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Current Action Alerts
Take a stand to protect Wisconsin public education
We need your help in stopping an alarming plan to divert public money to private voucher programs in Wisconsin, further harming the state’s renowned public schooling system. The Wisconsin Assembly is considering proposals in the ongoing state budget negotiations that would drastically expand taxpayer-funded private…More »
Ask Congress to protect the Johnson Amendment
We need your help protecting the Johnson Amendment, a provision in the tax code that bars religious establishments from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Last month, a clause was added to a House Financial Services appropriations bill that would dilute the Johnson Amendment, making it all…More »
Take action against misogyny in Missouri
The Missouri Senate is considering an invidious bill that would allow religiously motivated employers and landlords to discriminate harshly against women who use birth control or have had abortions. Please take action NOW against this wildly chauvinistic piece of legislation! Senate Bill 5 imposes several ridiculous,…More »
Oppose state-sanctioned anti-choice fundraising in Michigan
A deeply offensive, unconstitutional bill mandating Michigan to offer a fundraising license plate that reads "Choose Life" will soon land on Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. Funds from the plate would go to the Choose Life Michigan Fund, which then must grant the money to nonprofit…More »
Tell state Assembly to halt calls for a constitutional convention
Wisconsin may bring the country one step closer to a constitutional convention, which deeply distresses the Freedom From Religion Foundation. We need to tell the state Assembly to oppose calls for bringing the nation one step closer to an unprecedented threat to our republic. Today, June…More »
Act now to protect Wisconsin public education
Please take action against a state bill to roll back accountability measures that apply to private Wisconsin voucher schools receiving taxpayer dollars. On Friday, June 9, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Education voted 4-3 to approve Senate Bill 293. The bill would remove requirements that…More »
Tell city council to keep Missouri park secular for all to enjoy
A Missouri town must remove a massive Latin cross blighting public property and advertising religious belief on behalf of the city. FFRF wrote to the city of Neosho requesting that a 60-foot-long Latin cross unconstitutionally endorsing Christianity be removed from the city’s Big Spring Park.…More »
Help get a "vote no on voucher expansion" referendum on Arizona ballot
We need to halt a harmful new Arizona school voucher program. A bill to expand Arizona's voucher program was, unfortunately, signed into law last month by Gov. Doug Ducey. The "Empowerment Scholarship Accounts" program sets up education scholarship accounts for students to attend (mostly religious)…More »
Resist Trumpian budget to gut secular public education
President Trump’s just-announced education budget proposal drains federal funding for public education to pump tax money into voucher schools in an attempt to “build evidence for the effectiveness of private school choice.” Please take action today to resist this disastrous plot that will primarily benefit…More »
Halt outrageous violation of the First Amendment
A resolution proposing an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution to recognize God as the source of liberties just passed the House. Please take action to stop this ridiculous bill from progressing any further in the Tennessee Legislature. House Resolution 37 attempts to force the recognition of…More »
Fight for Texas' secular public education
A school finance bill with a voucher scheme slipped within has been proposed by the state Senate Education Committee. Please take action by contacting your state senator and asking him or her to oppose this plot that could eventually devour the state's public schools. House…More »
Act to keep Ten Commandments out of Alabama public buildings
An absurd proposal to amend the Alabama Constitution to allow Ten Commandments displays on state property and in public schools just passed the state Senate. Please stand against this attempt by theocrats to cement religion onto the public arena. The Supreme Court has explicitly ruled…More »
Take action to help Saudi man sentenced to death for blasphemy
A young Saudi man has been sentenced to death for atheistic social media posts that "insulted" Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Please take action today to help overturn this horrifying ruling. Ahmad Al-Shamri was arrested on charges of atheism and blasphemy and held in prison before being…More »
Stand against religious discrimination bill
The Texas House will take a vote on Saturday, May 6, on a proposed bill that would allow child welfare organizations to receive state funds while discriminating based on their religious beliefs. Potential discriminatory acts approved by House Bill 3859 include denial of foster care or adoption…More »
Stand against state-sanctioned, anti-choice fundraising
A deeply offensive, unconstitutional bill to offer a fundraising license plate that reads "Choose Life" is moving through the Michigan Legislature and needs to be stopped. Funds from the plate would go to the Choose Life Michigan Fund, which then must donate the money to…More »
Put the skids on bill to promote religion on Tenn. roads
A bill to put the phrase "In God We Trust" on Tennessee license plates is cruising through the state Legislature. Please take action today to hit the emergency brakes on this unacceptable violation of the Establishment Clause. We asked you to take action on an…More »
Urge California mayors to stay out of Prayer Luncheon
Please ask mayors representing four California cities in East County to disassociate themselves from an annual upcoming Mayors' Prayer Luncheon. The civic leaders have inappropriately lent their title as mayor for this private religious event scheduled for Thursday, May 4. Moreover, the event has scheduled…More »
Tell California city council to reject ‘In God We Trust’ motto
A California city council member has proposed to install the phrase "In God We Trust" in the council chambers. Please tell the Fresno City Council to oppose this proposal and suggest that it instead mount a motto that better represents the ideals of our secular…More »
Support the National Day of Reason resolution
Please join the Freedom From Religion Foundation in supporting the National Day of Reason resolution, which aims to reaffirm the separation of church and state and ensure that reason guides public policy and law. House Resolution 263 has been reintroduced to Congress to serve as an…More »
Support Ala. bill requiring religious child care centers to follow basic standards
A sensible bill that would put a stop to unchecked child abuse and neglect in religious child care centers has passed in the Alabama House. It is now being considered by the state Senate Committee on Education and Youth Affairs, and we're asking for you…More »
Please ask Arizona leaders to keep dogma out of Statehouse
The Arizona House of Representatives leadership has assaulted free speech and thought by requiring invocations to call upon a supernatural power. We need your help in standing up for secularism in the state's Legislature. The Arizona House opens its daily floor sessions with invocations (prayers)…More »
Ask governor to veto religious indoctrination bill
A bill to foster religious indoctrination in Florida public schools will soon be landing on the governor's desk after passing both the state House and Senate. We've asked you to take action against two versions of this bill, please make your voice heard one last…More »
Ask board to remove divisive flag displays
Please urge the East Hanover Township Board of Education to remove two religious flags from public schools in New Jersey. The East Hanover Township School District is flying flags that state "One Nation Under God" on flagpoles at the Frank J. Smith Elementary School and…More »
Ask city commission to put the kibosh on park nativity display
A city in the state of Washington needs, once again, to be dissuaded from reinstalling a nativity scene in a public park. Following a letter from FFRF urging Gig Harbor not to restore its holiday nativity display, city leaders agreed to not let private displays in its…More »
Ask Oklahoma Senate to halt Ten Commandments legislation
A bill that could stealthily be used to install Ten Commandments monuments on public property is progressing through the Oklahoma Legislature. We already asked you to take action against House Bill 2177 when it was in the House. Please make your voice heard again by…More »
Ask governor to veto religious indoctrination bill
A bill that will facilitate religious indoctrination in public schools will soon be presented to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to sign into law. We already asked you to take action against House Bill 1024 when it was in the Legislature. Please make your voice heard…More »
Wisconsin Assembly on a collision course with First Amendment
The Wisconsin State Assembly's Committee on Insurance is considering this week a car wreck of a bill that would exempt members of religious sects from carrying auto insurance. The Committee has scheduled a public hearing for April 20, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation needs…More »
Oppose church police force bill in Ala. House
An ominous bill designed to allow a private megachurch to operate its own police force, which we asked you to oppose in the Alabama Senate, unfortunately passed the Senate and is now in the Alabama State House. Please take action against this bill that recklessly…More »
Ask governor to veto bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
A concerned member in Iowa has informed us that a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy has passed the Iowa House and Senate and will soon go before the governor. The measure does not allow a woman to end her pregnancy if…More »
Petition governor to veto unconstitutional prayer bill
A bill that will subject public schools to broadcasted prayers at high school athletic games will soon land on Gov. Doug Burgum's desk. Please tell the governor to veto House Bill 1275, which schemes to allow prayers at high school events at private schools, even if…More »
Stand up for Texas public education
A bill seeking to gut the funding of the state's public schools by creating private voucher schemes has just passed the state Senate and now waits in the Texas House. It needs to die. We're asking you again to take action against Senate Bill 3, this…More »
Last chance to oppose Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat to the constitutionally enshrined principle of separation of church and state. The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to advance his nomination to the Senate for a full and final vote. This is your…More »
Tell state senators to halt calls for a constitutional convention
We need to tell the Wisconsin Senate to oppose calls for a constitutional convention, which would bring the nation one step closer to an unprecedented threat to our Republic. On March 30, a Wisconsin Senate committee voted along party lines, 3-2, to let the entire Senate…More »
Put the brakes on religious promotion bill
A bill to put the phrase "In God We Trust" on all Tennessee license plates is motoring through the Legislature. Please take action today to put the skids on this unacceptable violation of the Establishment Clause. Requiring this religious phrase to be put on all…More »
Thank village officials for standing up for secular government
Please offer your support to two local public officials in Ohio for standing up for secular government! The village of Carey's Mayor Armand Getz and Law Director Emily Beckley recently took the initiative to stop the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance from being…More »
Keep state education free from religion
A bill aimed at discrediting scientific teachings in Oklahoma public schools is proceeding through the state Legislature and must be halted. We need your help to preserve the state's educational standards by stopping this absurd bill. Oklahoma Senate Bill 393 would permit teachers in the state's…More »
Ask Florida's Statehouse to halt religious indoctrination bill
A bill to facilitate religious indoctrination in Florida public schools is proceeding through the Legislature and needs to be stopped. Please take action to stop this senseless piece of legislation. CS/HB 303 supposedly nurtures religious viewpoints in the classroom, but will likely confuse public school employees…More »
Support standard secular affirmation in N.J. courts
A proposed rule change in New Jersey courts would replace religious oaths for witnesses with a standard secular declaration. Please back this pioneering reform to make secular affirmations the norm in the state court system! FFRF enthusiastically backs this reform, even more needed today due to…More »
Oklahoma must keep Christianity off state calendar
A bill to designate Good Friday as an official state holiday passed in the Oklahoma House this week. It is now in the state Senate. Take action against this blatantly unconstitutional government endorsement of Christianity! House Bill 1444 adds Good Friday, a Christian holiday commemorating the death of…More »
Take a stand against disturbing bill in Alabama Statehouse
An absurd bill designed to allow a private megachurch to operate its own police force is flying through the Alabama state Senate. Please help us take action against this bill that recklessly undermines the fundamental purpose of public law enforcement. SB 193 would authorize Briarwood Presbyterian…More »
Tell Committee to protect Texas public education
A bill being introduced to the Texas Senate Committee on Education seeks to gut the funding of the state's public schools by creating private voucher schemes. The committee is seeking public comments. Let's make sure our voice of reason is heard! Senate Bill 3 would use…More »
Urge your senators to reject Neil Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat to the constitutionally enshrined principle of separation of church and state. Please contact your U.S. senators urging them to oppose him. Gorsuch's record has revealed that he cannot be trusted to abide by well-established legal…More »
Support bill to require religious child care centers to follow basic standards
Alabama's House of Representatives is considering a bill that would put a stop to unrestrained child abuse and neglect in religious child care centers. Currently, faith-based child care centers in Alabama do not have to comply with the basic standards that secular centers must follow. House…More »
Tell Alabama House Committee to kill foolish marriage license bill
Alabama legislators are being absurdly indulgent toward discrimination. To accommodate Alabama probate judges who don't want to issue marriages licenses to same-sex couples, Alabama legislators are now considering doing away with marriage licenses altogether. Senate Bill 20 is a massive overreaction to a nonexistent problem. The…More »
Scrap anti-medical research bills
Dual bills to advance the agenda of religiously motivated groups to ban research using aborted fetal tissue in the state have been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature. Please take action now to protect lifesaving research from anti-science theocrats! Religious groups including Wisconsin Right to Life,…More »
Ask Arkansas Assembly to rescind “bible as state book” resolution
An outrageous resolution to designate the bible as the Arkansas state book has been approved by your state Assembly. Please take action against this unconstitutional action by zealous legislators to force Christianity upon Arkansas citizens, regardless of their religious — or nonreligious — preferences. House…More »
Ask House to oppose GOP attack on women's reproductive rights
As you are aware, the GOP proposed a bill on March 6 to replace "Obamacare" with a health care act containing provisions to gut Planned Parenthood's funding. The bill would also discourage private insurers from offering affordable abortion care. Please take a stand against the…More »
Tell Pa. DOT it is wrong to use taxpayer dollars to construct crosses
The state of Pennsylvania is unconstitutionally funding Christian symbols on a Catholic campus. Tell the state's Department of Transportation that it must not contribute taxpayer funds for the construction of an overtly Christian bridge on the campus of Villanova University. The pedestrian bridge will…More »
Speak out now against Nebraska "Choose Life" license plates
Nebraska legislators have approved an outrageous bill designed to put anti-choice wording on state license plates. The bill, LB 46, creates a platform for religiously motivated anti-abortion advocates through a medium traditionally reserved for government speech. Please ask the governor to reject this bill for the adoption…More »
Ask Florida's Senate to halt religious indoctrination bill
On Monday, March 6, Florida's Senate Education Committee is scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that will facilitate religious indoctrination in public schools. Senate Bill 436 supposedly nurtures religious viewpoints in the classroom, but will likely confuse public school employees and lead to avoidable lawsuits. The…More »
Kill shameful “bible as state book” bill
An outrageous bill to designate "The Holy Bible" as the "official state book" has been introduced in the West Virginia House. Please take action against this unconstitutional attempt by zealous legislators to force Christianity upon West Virginians, regardless of their religious - or nonreligious - preferences. House…More »
Ask Indiana statehouse to halt religious indoctrination bill
The Indiana House will soon vote on a bill that will facilitate religious indoctrination in public schools. House Bill 1024 supposedly nurtures religious viewpoints in the classroom, but will likely confuse public school employees and lead to avoidable lawsuits. The bill mostly protects conduct that is…More »
Ask Kentucky lawmakers to kill stealth bible course bill
A mischievous bill in the Kentucky state Senate that would allow for statewide bible elective courses is on a smooth track to becoming law. Please take action against this irresponsible and religiously biased bill. Senate Bill 138 requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish an elective high…More »
Take a stand against outrageous bill in Alabama statehouse
An alarming bill designed to allow a private church to operate its own police force is gaining momentum in Alabama. Please help us take action against this bill that recklessly undermines the fundamental purpose of public law enforcement. House Bill 180 would authorize Briarwood Presbyterian Church…More »
Urge North Dakota Senate to reject unconstitutional prayer bill
The North Dakota Senate will soon consider a bill that will subject public schools to broadcasted prayers at high school athletic games. Please tell your state senators to halt House Bill 1275, which schemes to allow prayers at high school athletic events at private schools, even…More »
Ask Congress not to repeal D.C.’s Death with Dignity Act
The U.S. Congress should not be infringing on the right of Washington, D.C., residents living with terminal illness to decide to die in a humane and peaceful manner. We encourage you to ask Congress to oppose House Joint Resolution 27 to repeal D.C.'s right-to-die law, which allows…More »
Ask Statehouse to halt religious indoctrination bill
The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill that will facilitate religious indoctrination. State Bill 17 supposedly nurtures different viewpoints in the classroom, but will likely confuse public school employees and lead to avoidable lawsuits. The bill mostly protects conduct that is already legal for students, but adds new protections…More »
Virginia poised to protect bigotry
The Virginia statehouse is seeking to make prejudice lawful. There are two bills, moving in tandem through the Virginia House and Senate, that aim to protect individuals and businesses discriminating against same-sex couples. HB 2025 and SB 1324 are virtually identical in language. Both would protect those who…More »
Ask Utah Senate to vote against State Bill 29
The Utah Senate is about to approve a bill that would discriminate against nonreligious couples that want to get married. Please take action now and tell your state senator to reject State Bill 29, which would enact government-selected marriage values rooted in religious teachings. The bill would…More »
Ask Oklahoma representatives to reject House Bill 2177
Please tell your state legislators to vote against a bill that could stealthily be used to install Ten Commandments monuments on public property. Oklahoma legislators have renewed their quest to put up Christian displays on government grounds. Less than two years after the state lost…More »
