We celebrate the anniversary of the January 16, 1786, adoption of Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the January 17, 1706 birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who opposed public funding …
Day: January 12, 2017
Court fails to uphold N.J. bar on church funding in FFRF case
A New Jersey state court has decided that tax dollars can be utilized to repair or maintain churches, despite a state constitutional provision barring such use. Superior Court Judge Margaret …
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Senate needs to firmly cross-examine Betsy DeVos
The Senate needs to ask the secretary of education nominee some tough questions at her confirmation hearing, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation has some good suggestions. FFRF is concerned …
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Alabama school’s Christian promotion ends (January 12, 2017)
An Auburn, Ala., elementary school assured FFRF that it will not be promoting Christianity or a religious group. Dean Road Elementary School distributed flyers and used social media postings to …
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FFRF halts N.C. public school participation in nativity event
Due to the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s persistence, North Carolina public schools have stopped their involvement in a Mormon-organized nativity event. FFRF initially complained last year about schools in Wake …
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Gun show no longer favors churchgoers (December 12, 2016)
FFRF was informed that the annual Gun & Knife Show in Cumberland County, Tenn., which is co-sponsored by the county, included an advertisement for free admission this past summer for …
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Pre-game prayer ceases (December 12, 2016)
Coaches in an Arkansas public school district will no longer be promoting personal religious beliefs after FFRF presented video evidence of a Harmony Grove School District football coach and a …
Michigan feels the presence of freethinkers
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is again making its freethinking presence felt in a Michigan county this winter. With the help of local members, FFRF has once more placed a …
2017 National Convention
The 2017 Freedom From Religion 40th Annual National Convention took place on September 15-17 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. …
