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Has Pennsylvania Religious Right no shame?
Pennsylvania state Rep. Tim Krieger has introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would outlaw the use of pseudonyms in litigation challenging religious symbols on public property. In a …
Student activist awards given to Milwaukee-area brothers
Mayan and Balen Essak, student activists Mayan and Balen Essak have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The brothers attend Shorewood High School in Shorewood, …
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Nonbelievers seek to take God off currency
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, along with 19 other plaintiffs, is suing the U.S. Treasury for stamping “In God We Trust” on currency. Honorary FFRF board member Mike Newdow is …
Give thanks to the McCollum family
By Annie Laurie Gaylor Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation Not one workday ever goes by that we at the Freedom From Religion Foundation do not give thanks — to the …
FFRF school complaint uncovers creationist Okla. superintendent
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which has been corresponding with Wynnewood Public Schools, Okla., over inappropriate actions by a teacher promoting religion in the classroom, is releasing its correspondence with …
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Sixth Circuit censors criticism of religion in FFRF case
An appeals court ruled today that a Michigan mayor can censor nonreligious speech, while continuing to endorse a nativity scene in the city atrium. A 3-judge panel of the U.S. …
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FFRF member, Mexican Fiesta settle civil rights dispute
Mexican Fiesta will no longer give discounts for attending Catholic Mass per the terms of a settlement with Richard Halasz, a Freedom From Religion Foundation member from Milwaukee. Mexican Fiesta, …
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FFRF opposes Walker’s alarming voucher expansion
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal includes major increases in taxpayer funding to subsidize vouchers for primarily religious schools, the Freedom From Religion Foundation charges. The governor’s budget includes a …
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FFRF fights back over Big Mountain Jesus
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a brief on Feb. 15 fighting the federal government’s motion in support of a permanent shrine to Jesus in the Flathead National Forest, leased at no …
