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Scopes Trial Centennial event commemorates 100th anniversary of historic trial
Center for Inquiry and Freedom From Religion Foundation will host conference in Chattanooga, Tenn., July 18–20, 2025. The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Center for Inquiry will host a …
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FFRF applauds landmark legislation to protect vulnerable youth
The Freedom From Religion Foundation celebrates a historic legislative victory for children’s rights. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (S 1351) officially became law recently. President Biden signed this critical …
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Alarms go off on climate change as Trump retakes reins
Amid the unprecedented wildfire disasters in the Los Angeles area comes news that last year was the hottest year ever recorded — just as the previous nine years were the …
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Astronomer offers sagacious takes on the universe on ‘Freethought Matters’
Watch the preview here. The lively expert on this week’s Freedom From Religion Foundation’s television show attempts to answer some of the profoundest questions about our existence. Is the universe fine-tuned for …
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FFRF 2025 law student essay contest deadline is approaching
The deadline for the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2025 Diane and Stephen Uhl Memorial Essay Competition for Law School Students is fast approaching! Law school students are being asked to …
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FFRF celebrates release of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is cheering the release of Mubarak Bala, the Nigerian human rights advocate unjustly imprisoned for his outspoken views on religion. Bala, 40, who is president …
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Okla. state Rep. Mickey Dollens joins FFRF staff to strengthen state advocacy
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce that Oklahoma state Rep. Mickey Dollens will join our organization as FFRF’s first regional governmental affairs manager, enhancing FFRF efforts to uphold the …
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FFRF applauds Johnson’s dishonest ‘Jefferson prayer’ getting called out
When House Speaker Mike Johnson opened the 119th Congress with a prayer spuriously attributed to the famously skeptical Thomas Jefferson, he showed how Christian nationalists often make up history. The …
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FFRF, others warn about La. AG’s misleading Ten Commandments guidance
Four leading secular organizations have warned district superintendents about misleading guidance that Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued last week. Murrill encouraged school districts to implement HB 71, an unconstitutional …
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