News Releases Archive

March 10, 2023

FFRF condemns anti-abortion AGs for intimidating Walgreens

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is dismayed that 20 state attorneys general have tried to pressure major pharmacies not to mail mifepristone to patients — and that, worse still, Walgreens has …

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March 10, 2023

FFRF announces $45K prize money in four 2023 student essay contests

The Freedom From Religion Foundation announces its 2023 essay competitions for freethinking students — offering more than $45,000 in total scholarships. Each of these four contests has 10 top prizes: …

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March 9, 2023

FFRF convinces Okla. town to remove derogatory religious displays

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully persuaded Lawton, Okla., to remove several disrespectful religious displays from city property. The state/church watchdog was notified of the unconstitutional displays by a …

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March 9, 2023

Pentecostalism’s global surge spotlighted on FFRF TV show Sunday

Watch the teaser hereWatch the teaser here. The guest on the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday warns that Pentecostalism is becoming the ascendant form of …

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March 8, 2023

Cease Christian prayers at board meetings, FFRF asks Ga. school board

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the immediate end to the practice of an opening religious invocation at meetings of the Ben Hill County Board of Education. The national …

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March 8, 2023

First Liberty Institute shows speciousness in attack on Univ. of Colorado

A Christian Right outfit is displaying illogical reasoning in a controversy involving University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders. The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote the University of Colorado on Jan. …

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March 8, 2023

FFRF provides vital testimony in two states

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has testified on important issues before two statehouses this week: It opposed the suspension of Wisconsin’s student vaccination policy, and backed a bill to end …

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March 6, 2023

FFRF brief asks court to yank Ark. Capitol Ten Commandments display

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is among a bevy of plaintiffs asking a federal court for summary judgment to remove a Ten Commandments monument displayed on the Arkansas Capitol grounds. …

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March 6, 2023

FFRF joins 200-plus advocates in abortion appeal to the United Nations

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has joined hundreds of rights advocates in an urgent appeal to U.N. officials to hold the United States accountable for its wrecking of abortion rights. …

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