FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss, field questions about, and sign his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Saturday, August 24 at …
Day: August 24, 2019
Winners of the 2019 David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking Students of Color
This contest is now closed. Please return in the Spring of 2020 for updated scholarship information. First Place Prize: $3,500Second Place Award: $3,000Third Place Award: $2,500Fourth Place Award: $2,000Fifth Place …
Invocation, benediction removed from ceremony (July 24, 2019)
An annual benediction did not occur at a North Carolina public school graduation ceremony this year, due to a complaint from FFRF. An Elkin High School student reported that every …
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July 24 — Liverpool, UK
Dan Barker will talk about “Freedom From Religion” to the Liverpool Humanists (a member of Humanists International) on Wednesday, July 24, at 7:00 pm in the Quaker Meeting House (22 School …
Support vaccination expansion for minors in D.C.!
The Council of the District of Columbia is considering a good bill that would allow minors of any age to consent to vaccinations that are recommended by the United States …
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Bible classes don’t belong in public schools, FFRF tells much of the South
Bible classes in public schools are financial and legal time bombs, especially when tied to Christian nationalism, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The national state/church watchdog is dispatching an …
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Religious sign removed from courthouse window (April 24, 2019)
A religious sign was removed from a courthouse window at the Benton District courthouse following FFRF’s complaint. A Benton community member reported that a sign hung in the window that …
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High school will forego prayer at graduations in Minnesota (April 24, 2019)
Fulda High School’s decided, after hearing from FFRF, to forego prayer at high school graduation this year in favor of a valedictorian speech and a nonreligious moment of silence. A …
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March 24 — Roanoke, Virginia
Dan Barker will talk to the Secular Humanists of Roanoke, Virginia (SHOR, a chapter of Washington Area Secular Humanists) at 2:00 pm at the Vinton Library (300 South Pollard St, …
