News Releases Archive

August 22, 2013

FFRF protests church service sponsored by Ark. school and coach

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is working to stop a coach-organized religious service at an Arkansas high school, after the school’s football coach invited everyone to the “Bryant Hornet Football …

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August 21, 2013

Quash Orwellian “Religious Freedom Amendment” in Wis. Legislature

FFRF Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott at the Wisconsin State CapitolPhoto Credit: Andrew Seidel Wisconsin’s Religious Right lobby has introduced a dangerous bill, Assembly Joint Resolution 43 and Senate Joint Resolution …

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August 20, 2013

Green light for FFRF’s anti-church politicking suit

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s closely watched federal challenge over illegal partisan politicking by churches just got a green light from U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman of the Western District …

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August 19, 2013

Where is the ‘choice’? Catholic schools win big in Wis. voucher scheme

This week the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will randomly select 500 students under Wisconsin’s huge expansion of vouchers to receive vouchers at taxpayer expense to attend 25 Christian schools. …

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August 16, 2013

2013 Michael Hakeem Memorial Award College Essay Winners

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has awarded and sincerely congratulates the 19 currently enrolled college students in this year’s essay competitions. Students were asked to write about the topic, “Why …

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August 14, 2013

FFRF seeks probe of Tennessee magistrate who ordered boy’s name changed

The Freedom From Religion Foundation wants an investigation and possible discipline for a Tennessee magistrate who showed religious favoritism by ordering a child’s legal first name to be changed because …

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August 14, 2013

Government officials just ‘pray without ceasing’

Statement by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie GaylorCo-Presidents Freedom From Religion Foundation What a disappointment to see the White House side with congressional Republicans and theocrats in the upcoming Supreme …

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August 13, 2013

FFRF to USDA: Stop serving children religion for lunch

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to adopt more safeguards to separate religion from a free summer lunch program. The state/church watchdog, representing more …

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August 9, 2013

Marine Corps labels nonreligious Marines “at risk”

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has teamed up with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to change a US Marine Corps policy that calls a “lack or loss of spiritual faith” …

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