News Releases Archive
FFRF Announces 2010 Student Essay Topics
Topics and deadlines for the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2010 college and high school essay scholarship competitions have been announced. The Foundation is pleased to announce it has added a third …
FFRF Asks Fresno Mayor to Stop City Council Prayers
Freedom From Religion Foundation Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter on behalf of an area complainant to Mayor Ashley Swearengin, of Fresno, Calif., urging the City Council to discontinue …
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“Let’s Dispense with Christian Funerals”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce it now offers resources on dogma-free funerals and memorial services at a new section on its Web site, "Secular Memorials and …
Mississippi Police Department Inappropriately Entangled in Religion, Watchdog Charges
UPDATE: VIOLATION CORRECTED. The Chief of Police called the Foundation at 2:30 Central, Feb. 5, to report he removed the "Go Haiti" links from the police department's website. On behalf …
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FFRF Urges Elmhurst, Illinois City Council Not to Pray
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to the mayor and city council members of Elmhurst, Ill., on Jan. 29 asking the city to vote down a proposal to …
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FFRF Objects to Prayer Proposal in Albany, New York
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter yesterday objecting to a proposal introduced Monday by Common Council member Anton Konev, of Albany, N.Y., to replace a moment of silence …
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Lancaster, Calif. is Not a Christian Community!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter today condemning remarks by the mayor of Lancaster, Calif., R. Rex Parris, in his recent State of the City address, that he …
Nothing Fails the Constitution Like a National Prayer Breakfast
The Freedom From Religion Foundation faxed a letter to the White House yesterday asking President Barack Obama to disassociate himself from the so-called annual “National Prayer Breakfast” taking place on …
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