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April 25, 2024

Vietnam War ‘atheist in a foxhole’ guest on FFRF Sunday TV show

Watch the teaser here. A freethinking Vietnam War veteran who is astonishingly multitalented is the guest on Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” show this week. Robert Richert was an …

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April 25, 2024

Indiana school board ends prayers at meetings — thanks to FFRF

An Indiana school board has halted its ritual of starting off its meetings with a prayer after the Freedom From Religion Foundation warned it that the practice is unconstitutional. A …

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April 25, 2024

Unconstitutional elementary school religious club disbanded in Fla.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will not be able to organize and run a religious club for students at an elementary school …

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April 25, 2024

FFRF prevents Ga. school district from allowing prayer walk

Bremen City Schools in Georgia canceled a prayer walk in an elementary school after FFRF fought to protect students’ First Amendment rights. A concerned parent reported that the district had …

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April 19, 2024

FFRF hails withdrawal of Christian Heritage Proclamation by Wilkes Co., N.C.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased that the Wilkes County Board in North Carolina has replaced its error-filled proclamation declaring “Christian Heritage” all year round with a less objectionable …

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April 18, 2024

FFRF Ariz. brief asks court to dismiss board member case against her own board

UPDATE: On May 2, U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi, a Donald Trump appointee, took the almost unprecedented action of denying FFRF’s unopposed motion to file its friend off the court …

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April 16, 2024

FFRF criticizes passage of three theocratic bills in Tennessee

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excoriating a theocratic bill signed into law in Tennessee that makes a version of the bible an “official state book.” House Bill 1828, which …

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April 16, 2024

FFRF co-president warns of legal action in La. op-ed

FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor has penned an op-ed published in a Louisiana newspaper warning of legal action if the Statehouse passes a constitutionally problematic Ten Commandments bill.  “My organization …

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April 11, 2024

FFRF insists that home county supervisor apologize

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that a home county supervisor say sorry for his recent comments making bogus connections between homelessness and “sin.” At the April 4 meeting of …

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