The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s classic Ron Reagan ad is making a post-Thanksgiving comeback to “The Daily Show.” The television commercial, in which he describes himself as “unabashed atheist, not afraid of burning in hell,” will air on Comedy Central’s program on Monday, Tuesday and … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully persuaded an Oklahoma school district to stop broadcasting daily prayers at an elementary school. A concerned district community member informed FFRF that Prague Elementary School had been hosting daily prayers during its morning announcements. The Prague Public Schools Facebook … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has brought the Calcasieu Parish School District back in line with the Constitution. A concerned parent reported that their child’s kindergarten teacher at Bell City High School in Lake Charles, La., had been leading the class in reciting the Lord’s … More »
Student plaintiff Bear Bright receiving a $5,000 FFRF student activist award in October from Madison-area drag queen Latina Envy. Student co-plaintiff Marcus Stovall receives his $5,000 FFRF student activist award from Bryanna Banx$, also a Madison-area drag performer. UPDATE: Shortly after filing a motion to … More »
Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation interviews for its Sunday TV show an expert pollster who in his new book excavates the roots of white Christian supremacism. Robert P. Jones is the CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a … More »
Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation features a person who doesn’t have a very high opinion of the U.S. Constitution on its TV show this Sunday. The ebullient, witty and humorous Elie Mystal says the Constitution was written by a bunch of rich, … More »
This week marks 30 years since President Clinton unfortunately signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). A coalition of almost 70 organizations, spanning from conservative Christian organizations such as the Alliance Defending Freedom to the more liberal ACLU, heralded its passage back then, … More »
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash The Texas State Board of Education needs to adopt textbooks that teach the truth about evolution and the human impact on climate change, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging.The board voted on Nov. 14 to withhold preliminary approval … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation succeeded in protecting children from religious indoctrination in New Augusta, Miss., after their teacher was forcing them to pray in school. A concerned district parent reported that their child’s third grade teacher at South Perry Elementary in the Perry County … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is appalled that S.C. state Rep. Thomas Beach is using state resources to send proselytizing messages to his constituents. A South Carolina constituent contacted FFRF to report that Beach sent them a “birthday card” with a message that encouraged them … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation can only say “Brilliant!” in response to an announcement that a bill will soon be introduced in Parliament to disestablish the Church of England.Liberal Democrat peer Paul Scriven, who is behind the move, calls disestablishment “long overdue.” Disestablishment is … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that an Alaska borough rescind its new policy of chaplain-delivered prayer in disregard of FFRF’s constitutionally sound advice.For the past several years, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly had allowed citizens to volunteer to deliver the opening invocation, … More »
The continuing near-daily revelations about the religiously extreme views of new House Speaker Mike Johnson should be cause for concern for any American who values our secular democracy. As one Christian nationalist exulted after the vote elevating Johnson to his current position: “No piece of … More »
A group of faith leaders, public-education advocates and public-school parents — who are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed on July 31 to stop Oklahoma from sponsoring and funding the nation’s first religious public charter school — are seeking to join a similar … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is disappointed that the Supreme Court, after witnessing repeated scandals involving unreported gifts to justices and other reprehensible conduct, has belatedly adopted an ethics code that has no teeth and sets an even lower bar than the existing code … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Columbus County Board of Education (based in Whiteville, N.C.) to protect the First Amendment rights of the school district community by ending board-led prayer. A concerned local resident has reported that the board begins each meeting with … More »
Thanks to a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit, the electoral system in New Jersey is becoming markedly more inclusive. FFRF filed suit a month ago on behalf of a N.J. resident against the N.J. secretary of state for forcing candidates for public office to swear a … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking out a Veterans Day ad with USA Today that honors those who have served, especially freethinkers. About a quarter of FFRF’s members are veterans or in the military.The ad is in a special edition of USA Today … More »
Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation interviews for its TV show this Sunday a Washington Post contributor who has a new book explaining why she stopped pretending to believe. Kate Cohen is a Washington Post contributing columnist who often writes on freethought topics … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has obtained a victory for South Carolina taxpayers.FFRF filed a suit last year on behalf of four South Carolina taxpayers against state officials, including South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, challenging the state’s unconstitutional $1.5 million funding of a religious … More »
There’s been an ominous uptick in the belief of QAnon-related claims between 2021 and 2023 spanning every demographic measured, reveals a recent survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). This includes the religiously unaffiliated, although they still score better than any other religious … More »
Stop inviting outside adults to engage in religious observances with students, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Robertson County Schools system in Tennessee. The White House Heritage High School boys basketball coaches invited a representative of the religious organization Middle Tennessee Fellowship of … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out the Tattnall County High School football coach for abusing his position to baptize players. A concerned district community member informed the state/church watchdog that Tattnall County High School football coach Isaac Ferrell has been using his position … More »
Watch the teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show this Sundayhas as its guest one of the most famous living thinkers on the planet. Philosopher Daniel Dennett is a leading figure in academia, as well as an eloquent popularizer of philosophy and ethical ideas. … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the city of Roxboro to end the discriminatory practice of opening its City Council meetings with councilor-led prayers. A concerned Roxboro resident has reported that the City Council regularly opens its meetings with Christian prayers led by members … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is requesting that the Kershaw County School District no longer allow a local church to preach before school football games. A concerned district community member has informed the state/church watchdog that the district has been imposing prayer on students, parents … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a North Carolina school board to repeal a new policy permitting unconstitutional official prayer at the start of its meetings. At its Oct. 3 meeting, the New Hanover County Board of Education held a second reading of a … More »
Ron Reagan’s commercial on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation will return to the live version of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this week. The ad, in which Reagan famously notes he’s an “unabashed atheist, not afraid of burning in hell,” will air … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s TV show this Sunday features two guests who represent the growing numbers of nonreligious elected officials around the country. The show first interviews Minnesota state Rep. Mike Freiberg, who co-founded the state’s new Secular Government Caucus working to resist Christian nationalism … More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 10 top winners and eight honorable mentions in the 2023 Cornelius Vander Broek Grad/“Older” Student Essay Competition. FFRF has paid out a total of $18,050 in award money for this contest. Students were asked to … More »