News Releases Archive

March 23, 2023

Secular podcast discusses legislative assault on transgender people

This month on the only all-women secular podcast in the United States, three powerhouse attorneys discuss the history of legislative attacks on transgender people. “We Dissent” hosts FFRF Legal Director …

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March 23, 2023

West Texas A&M University drag show cancellation unconstitutional, says FFRF

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler rescind his decision to cancel a student-hosted drag show. Wendler sent an email to students, …

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March 22, 2023

FFRF’s Mark on the Hill: How we won on the National Prayer Breakfast

When I first started in the secular movement, if someone wanted me to take action on the National Prayer Breakfast, I used to quietly side-step the conversation. I knew our …

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March 22, 2023

Shocking Texas proposal would destroy state/church separation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the tocsin about a proposal in the Texas Legislature that would assault the constitutional wall of separation enshrined in both the state and …

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March 20, 2023

FFRF condemns anti-abortion monument to ignorance in Arkansas

Proving the adage that anti-abortionists care about life all the way from conception to . . . birth is passage of a caricature of a law by Arkansas to erect …

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March 17, 2023

FFRF ads tell DeSantis: You’re right — Our schools aren’t for indoctrination

  The Freedom From Religion Foundation is running a full-page ad in both the Tallahassee Democrat and the Miami Herald this Sunday with a surprising headline: “Yes, Governor DeSantis — …

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March 16, 2023

Minneapolis schools move mandatory staff meetings from church after FFRF intervenes

The Minneapolis Public Schools district has taken action to stop violating the constitutional rights of staff members after being contacted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The state/church watchdog was …

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March 16, 2023

Lifelong atheist, actor Madison Arnold is guest on FFRF’s ‘Freethought Matters’ talk show

Watch the preview hereWatch the preview here. Longtime FFRF member and veteran actor Madison Arnold reflects on his near-lifelong atheism and his 50-year acting career on this week’s episode of …

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March 16, 2023

FFRF warns about number of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ copycat bills

Photo: Will Larkins – FFRF’s Catherine Fahringer Student Activist awardee The Freedom From Religion Foundation is dismayed to see that a number of state legislators have introduced legislation that mirrors …

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