News Releases Archive

February 15, 2012

FFRF to N.C. General Assembly: Stop praying

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has lodged formal complaints with the North Carolina General Assembly over its unconstitutional government prayers. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog with over 17,500 nonreligious members …

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February 13, 2012

FFRF tells Ohio Governor you don’t need faith to be courageous

February 13, 2012 The Honorable John Kasich, Governor Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215 Re: Governor’s Courage Awards Remarks Dear Governor: On behalf of our …

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February 8, 2012

Read all about it: Freethought Today back issues for sale

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce back issues of Freethought Today are now available for purchase. Now you can browse your favorite freethought columns from the comfort …

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February 8, 2012

FFRF challenges Catholic shrine on Big Mountain

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog and the nation’s largest association of atheists and agnostics, has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana, challenging the Forest Service’s decision …

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February 3, 2012

Why presidents should boycott prayer breakfasts

Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor FFRF Co-President President Barack Obama’s 2,562-word speech to the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday was an exercise in pure unadulterated political pandering. Blithely ignoring FFRF’s formal …

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February 1, 2012

FFRF asks West Point to rethink prayer breakfast

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written a Jan. 31 letter to the U.S. Military Academy calling for it to do some "soul searching" over West Point's annual so-called "National …

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February 1, 2012

FFRF protests misuse of federal, presidential Seals by National Prayer Breakfast backers

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has contacted four federal agencies over what appears to be egregious violations of federal law by publicizers of the National Prayer Breakfast, who are appropriating …

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February 1, 2012

FFRF hails long overdue Alaska Airlines announcement

Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor FFRF Co-President Today, at long last, Alaska Airlines will cease a much-protested-by-us practice of distributing “prayer cards” to its airline customers. Late last week Alaska Airlines …

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January 31, 2012

FFRF to sue over Catholic Shrine on federal land

The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be suing the U.S. Forest Service over the unconstitutional presence of a Knights of Columbus shrine to Jesus in Flathead National Forest in Montana. …

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