Texas Gov. Greg Abbott submitted a legal memo to the state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday erroneously insisting that Christian crosses may be legally displayed on sheriffs’ vehicles. The …
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FFRF’s Winter Solstice banner vandalized in Indiana
After its first Winter Solstice banner was stolen from the Franklin County (Ind.) Courthouse lawn in early December, a second Freedom From Religion Foundation banner was slashed into pieces by vandals on …
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Freethought Radio – December 5, 2015
In the News: Two seasonal state/church victories in Indiana; new FFRF lawsuit in New Jersey challenging public money to churches; Winter Solstice signs around the country; Nonbelief Relief report. After …
FFRF backed family in suit over Emanuel County Schools school prayer (October 5, 2015)
On Feb. 9, 2015, FFRF filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Georgia, alleging discrimination against two anonymous Doe children by their elementary school teachers. The complaint against …
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FFRF court victory: Ga. school stops school prayer
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has settled a lawsuit with Emanuel County School District in Swainsboro, Ga., after stopping teacher-led prayer and proselytization in its public schools. After a concerned …
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Freethought Radio – September 5, 2015
In the news: FFRF victory declaring the Ten Commandments unconstitutional at a Pennsylvania high school, a county clerk refusing to grant gay marriage licenses, group baptisms on the high-school football …
Jarvis Idowu – Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Student Scholarship
Jarvis K. Idowu is the latest recipient of FFRF’s $1,000 Paul J. Gaylor Memo- rial Student Activist Award endowed by Annie Laurie Gaylor. Jarvis, who start- ed interning with FFRF …
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Congress crosses line with pope address
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a Roman Catholic, confirmed today that Pope Francis will address Congress on Sept. 24 — the first time a religious leader who serves as a …
FFRF protests open bible in Ariz. House lounge
In response to the news that the bible is the only reading material available in the Arizona House of Representatives’ lounge, FFRF Co-Presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker sent …
