News Releases Archive

March 26, 2012

FFRF sues over Pennsylvania’s ‘Year of the Bible’

The Freedom From Religion Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania House’s declaration that 2012 is “The Year of the Bible,” which exhorts citizens and …

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March 26, 2012

FFRF airs first freethought ad on ‘CBS Evening News’

[rough cut] (If you cannot view the video above within this news release, click here to view it on FFRF's youtube channel.) The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog …

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March 22, 2012

FFRF ad to air on CBS

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog and the nation’s largest freethought association, is placing a historic 30-second tribute to separation of state and church as an ad on …

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March 22, 2012

Junkyard Prophet profits mightily

In the wake of publicity and complaints, Superintendent Jim Stanton of Dunkerton [Iowa] Community Schools has received a verbal lashing from parents at a school board meeting March 13 about …

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March 21, 2012

‘This is what an atheist looks like’

  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is debuting a new public relations campaign in Nashville, Tenn. An eye-catching magenta billboard featuring a Tennessee student just went up proclaiming, "This is …

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March 21, 2012

Kansas prayer over the top

The religious atmosphere in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives has drawn fire from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the nation's largest state-church watchdog. FFRF Co-Presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor …

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March 19, 2012

Oral argument tomorrow over South Carolina bible class case

The Freedom From Religion Foundation will participate in the oral argument portion of its appeal over the Spartanburg County School District Seven (Spartanburg County, S.C.) policy granting academic credit and grades for …

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March 16, 2012

FFRF protests state prayer declarations

The Freedom From Religion Foundation takes issue with calls for state days of prayer in South Carolina and Pennsylvania. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national state/church watchdog with …

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March 14, 2012

Pastor rails against usual suspects in Oklahoma House

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter of complaint March 13 to Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele to protest scheduling prayers to open House of Representative sessions and permitting …

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