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FFRF intercepts prayer-football entanglement
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state-church watchdog that has directed a lot of attention toward ending Tennessee constitutional violations in schools recently, and has awarded three Tennessee student …
FFRF contests Pennsylvania prayers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent letters of complaint to four Pennsylvania school district boards to inform members that their prayers at meetings are unconstitutional. Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca …
FFRF is successful in ending Milwaukee Irish Fest violation
Irish Fest organizers in Milwaukee announced today that they are dropping a promotion that violated civil rights laws by rewarding Mass attendance, in response to a complaint from the Freedom …
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FFRF piece to air on national public TV affiliates
A short first-of-its-kind feature spot, “Spotlight on Freethought and the First Amendment,” produced in conjunction with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, begins airing on select national public television affiliates Saturday, …
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FFRF spotlights Milwaukee discrimination
The Freedom From Religion Foundation continues to challenge a discriminatory church discount that rewards people who attend Catholic Mass with free Sunday admission at Irish Fest in Milwaukee. This year …
FFRF and Whiteville settle lawsuit over crosses
U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Breen approved a settlement yesterday between the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Town of Whiteville, Tenn. The Agreed Judgment ends a lawsuit brought by …
FFRF picks Portland for 35th national convention
(Pictured from left to right: Richard Dawkins, Sara Paretsky, Julia Sweeney and Jessica Ahlquist) Statistics show about one-fourth of Oregon adults (more than 700,000 people) are nonreligious, so wouldn’t …
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FFRF hopes to wash out discriminatory water park discount
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rock, Ark., to discontinue a church discount next season. Willow Springs Water Park owner David Ratliff …
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FFRF asks school to quit indoctrinating
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent multiple letters to Shenendehowa Central Schools (Clifton Park, N.Y.) urging it to follow court precedent and personal conscience by removing prayerful songs from …
