The public library system in Madison, Wis. decided in February not to close its central downtown branch for a March private event for the Dalai Lama. FFRF, whose office is …
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Day: February 4, 2016
FFRF to Obama: Please welcome nonreligious to “American Family”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent the letter, below, today to President Barack Obama (on the same day he addressed the National Prayer Breakfast). Or read as PDF here.The PresidentThe White …
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Fearing Satan, Phoenix boots prayers
The Phoenix City Council voted 5-4 on Wednesday night to stop all prayers and move to a moment of silence. The move comes after the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a …
“No gods” solstice display returns for 7th year to Illinois Capitol
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Winter Solstice sign has just returned to the Illinois State Capitol for its seventh display. FFRF, the largest national association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics), …
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Portland upholds ban on student religious holiday performances
Last night, the Portland Public Schools board made final its decision to ban schools from sending students to perform at the annual religious Festival of Lights at The Grotto, a …
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FFRF protests prisoners crafting pope chair
A national state/church watchdog with 23,000 nonreligious members has sent a letter of protest to the Commissioner of Prisons over misuse of prisoners to carve and upholster a special chair …
Reason Rally 2016 to gather June 4 at Lincoln Memorial
The second Reason Rally, sponsored by a coalition of secular groups including the Freedom From Religion Foundation, will take place at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, June 4, 2016. “At …
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Classroom prayers nixed in North Carolina (September 4, 2015)
A teacher in the school district of Perquimans County in Hertford, N.C., will no longer be permitted to lead her first-graders in prayer after FFRF contacted the district and informed …
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Prayer silenced at Florida meetings (August 4, 2015)
Quarterly employee luncheons for the city of Belleview, Fla., will now have a moment of silence instead of a prayer. “While individuals are certainly free to pray privately or to …
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