FFRF has installed a Bill of Rights “Nativity” cutout once again in a Chicago suburb. The irreverent exhibit, displayed at Cook Memorial Park in Libertyville, Ill., depicts Founders Benjamin …
Day: December 18, 2020
FFRF’s Bill of Rights ‘Nativity’ returns to the Garden State
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Solstice display has again been erected in a New Jersey town. Its Bill of Rights “Nativity” exhibit, which depicts Founders Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and …
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Trump should sign bill banning female genital mutilation nationwide
President Trump needs to immediately sign into law a bill banning the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation in the United States, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging. In …
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School board prayers ended in Pelham, Ala. (November 18, 2020)
School board prayer in Pelham City Schools in Alabama has been stopped. A district community member reported that the Pelham City Schools Board of Education opened each of its meetings …
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Religious language taken off Facebook in S.C. (September 18, 2020)
The Myrtle Beach mayor’s office in South Carolina has agreed to avoid language that shows endorsement of a specific religion and make sure social media posts are free of such …
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No more prayer at back-to-school meeting (August 18, 2020)
No proselytizing took place at Allen Parish Schools’ (Kinder, La.) back-to-school meeting after last year’s mandatory meeting subjected attendees to prayer. FFRF was informed that at last year’s mandatory teachers’ …
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Prayers discontinued in Tennessee county (August 18, 2020)
Morgan County Schools has discontinued prayers at its school board meetings. A concerned local resident reported to FFRF that the Morgan County School Board had been opening its meetings with …
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TAKE ACTION: Tell your state rep to oppose bill favoring religious nonprofits
The California Assembly is considering a bill that unconstitutionally favors churches and religious nonprofits over secular nonprofits. Please take a moment to tell your representative to oppose this bill …
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Freethought Radio — June 18, 2020
We celebrate this week’s Supreme Court Bostock decision affirming civil-rights protections to the LGBTQ community. FFRF attorney Patrick Elliott explains how that case relates to religious liberty. After hearing the …
