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The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog based in Madison, Wis., has written to its home school district thanking it for requiring employees to be vaccinated, but warning that a religious exemption is counterproductive. The association of freethinkers now numbering over 35,000 nationwide is also… More »
Expand and rebalance the federal judiciary, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is appealing to the U.S. Senate. The Senate is holding a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 29, about the infamously anti-abortion Texas law, which the Supreme Court failed to enjoin, and the Supreme Court’s recent… More »
The blatant misuse of police powers and lack of secularism in a California police department must end, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned local resident has informed the state/church watchdog that the Covina Police Department provides counseling or emotional support via a chaplaincy… More »
A preacher’s blatant proselytizing at a public high school needs to be halted at once, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a West Virginia school district. A concerned Hardy County Schools parent has reported to FFRF that students were encouraged to attend a… More »
Abolish capital punishment, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its allies are asking the U.S. Supreme Court. The state/church watchdog’s friend-of-the-court brief submitted today in the Ramirez v. Collier case (which deals with religious access) argues that the death penalty is unjustified in a secular… More »
History was made today when the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 218-211, passed the Women’s Health Protection Act. The act safeguards abortion rights by nullifying state abortion bans. It also guarantees the right for patients to receive abortion care and for health… More »
Could this Supreme Court undo marriage equality? FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew L. Seidel answers that question in a new column for Religion Dispatches, contending that we should be worried: When I look at this broken, packed, partisan Supreme Court, I don’t see a… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Freethought Matters” TV show this Sunday offers some answers on how nonreligious people should deal with death. Candace R.M. Gorham is a former Christian minister who is now an atheist activist and author. Gorham has worked as a licensed mental… More »
An ill-informed Nebraska preacher’s misstatements are compelling the Freedom From Religion Foundation to correct the record. Brenda Kunneman of One Voice Ministries recently stated that the United States was “founded as a Christian nationalist form of government.” This could not be further from the truth.… More »
In a new column for Religion Dispatches, FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew L. Seidel is offering backing to people questioning their faith. Seidel’s “A love letter to #exvangelicals and those deconstructing their toxic faith” was published Monday afternoon. “This is unlike anything I’ve ever… More »
A Florida high school is repeatedly violating the Constitution by utilizing a chaplain who has been proselytizing, praying and even baptizing football players during the school day on school grounds, says FFRF. Niko Belavilas has posted material on Facebook and YouTube that reveals him regularly… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its secular allies are pushing back in the U.S. Supreme Court against Mississippi’s religion-infused attempt to severely curtail abortion rights. The state/church watchdog has drafted and filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the highest court in the land in… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is challenging South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s recent comments on the importance of prayer and religious mottos in public schools. “The Supreme Court struck down school-sponsored prayer in public schools because it constitutes a government endorsement of religion, which violates… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is condemning a rally for the Jan. 6 Capitol attackers to be held at the site of the attack the day after Constitution Day. The rally, organized by a former Trump campaign staffer, is meant to recast the assault on… More »
A secular public education lawsuit that’s become a historic milestone is the subject of this Sunday’s Freedom From Religion Foundation “Freethought Matters” TV show. The interview guest is three-time Emmy-winning independent documentary producer, director, writer and editor Jay Rosenstein. His “The Lord Is Not on… More »
Discontinue using your office to promote your personal religion and do something practical instead to prevent crime, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is telling the Texas governor. During a bill signing on Sept. 13, Gov. Greg Abbott stated: “We need to restore God in our communities.… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is heartened by new data from the Pew Research Center showing that atheists are among the best neighbors an American could wish for. A just-released Pew report reveals that, among the groups measured, atheists are the most vaccinated “religious” group… More »
A couple of Freedom From Religion Foundation billboards near Nashville megachurches are garnering a lot of attention. The 14-by-48-foot bulletins, featuring a stained-glass window motif, proclaim not bible verses but advice to “Sleep in on Sunday” and “Enjoy life now — there is no afterlife.”… More »
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted that an important secular bill has been reintroduced in Congress. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and several co-sponsors have reintroduced the Do No Harm Act in the Senate today. Earlier this year, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., introduced the same… More »
An Oklahoma school district’s football program will not be used for proselytizing, thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that football coaches in the Elgin Public Schools system had been letting outside adults promote religion to district… More »