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Another FFRF solstice banner disappears
A Winter Solstice banner placed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation in a public park in Manassas, Va., was stolen over the holidays. FFRF received a permit from the …
FFRF banner gets censored in Pitman
From left: Sean Cunningham, Shelly Colanduno, Matt Newcomb and Jason Shainline. “Keep Saturn in Saturnalia” is the message the Freedom From Religion Foundation would have liked to share with Pitman, …
FFRF sues IRS over preferential treatment of churches
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging the Internal Revenue Service’s preferential treatment of churches in applying for and maintaining tax-exempt status. The IRS exempts churches …
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First Amendment grinches steal, vandalize FFRF solstice signs
It was not exactly “good will toward all” at public forums around the country. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s winter solstice banner or sign, placed in 12 cities to counter …
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FFRF to Wilkes-Barre: Investigate vandalism
Below is a copy of the letter FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor sent to the mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Dec. 21 in response to the recent vandalism of FFRF’s …
FFRF solstice banner up in Virginia
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is challenging an inappropriate nativity scene in Manassas, Va., with its own message about the “real reason for the season.” FFRF’s 7½-by-3-foot banner states: “At …
FFRF solstice banner missing in Michigan
A thief or thieves in Warren, Mich., stole the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Winter Solstice banner several days after it was put in place to counter a religious nativity scene …
Vandal attacks Wilkes-Barre solstice sign
A man yesterday about 4 p.m. brazenly climbed a structure to cut the cord attaching the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Winter Solstice banner in Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The …
Council votes out nativity in Cheboygan, Mich.
The City Council in Cheboygan, Mich., moved a nativity display off public property rather than give the Freedom From Religion Foundation equal time during the winter holiday season. “We couldn’t …
