News Releases Archive
FFRF, ACLU settle Jesus portrait case
The Freedom from Religion Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio have settled a lawsuit against the Jackson City School District in Jackson, Ohio, with the district agreeing …
FFRF Gives $33,000 in student essay scholarships in 2013
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an educational state-church watchdog with nearly 20,000 nonreligious members nationwide, has awarded $33,000 in cash scholarships to 48 deserving student recipients this year. FFRF has …
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FFRF stops mandated Christian programs for probation condition
FFRF recently halted the practice of compelling convicted offenders to attend Miracle Lake Christian Training Center and other similar institutions as a condition of probation in Tennessee. Forced attendance for …
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FFRF files amicus against government prayer
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog representing nearly 20,000 nonreligious members nationwide, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare city council prayers unconstitutional. FFRF’s friend of the …
FFRF: Kill ‘In God We Trust’ License Plates
Below is the testimony today of Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott: Wisconsin Assembly Bill 244 would create a religious and exclusionary Wisconsin license plate. Elected officials should not use their government …
Stone a heathen… with water-balloons!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics at University of Wisconsin- Madison, are teaming up to host an event to celebrate Blasphemy Rights Day called, “Is …
FFRF Awards $7,850 to winning grad student essays
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has announced the winners for currently enrolled graduates students/25 or older in this year’s essay competition. Students were asked to write about “Why the USA …
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Let’s hear it for tenacious Mike Newdow
Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation The Religious Right, which never gives up in its quest to unite church and state, has met its equal in …
FFRF Celebrates “Constitution Day” with Ohio ad
Click here to see the full page ad. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating Constitution Day today — marking the 226th anniversary of ratification of the U.S. Constitution in …
