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The Freedom From Religion Foundation is working to curb unconstitutional sectarianism by Colorado Springs area school board members — and some of its efforts are getting much-deserved media attention. “A national nonprofit organization is accusing a second El Paso County school board of promoting their… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out Sen. Lindsey Graham for his bizarre and phony line of questioning today of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her religion. Graham launched a peculiar series of questions regarding Brown Jackson’s faith, such as “how… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to be naming Florida teenager Will Larkins as recipient of its Catherine Fahringer Student Activist Award, which includes a $5,000 cash scholarship. Larkins, a junior at Winter Park High School, Fla., is president and co-founder of the school’s… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a Tennessee city to remove its unconstitutional restraints concerning “blasphemous” language in its municipal code. Sparta’s code contains two ordinances that make blasphemous language unlawful. Section 2 of Municipal Ordinance 11-919, pertaining to “Offensive handbills, signs prohibited,” prohibits handbills… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce that it is launching a joint mission with Ann Druyan. Druyan is, of course, the co-creator along with her husband Carl Sagan of “Cosmos,” one of the most renowned TV series ever. The couple co-authored… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Essex County Public Schools board to stop opening its meetings with a prayer. The board has reportedly recently begun starting its meetings with Christian prayer. In January, for instance, the prayer went, in part: I am… More »
With attacks on abortion at an all-time high, it’s important to recognize states that are proactively protecting reproductive health care. On March 17, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure that prohibits legal action against individuals seeking an abortion care and those who help them.… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to probe Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson about her views on separation between religion and government. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog, supports Brown Jackson’s confirmation, and celebrates the boost in quality and… More »
Click here to watch the teaser. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this week makes a secular plea for reparations while eviscerating Christianity’s historical role in racial oppression. The show’s guest is Cynthia McDonald, a medical case manager, artist and health and… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is warning Idaho’s governor that it will call for a boycott of Idaho potatoes if a six-week-ban-and-bounty law is signed there. Yesterday, Idaho became the first state to adopt a copycat measure that echoes the infamous Texas abortion law prohibiting the… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is cheering the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose 10-year sentence and barbaric 2015 whipping for “insulting Islam online” caused global outrage. Badawi, now 38, was originally sentenced to 600 lashes and seven years in prison, a sentence which… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is spotlighting an appalling instance of religious favoritism that the Indiana Department of Correction has shown toward a mass murderer. Alyssa Shepherd, who was convicted of killing three children and badly injuring a fourth at their Fulton County… More »
Click here to watch the teaser. The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday ponders why so many gods (especially the God of the bible) behave like territorial, violent alpha males. Guest Hector A. Garcia is author of Alpha God: The Psychology… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is admonishing a Colorado school district for recently sending its students for camp to a proudly evangelical outfit. Drake Middle School, a school in the Jeffco Public Schools sytem, partnered with IdRaHaJe, a Christian evangelical camp, for a multiday outdoor… More »
Remove an unconstitutional godly gigantic message from a high school building, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a West Virginia school district. Lincoln High School in Shinnston has a big sign displaying “God Bless America” on its building just above the name of the… More »
A Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint against unconstitutional prayer at an Ohio high school football game has been garnering substantial media attention. A concerned parent contacted the state/church watchdog about joint prayer that the Ottawa-Glandorf High School and Kirtland High football teams engaged in after… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is dismayed that the Florida Senate failed to stop a notorious anti-gay bill Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Catholic extremist will gleefully sign into law. Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill will inhibit or outright prohibit public classroom discussion about sexual… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has said its final piece in its case before an appeals court against the Texas governor’s censorship of its Capitol display. A district judge had granted FFRF permanent relief last May in its six-year lawsuit challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s censorship… More »
An Indiana teacher recently captured on a security camera brutalizing a student had earlier caught the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s attention with his out-of-control conduct. The state/church watchdog had noticed in 2019 that Jimtown High School teacher Mike Hosinski was engaging in unacceptable classroom behavior.… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is involved in a high-profile lawsuit against a West Virginia school, is spotlighting a constitutional violation occurring in a Memphis middle school. FFRF was contacted by a concerned parent, who received an email announcing that University Middle School is… More »