An Ohio county has removed a religious flag from a public building following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national organization dedicated to separation of state and …
Day: March 11, 2016
FFRF offers $30,000 in student essay contests
Once again the Freedom From Religion Foundation is offering students an essay scholarship competition in 2016, giving away more than $30,000 in cash prizes to the winners. Three separate school-level …
FFRF asks coaches to stop praying at Illinois basketball games
In what should be a slam dunk, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a number of Illinois public high school coaches to stop praying with their students at basketball …
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Reason Rally 2016 Showcases Power of Nonreligious Voters
Tens of thousands of people will gather at the Lincoln Memorial June 4, 2016, to show the world that reason, science, and freedom of belief are vital to Americans. Reason …
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FFRF halts prayers by coach in Minnesota (January 11, 2016)
The Albany High School football team in Minnesota will no longer be subjected to prayers led by their coaches, following a complaint lodged by FFRF Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott. Elliott …
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FFRF to erect Bill of Rights ‘nativity’ in Texas Capitol on Friday, Dec. 18
This display will be going up soon at the Texas State Capitol. Pictured: FFRF’s legal department and executive directors. Photo- Andrew L. Seidel. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has acquired …
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Colorado clerk removes religious poster after FFRF complaint
A Colorado county clerk has removed an overtly religious poster from the office where citizens, including same-sex couples, get their marriage licenses after the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained. Two …
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Illinois school district to stop coach-led prayers
A northern Illinois school district agreed to stop allowing a high school football coach from leading prayers with players at games after the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter …
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Brooke Mulder
Brooke Mulder received a Nothing Fails Like Prayer Award for her secular invocation (to balance religious invocations) before the city council in Glendale, Ariz. Brooke is a native Floridian who’s …
