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October 18, 2024

‘We Dissent’: author Sarah Posner on ‘Tyranny by a Minority’

The hosts of the “We Dissent” podcast speak on the latest episode with renowned author and social observer Sarah Posner. On episode 35, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell, Americans …

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October 17, 2024

LA Archdiocese record payout shows extent of Catholic sex abuse cover-up

The nation’s largest archdiocese (the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles) recently agreed to pay a record $880 million to 1,353 survivors of horrific sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. “It’s almost …

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October 17, 2024

BREAKING: FFRF in coalition filing Okla. plaintiffs’ lawsuit to block Supt. Walters’ bible mandate

More than 30 Oklahomans today filed a lawsuit urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ mandate that all public schools incorporate the bible …

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October 15, 2024

N.C. school board nixes Ten Commandments display after FFRF letter

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s appeal to the Iredell-Statesville School Board to abandon a compulsory districtwide Ten Commandments display proposal appears to have played a key role in the board …

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October 14, 2024

Male extremist organized women’s prayerful ‘Esther Event’ in D.C.

Although a Christian prayer rally held the past Saturday in Washington, D.C., was billed as “A Million Women — An Esther Call on the Mall,” its primary organizer was a …

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October 11, 2024

FFRF asks IRS to revoke tax-free privileges of Josh Howerton’s Texas church

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that the IRS take away the nonprofit status of an electioneering Texas church that has Josh Howerton as its senior pastor. On Oct. …

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October 10, 2024

FFRF insists that Milwaukee County remove unnecessary Jewish eruvin

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging Milwaukee County to remove a hazardous eruv line from public property that could have decapitated a bicyclist recently injured by one. Eruvin are …

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October 10, 2024

FFRF TV show exposes global anti-abortion ministries

Watch the teaser here. The guest on this week’s episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV interview show uncovers the network that U.S. Christian nationalist organizations have formed to deny …

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October 10, 2024

FFRF scores a win in keeping Texas cheerleaders from coach’s preaching

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully fought for the First Amendment rights of cheerleaders in the Amarillo Independent School District in Texas. A concerned parent informed the national state/church …

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