The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 18 winners of the 2017 Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest. College students were asked to write a personal persuasive …
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A local resident informed FFRF that a bible verse was on display above the front desk at Comanche Elementary School in Comanche, Okla. It read: “Welcome, The Lord bless you …
Following in my father’s footsteps FFRF awarded Jamie $1,000 for this essay. By Jamie Moffa I was raised Catholic. When I was growing up, my mother took my siblings and …
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FFRF has ensured that religious tests are no longer part of the Virginia correctional system. FFRF received multiple reports, from more than one correctional institution, that Virginia’s nonreligious inmates were …
By Molly Hanson Superintendent won’t lead prayers in Texas FFRF was able to get a superintendent to stop leading prayers at school-related functions. FFRF learned the superintendent of Crosby Independent …
FFRF is blasting a ruling by an appeals court that blesses Christian prayer at governmental meetings. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued on Sept. 6 a divided …
The termination of a public school coach who was fired for proselytizing was just upheld by the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals. As an assistant football coach at the Bremerton …
FFRF has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing President Trump’s travel ban on immigration from several Muslim-majority countries. FFRF argues that the executive order, “Protecting the …
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FFRF just made another 11-book donation to a freethought prison group. This time it’s to the newly formed Secular Humanist Study Group at Mike Durfee State Prison in South Dakota. …
