attention for explicitly recognizing …
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FFRF keeps pressing Searcy to remove illegal cross
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sticking to its guns that an unconstitutional Latin cross must be removed from the lawn at the Police Department, in Searcy, Ark. FFRF first …
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FFRF asks for probe of Oakland charter school
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has contacted the Office of the General Counsel of Oakland Unified School District in the wake of complaints it received over the proselytizing nature of …
FFRF ousts bibles from University of Wisconsin lodging
After attempting to end the practice for several decades, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded University of Wisconsin-Extension in Madison to remove Gideon bibles from its 137 guest rooms. …
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