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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on members of Congress to abandon the National Prayer Breakfast. The state-church watchdog has sent letters to every member of Congress who sponsored this year’s event asking them to stop lending the theocratic shindig their imprimatur. As many… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is commending Congressional Freethought Caucus members for asking regulatory authorities to investigate a dubious, religious form of health care. "Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., plus Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and Del. Eleanor… More »
Join us for a prominent Mexican celebration — albeit with a decidedly secular touch — early next week. The 2021 Secular Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Secular celebration begins at 6:45 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nov. 2, via Zoom, and everyone is invited… More »
At a recent GOP senatorial debate in Ohio, a lengthy and erroneous answer to the question “What’s the greatest crisis facing kids?” was given that included this lie: “There’s no such thing as separation of church and state.” The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that an Alabama school district end multiple constitutional violations occurring within its schools. A concerned Blount County Schools parent has reported that on Oct. 14, their child came home with a Gideon Bible that had been given to… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation concurs with Justice Sonia Sotomayor that the impact of the Supreme Court’s failure to block the Texas abortion ban is “catastrophic.” The court today refused the Justice Department’s request to immediately block the draconian six-week abortion ban in effect since… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked a Texas school district not to collect money for a proselytizing Christian group that is headed by none other than Rev. Franklin Graham. A concerned district community member has reached out to FFRF to report that North… More »
One of the joys of my job is facilitating interesting conversations. Let me tell you the broader ramifications of one such recent episode. A few months ago, we arranged for a great friend of FFRF, Ann Druyan, to meet virtually with members of the Congressional… More »
Click here to watch the teaser. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” show this Sunday interviews one of the most noteworthy intellectuals of our time. Time magazine has included distinguished evolutionary psychologist and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker in its list of the 100 most… More »
With the pending announcement of a new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is once again urging that this unconstitutional and inappropriate ambassadorship be discontinued. In a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken from the organization’s Co-Presidents… More »
Virginia churches need to be stopped from politicking during the current state governor campaign, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting to the IRS. Several Virginia area churches, including Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk and Faith Deliverance Christian Center, also in Norfolk, are engaging… More »
Reject anti-science bills that infringe on women’s right to an abortion, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging its home state Assembly. The state/church watchdog is asking the Wisconsin Legislature to scuttle Assembly Bills 6, 593 and 595. AB 593 is scientifically unfounded, FFRF maintains,… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation denounces the latest move in the ongoing abortion battle in Texas, where the future of abortion care continues to be bleak. On Thursday, Oct. 14, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled that SB 8, the Texas abortion ban,… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is disheartened over the do-nothing (just-released) preliminary findings of President Biden’s commission tasked with looking at expansion of the Supreme Court. The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, consisting of 36 legal scholars, lawyers and former… More »
Along with 100-plus other organizations, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling for public officials and policymakers to end the unjust stigma associated with abortion. Crafted in collaboration with groups such as American Atheists, American Civil Liberties Union, American Humanist Association, Guttmacher Institute, NARAL Pro-Choice… More »
Watch the episode teaser here. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” show this Sunday interviews an author of a poignant family spy memoir and a previous work on a Rockefeller-financed missionary invasion of the Amazon. Charlotte Dennett is a former reporter in the Middle… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising strong objections to the recent baptism of football players at a Louisiana public high school. On Oct. 8, a coach-organized team baptism, involving several student players, took place at Richwood High School, a community member has informed… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation denounces Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s irresponsible new order banning any entity in the state, including private businesses, from requiring employees or customers to be vaccinated. Abbott’s overreach applies to hospitals, day cares, assisted living facilities and retirement homes, where some… More »
A Michigan school district has gotten rid of unconstitutional religious iconography from its school in keeping with the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s guidance. A concerned Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools student reported to FFRF multiple instances of religious promotion by district staff members at the middle and… More »
A collaboration between an Indiana public school and a proselytizing ministry needs to be terminated, urges the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned parent has contacted the state/church watchdog regarding a collaboration between the Dream Center Evansville, a nonprofit ministry, and Delaware Elementary School in… More »