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FFRF seeks end to divisive prayer at Ala. government meetings
The Freedom From Religion Foundation contacted the Alabama Public Service Commission and its president urging the PSC to drop its divisive and intrusive practice of opening its official meetings with …
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FFRF takes on Alabama school district “prayer caravan,” daily prayers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is working to derail a “prayer caravan” that is scheduled for August 10 that flouts church-state separation. The “prayer caravan” will entail school district leaders …
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FFRF: Teach students science, not religious dogma
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is responding to an alarming trend in Pennsylvania’s science education, by sending a memo to every Pennsylvania public school district superintendent (nearly 500 of them) …
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Blackout secular rally convenes Saturday, July 27 in New York City
The first outdoor rally/celebration predominantely featuring nontheists of color takes place this Saturday, July 27 at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York City, from 1:30 to 6 p.m., The …
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2013 William J. Schulz High School Essay Award Winners
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has awarded and sincerely congratulates the 20 college-bound high school seniors in this year’s essay competitions. Seniors were asked to write about the topic, “Challenges …
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FFRF seeks to stop mayor’s proselytizing
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Kentucky mayor to quit using her civic ‘bully pulpit’ as an actual pulpit. Mayor Rita Stephens of Hawesville, Ky., writes a column …
Survey reveals only .02% of prisoners identify as atheists
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons released an April 2013 survey of 218,167 prisoners that reports .02% of prisoners are atheists. You read that right. Not 2%, or even .2 …
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Stop discriminatory discounts by Festa Italiana!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation continues to challenge a discriminatory admission policy by Festa Italiana in Milwaukee, Wis., which offers free admission to Catholic Mass attendees for its ethnic festival …
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FFRF to Florida Gov. Scott: Nothing fails like prayer
Statement by Annie Laurie GaylorCo-President Freedom From Reiigion Foundation Florida Gov. Rick Scott apparently looks on public piety as the perfect “out” in response to the outcry over the not …
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