The Freedom From Religion Foundation has the answer to the school funding crisis: remove the outrageously expensive — and unconstitutional — voucher expansion from the state budget. “Where’s the uproar …
Day: July 8, 2015
Kansas Gov. Brownback showcases his impotence
In an attempt to do something — anything — in the face of marriage equality, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued an entirely superfluous and pointless executive order. As Brownback’s order …
Utah school board stops Mormon prayer (May 8, 2015)
The Alpine School District Board of Education, American Fork, Utah, no longer starts meetings with a Mormon prayer. Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel wrote to the district Jan. 13 to object …
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Athletic banquet now religion-free (May 8, 2015)
The La Farge, Wis., School District in Wisconsin agreed to stop including prayers at athletic banquets and other school-sponsored events after getting a May 7 letter from Staff Attorney Sam …
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Texas baseball coach strikes out on state/church separation
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a letter of complaint to Pittsburg Independent School District in Texas after learning that a Pittsburg High School coach regularly brings religion into …
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FFRF stops Ohio football coach from imposing prayer on students
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has stopped Middletown High School’s football coach from leading prayers and proselytizing students after he reportedly kicked a student off the team for refusing to …
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FFRF solstice banner, sign vandalized in Arlington Heights
For the second year in a row, the sign by the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Metropolitan Chicago chapter was vandalized in a city park in Arlington Heights, Ill. The …
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Freethought Radio – November 8, 2014
Timely news updates include FFRF’s reports to the IRS of illegal politicking by 501(c)(3) tax-exempt churches. We report some Bible Belt victories against blatant promotion of religion in public schools. …
Illegal prayer (finally) ended at high school graduation (May 28, 2014)
Alexander High School in Alexander N.Y., will no longer conduct illegal prayer during graduation ceremonies. FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter on June 24, 2013, about an …
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