News Releases Archive

September 18, 2012

Another Pennsylvania school board drops prayer

The Grove City [Pa.] Area School District Board of School Directors voted Sept. 10 “to eliminate prayer” at meetings, according to a Sept. 13 letter to the Freedom From Religion …

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September 17, 2012

Albuquerque chapter celebrates ‘Constitution Day’

Freedom From Religion -Albuquerque, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s chapter in Albuquerque, N.M., is placing a paid advertisement in the the Albuquerque Journal on Monday, Sept. 17, “Constitution Day.” The …

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September 14, 2012

FFRF sues to remove decalogue from Pa. high school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit today against New Kensington-Arnold School District to remove a prominent Ten Commandments monument from the grounds of Valley High School, New …

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September 13, 2012

FFRF claims victory in Ridgeland school coach complaint

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has followed up on Walker County Schools’ (Ridgeland, Ga.) response to its request to investigate unusual constitutional violations by Ridgeland High School football coach Mark …

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September 13, 2012

Help block prayer from UTC football field

The Freedom From Religion Foundation scored a touchdown against football prayer at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga this week. The pre-game prayer, which typically included a reference to ‘Jesus Christ,’ was …

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September 10, 2012

It’s FFRF’s “Just Pretend” vs. The Gideons

A nonreligious Canadian family has been battling distribution of Gideon bibles in their Ontario public schools by asking the schools to distribute Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children, written …

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September 10, 2012

FFRF will sue New Kensington, Connellsville if they don’t remove Ten Commandments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent demand letters to two Pennsylvania school districts, warning that if FFRF did not receive word by Friday, Sept. 7 that the districts were …

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September 5, 2012

View FFRF’s ‘God Fixation’ billboards in Charlotte

(A special thanks to FFRF member Florent Rizvanolli, pictured above.)  In time for the Democratic National Convention, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has placed a patriotic message with a secular twist …

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August 31, 2012

Atheist/agnostic group places gentle secular message in Charlotte

Click to enlarge image In time for the Democratic National Convention, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has placed a patriotic message with a secular twist on two prominent billboards in …

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