President Trump and public officials continue to pander to the Religious Right during the pandemic. FFRF legal fellow Dante Harootunian announces a state/church victory removing a Christian cross from a …
Day: May 28, 2020
SNL alum Julia Sweeney on season’s last “Freethought Matters” this Sunday
Catch up with actress, comedian and playwright Julia Sweeney, who is interviewed this Sunday on Freedom From Religion Foundation’s last “Freethought Matters” TV show of the season. “Saturday Night Live” …
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FFRF asks for summary judgment against W.Va. City Council prayer
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a motion for summary judgment against a West Virginia city’s unconstitutional prayer practice. FFRF and two of its local members sued the …
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Montana teacher will no longer proselytize to students (April 28, 2020)
A preaching Townsend School District #1 teacher has been reined in after routinely proselytizing to her elementary school students. A district parent reported that a music teacher at Townsend Elementary …
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February 29 — Las Vegas, Nevada
Celebrate the First Amendment with the Center for Science and Wonder! FFRF Associate Counsel Sam Grover will speak on Saturday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the National Atomic Testing …
N.Y. public school reins in proselytizing teacher, per FFRF advice
Holland Patent Central School District has remedied a serious state/church violation following the advice of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned district parent recently reported to FFRF that a …
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January 28 — Madison, WI
Vice President Mike Pence is coming to the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to speak at a noon-1 p.m. event in the rotunda to celebrate “National …
Texas public school district remedies state/church violation following FFRF complaint
A Texas public school district will properly charge a religious ministry for the use of its property per the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s recent advice. A concerned community member reported …
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January 28 — Iowa City, Iowa
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Prairie …
