The Freedom From Religion Foundation has had an ex-con proselytizer barred from a Florida school district. “After a national atheist organization issued a complaint, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes employee …
Day: April 28, 2016
Kentucky town to discontinue nativity display (April 28, 2016)
A Kentucky town will stop displaying an overtly religious nativity scene in response to an FFRF objection. FFRF had notified the city of Walton a number of times that a …
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FFRF applauds Tenn. city’s inclusive policy
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is celebrating a Tennessee city’s decision to allow an atheist invocation without interruption. Back on Jan. 11, when Aleta Ledendecker delivered a secular invocation before …
State/church display balances cross & shrine at Chicago’s Daley Plaza
For the third Easter in a row, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Metropolitan Chicago chapter has placed a patriotic red-white-and-blue secular display to counter a large Catholic Easter display at …
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FFRF questions prayer areas at University of Iowa
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is questioning the appropriateness of creating prayer spaces for Muslims and Christians at the University of Iowa. The public university, located in Iowa City, has …
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FFRF stops Nevada public school graduation in church
A Nevada public school is no longer holding its graduation ceremonies inside a church, following a Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint. For at least the past three years, Coral Academy …
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Local atheists greet presidential candidates as they campaign in Madison
(Calli Miller of Madison among local Millennials featured on billboards highlighting growing secular voting demographic. Click on image for high resolution version.) Billboards featuring local atheist voters are greeting presidential …
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Kentucky coach to stop prayers (January 28, 2016)
FFRF recently got a Kentucky school district to stop a public high school football coach from leading his team in prayer. Last September, FFRF had sent a letter to the …
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Georgia Religious Freedom Bill Summary
HB 837 uses new language to achieve the same result as last year’s SB 129, a so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” bill that was appropriately killed after Indiana experienced national …