News Releases Archive

May 21, 2012

FFRF contests blatant religious subsidy

The city of West Lafayette, Ind., cannot legally subsidize Faith Ministries’ Faith West Project with $7 million in economic development revenue bonds, FFRF Co-President Dan Barker said in a May …

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May 16, 2012

FFRF calls for removal of Bradford County Ten Commandments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation urges the Bradford County, Fla., Commission to remove the recently placed Ten Commandments display from outside the County Courthouse. FFRF is a national state/church watchdog …

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May 11, 2012

FFRF stands up for voter rights in North Carolina

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a follow-up letter to Houston County (Ga.) Schools documenting rampant and egregious violations of the First Amendment.  FFRF, a state-church watchdog, is also …

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May 10, 2012

Gubernatorial Colorado Day of Prayer proclamations unconstitutional

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s challenge, originally filed in 2008, against gubernatorial proclamations of a …

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May 8, 2012

FFRF’s ‘Quit the Catholic Church’ ad in today’s Washington Post

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s full-page ad, “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church,” runs in today’s Washington Post (A-5 Main), urging liberal and nominal Roman Catholics to “quit” their …

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May 7, 2012

FFRF announces fund to aid nonbelieving clergy

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is announcing the creation of a special fund to help ministers and priests who want to get out of the pulpit. FFRF, along with the …

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May 2, 2012

Ask Obama to end National Day of Prayer

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging President Obama to protect freedom of conscience by ending the unconstitutional National Day of Prayer. In order to get its ‘We the People’ …

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April 30, 2012

Join Facebook rebellion against Day of Prayer

Fed up with the annual government-sponsored National Day of Prayer? Indignant that your president, your governor, perhaps even your mayor, county executive . . . and dogcatcher, are exhorting you …

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April 24, 2012

FFRF contests more Rhode Island religion

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter of complaint April 13 to Leo Fontaine, mayor of Woonsocket, R.I., about a Latin cross at city Fire Station No. 2 and …

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