News Releases Archive

December 11, 2009

On Behalf of Macomb County Road Commission Foundation Seeks Amicus OK in Michigan Creche Case

Why should a nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus be placed in the median of a public road? It shouldn't, contends the Freedom From Religion Foundation, in seeking court …

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December 11, 2009

City of North Kansas City, Mo., Will No Longer Open Meetings With Prayer

After receiving an Oct. 19 letter of complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which works to protect the constitutional separation of church and state, the City Council of North Kansas City, …

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December 10, 2009

Six FFRF “Yes Virginia…” Signs Censored in Las Vegas

Apparently there’s no room at the inn for an irreverent billboard saying “there is no God.” ClearChannel Outdoor company in Las Vegas has taken down six Freedom From Religion Foundation …

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December 8, 2009

FFRF Creates Solstice Mini-Blitz in Las Vegas

A “mini-blitz” of 10 freethinking billboards in Las Vegas in October was so popular with local Freedom From Religion Foundation members that a kind donor has paid for 10 solstice billboards to …

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December 3, 2009

Judge Denies Pastor Intervention Status in FFRF Case

U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb, Eastern District of California in Sacramento, denied a local pastor the right to intervene in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s challenge of tax benefits …

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December 2, 2009

FFRF Challenges Prayers at City Council Meetings in Bakersfield, Calif.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written a letter of complaint to the Bakersfield City Council over delivering Christian prayers at its meetings. A resident of the California city who …

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December 2, 2009

FFRF Pursues National Day of Prayer Case

The Freedom From Religion is vigorously defending its groundbreaking federal challenge of the National Day of Prayer. The Foundation filed suit a year ago against both Pres. George Bush, his …

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December 1, 2009

Freethinkers’ Winter Solstice Sign Up in Madison

‘Tis the season . . . for the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s gilt Winter Solstice message, which returns for its 14th visit to the first-floor rotunda of the Wisconsin State …

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November 30, 2009

“No Gods” Solstice Sign Returns to Illinois Capitol

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Winter Solstice display is going up during December in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The Madison, Wis.-based Foundation is the largest national association of …

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