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April 22, 2022

FFRF thanks home county board for removing prayer from agenda

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to report that the Dane County Board of Supervisors has officially voted to remove prayer from board agendas. Due to this action taken …

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April 21, 2022

Pulitzer-winning atheist interviewed on FFRF Sunday TV show

Click here to watch the teaser.  A Pulitzer Prize-winning exponent of science and freethought is the guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show Sunday. Natalie Angier, …

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April 21, 2022

Eminent historian endorses Thomas Paine D.C. memorial

A prominent scholar and historian has endorsed the construction of a statue of Thomas Paine in the nation’s capital — providing the project a huge spur.  Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., …

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April 20, 2022

FFRF applauds Connecticut’s abortion expansion bill

  Sometime in the next two months, the heavily conservative U.S. Supreme Court will possibly decimate the foundation of Roe v. Wade — and the legality of abortion care will …

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April 19, 2022

FFRF lauds Supreme Court Covid action, criticizes Trump judge’s mask ruling

The Freedom From Religion Foundation hails a recent Supreme Court ruling and castigates a President Trump-appointed judge’s action — both related to the pandemic. The nation’s highest court ruled that …

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April 19, 2022

No evangelical access to schools, FFRF urges TX school district

  Stop faith-healing evangelicals coming into your schools, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has told a Texas school district. The state/church watchdog has been informed that on April 12, a …

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April 19, 2022

FFRF makes its presence felt — again — in Chicago’s Daley Plaza

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Windy City chapter has yet again done stellar work on the behalf of secularism. On Thursday, April 14, FFRF’s Metropolitan Chicago Chapter (FFRFMCC) placed in …

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April 15, 2022

FFRF ends intercom prayer in Louisiana elementary school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s objection to daily intercom prayer in a Louisiana elementary school has quickly had the desired effect. A concerned parent had informed FFRF that Riverbend Elementary …

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April 14, 2022

FFRF denounces Kentucky abortion ban

The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns the Kentucky Legislature for overriding a veto and making Kentucky the first U.S. state without legal abortion access since Roe v. Wade.   Yesterday, …

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