San Angelo Independent School District in Texas is taking steps to ensure a teacher who bragged about praying with students will follow the law in the future. Central High School …
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School moves testing from First Baptist (May 1, 2015)
Kindergarten testing in Portage, Mich., will no longer take place in church. Previously, Woodland Elementary School held its mandatory screening at First Baptist Church, where religious pamphlets were reportedly distributed …
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Atheist inspirational book no April Fool’s joke
Dan Barker’s newest book, debuting today, Life Driven Purpose: How an Atheist Finds Meaning, challenges the Rev. Rick Warren. Rev. Rick Warren’s best-selling Christian book, Purpose Driven Life, begins with the sentence, …
Hip, hip hooray for the Madison City Council and Anita Weier
In the face of the cascade of state laws being adopted letting religionists discriminate, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to announce some good news: that the Common Council …
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Turning Point Church crosses the line (Feb. 1, 2015)
Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, Ky., received FFRF complaints about several state/church violations. Leestown Middle School held a “retreat” for sixth graders at two churches. Students were given T-shirts at …
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FFRF takes religious song out of charter school class (Dec. 1, 2014)
Gulf Coast Charter Academy South in Naples, Fla., cut a religious song from its curriculum pursuant to a complaint made by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The song was reportedly …
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FFRF ousts Christ from Ala. parade (December 1, 2014)
FFRF received word Dec. 1 that a city-sponsored “Keep Christ in Christmas”-themed parade meant to “reflect our strong belief in prayers” would be retitled the “City of Piedmont Christmas Parade.” …
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Sam Erickson – Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award
Sam Erickson has received $1,000 from FFRF via the Cliff Fisher Memorial Student Activist Award. By Sam Erickson I am a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying economics and …
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FFRF’s solstice sign makes 19th appearance; ‘natural nativity’ returns for 4th
‘Tis the season — for reason. What do atheists and freethinkers do during Christmas time? They send winter solstice greeting cards, reclaim a “natural” holiday and balance religious signs and symbols …
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