News Releases Archive

November 23, 2011

Charter school set to start in former church — FFRF contests ‘sweetheart deal’ for Madison church

A new Madison, Wis., public charter school set to operate in a former church has drawn the attention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF is also asking for a …

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November 22, 2011

Respectable citizens must be ‘holy?’ — North Carolina sheriff plays God

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is awaiting a response from the Onslow County Board of Commissioners regarding Sheriff Ed Brown’s decision to blatantly violate the constitution via the distribution of …

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November 22, 2011

FFRF contests Calif. pastor’s political endorsements

Explicit political endorsements on his church’s website by a California pastor drew the attention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which has requested an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. …

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November 18, 2011

Informed Catholics actually misinformed

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has waited three years to declare victory over an election violation complaint it filed with the Federal Election Commission in 2008 concerning the political group …

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November 15, 2011

FFRF protests Penn State Prayer

A similar letter was sent to University of Nebraska- Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Pearlman. To express your sentiments via email to Dr. Rodney Erickson, simply click on his name below.  SENT VIA …

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November 15, 2011

Florida bill sanctions unlawful prayer

The Freedom from Religion Foundation has put the Florida Senate on notice that pending legislation to allow prayers at secondary school events is unconstitutional. FFRF, a state/church watchdog based in …

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November 8, 2011

Phoenix and Tucson nontheists come ‘Out of the Closet’ in FFRF billboard blitz

Nine myth-dispelling billboards featuring Phoenix-area nonbelievers and families, plus two billboards in Tucson, are appearing this week for a month-long campaign, as part of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s personalized …

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November 3, 2011

Church instead of jail fails legal tests

The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter Nov. 3 to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange objecting to a proposed sentencing program in Bay Minette that would let people choose …

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October 26, 2011

School drops ‘missionaries to the addicted’ from prime time

The Chesterfield County (S.C.) School District canceled a student assembly featuring a presentation by a faith-based drug rehabilitation center after a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter Oct. 17 on behalf …

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