House Joint Resolution 37 passed the state House last May and has been sitting dormant in a Senate committee for almost a year (as unconstitutional bills tend to do). But …
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Persecuted Saudi activist honored at FFRF San Francisco convention
The activist wife of a Saudi freethinker whose persecution has caused global outrage will be speaking at the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s convention in San Francisco in early November. For …
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More Information About Illinois HB 5067
One small solace of Illinois’s recent voucher-like scheme, a taxpayer handout to private schools, was that those schools would at least have to meet state educational standards. With HB 5067, …
FFRF seeks to end Kentucky Capitol’s misuse
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wants to find out if the Constitution was recently violated at Kentucky’s hallowed seat of government. That’s why it is seeking records regarding the staging …
Ohio football coaches stop praying with team (January 10, 2018)
Where: Celina High School. Violation: The high school football team and its coaching staff prayed with the St. Mary’s High School football team after a game this past fall. Celina …
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FFRF quiets worship music at Indiana school (November 10, 2017)
FFRF was informed that a choir director for Loogootee middle and high schools in Indiana had been using her position to promote religion to students in the school’s choir program. …
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FFRF and U.S. govt. agree judge should ‘nullify’ housing allowance
After the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s historic victory against the clergy housing tax allowance, the judge’s next move is eagerly awaited. U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb, who in October …
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For Veterans Day, honor all vets — including atheists in foxholes
The Freedom From Religion Foundation urges that “atheists in foxholes” and other freethinkers who have served our country be honored and remembered this Veterans Day. It’s unfortunate that during World …
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Cara Santa Maria
Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy and Knight Foundation Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster. Cara reports on local issues for SoCal Connected …