FFRF has renewed its court challenge against a housing allowance in the tax code that uniquely privileges clergy. FFRF filed the federal lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin on …
Day: May 10, 2016
Meet a staffer: Alyssa Schaefer
Name: Alyssa Schaefer Where and when I was born: I was born in a suburb of Chicago a week before Christmas. However, I spent most of my adolescence in Wausau, …
Living in a fundamentalist enclave: Brian Bolton
By Brian Bolton Williamson County, Texas, may be the most politically and religiously conservative governmental entity in the United States. Only Republicans are elected to public office and they often …
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Why we don’t mix church and state: By Dianne Post
This article originally ran in the Arizona Republic on Feb. 8, 2016, and is reprinted with permission. By Dianne Post The chaos at the Phoenix City Council meeting on Feb. …
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Meet a member: Dianne Post
Name: Dianne Post Where I live: Phoenix. Where and when I was born: I was born in Muscoda, Wis., halfway between Madison and Dubuque, in January 1947. Family: Two sisters, …
South Carolina football chaplain removed
The University of South Carolina football program has let go of its chaplain after the FFRF complained about him last year. “South Carolina’s football team has parted ways with longtime …
Bible quote removed from district homepage
A Texas school district has removed a bible quote from its website following an FFRF complaint. The Troup Independent School District’s official website on its homepage prominently featured a bible …
FFRF legal victories
FFRF ensures students’ rights in Alabama FFRF has ensured that members of the Interfaith Club at Bob Jones High School will be permitted to hold meetings on any topic of …
School district sued over scholarships
Plaintiffs are FFRF, Antelope Valley Freethinkers FFRF, along with the Antelope Valley Freethinkers, is suing a California school district for censoring information about the groups’ scholarship opportunities. The lawsuit was …
