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FFRF blasts Education Dept.’s history partnership with Christian nationalist orgs
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is deeply troubled about the Department of Education’s just-announced partnership with Christian nationalist groups to turn history curricula into propaganda. The “America 250 Civics Education …
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‘We Dissent’ celebrates Scopes Trial centennial
“We Dissent” discusses a historic trial — and its lasting impact on science education and the law.On Episode 46, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell and Americans United Legal Director Rebecca …
FFRF successfully defends Ga. students’ right to be free from religious recitation
Photo by Chelaxy Designs on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that a teacher in Georgia’s Jenkins County School System will not be able to force first-grade students to recite …
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Constitution Day marred by administration’s whitewashing of slavery history
Today, Constitution Day, is the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. It is also ironically the Trump administration’s day to start removing “inappropriate” content that runs …
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FFRF urges Calif. city council not to financially reward church
Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a California city not to retroactively bestow $100,000 of public funds on a church for a fireworks show that included …
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Court issues 2nd injunction to block 10 Commandments displays in Ark. district
A federal court has issued a second preliminary injunction blocking Arkansas’s Act 573, the law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The ruling by U.S. …
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FFRF amicus appeals court brief charges religious bias in death penalty case
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a brief before an appeals court to refute the state of Texas’ contention that a defendant’s religious beliefs can be taken into account …
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FFRF protests HUD’s Christian nationalist event
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is denouncing Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner’s promotion of religion during a federally sponsored National Mall event. In a letter to Turner, the …
FFRF to State Department: Stop promoting Christian nationalism
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that the State Department immediately remove unconstitutional Christian nationalist posts from its official social media accounts. In a letter sent to Secretary of …
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