News Releases Archive

September 9, 2005

Watchdog Group Protests Bush’s “Useless” Proclamation of Prayer

Does Pres. Bush imagine that putting on the mantle of piety substitutes for action–or previous inaction–by his government? Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation Pres. George …

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September 7, 2005

FFRF Legal Win: University of Minnesota Drops Faith/Health Course

University Capitulates; Drops Consortium and Course (Madison, Wis.) The national Freedom From Religion Foundation, which sued the University of Minnesota in federal court on March 25 over the university’s involvement …

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September 2, 2005

Watchdog Foundation Blasts Promotion of “Operation Blessing” by Federal Agency

Faith-based FEMA? Action Alert! The national Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to immediately remove “Operation Blessing” from its list of endorsed charities to …

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September 2, 2005

Letter to FEMA

Michael D. BrownUnder Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness & ResponseFEMA500 C St, SWWashington DC 20172 Dear Mr Brown: Our group, working to protect the constitutional separation between church …

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September 2, 2005

Watchdog Foundation Blasts Promotion of “Operation Blessing” by Federal Agency

Faith-based FEMA? Action Alert! The national Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to immediately remove “Operation Blessing” from its list of endorsed charities to …

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September 1, 2005

Hurricane Relief Needs People Power, Not Prayer

“Hands That Help Are Better Far than Lips That Pray” As usual, God gets the credit, never the blame. Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation Is …

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August 20, 2005

Alaska School Funding a Religious Boondoggle

FFRF Lawsuit Challenges “Religious Pork” “The Bible will be your most valuable textbook.” The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s federal lawsuit over public funding of Alaska Christian College received a boost …

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August 6, 2005

Creationist Wolf in Cheap Clothing

If Bush truly wants to “expose people to different schools of thought,” will he advocate teaching Darwinism in Sunday School? Shall we insert a chapter from Origin of the Species …

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August 3, 2005

Rightwing Religionists Seek to Muzzle Inquiry

Church Politicking Has Turned Religion into Confirmation Issue Judge Roberts, have you, or have you not, ever been a supporter of the separation of church and state? Statement by Annie …

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