FFRF constitutional attorney Ryan Jayne tells us about his testimony in Missouri opposing a bill that would disallow plaintiffs from filing anonymously in state/church lawsuits. Tax professor Adam Chodorow explains …
Day: March 21, 2019
FFRF calls for end to UK coach’s unconstitutional religious promotion
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling attention to serious First Amendment violations involving Matthew Mitchell, University of Kentucky’s head women’s basketball coach. Following numerous instances of religious proselytization by …
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FFRF piece to air on PBS affiliates
A short first-of-its-kind feature spot, “Spotlight on Freethought and the First Amendment,” produced in conjunction with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, has begun re-airing on select national public television affiliates …
FFRF urges Fayette County Schools to cease religious promotion on social media
A Tennessee public school district is using its social media pages to proselytize to students and followers, prompting intervention from the church/state watchdog Freedom From Religion Foundation. It was reported …
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Freethought Radio — February 21, 2019
We celebrate Black History Month by hearing Nina Simone sing “I Ain’t Got no God” in the song “Ain’t Got No,” and by talking with Mandisa Thomas, founder and president …
Georgia school will no longer religiously pressure football team (February 21, 2019)
A Georgia school district will not continue religiously pressuring its high school football team after FFRF interceded. FFRF had contacted Toombs County Schools in October after a resident informed it …
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School has affirmed its commitment to protecting its students rights (February 21, 2019)
The Benton County School District has affirmed its commitment to protecting its students’ First Amendment rights, thanks to FFRF. A local parent reported that teachers at Hickory Flat Attendance Center …
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Meigs County school discontinues religious programs (February 21, 2019)
A Meigs County school has assured FFRF that unconstitutional religious programs will not continue after a complaint that its former coach was promoting religion to players. FFRF wrote to Meigs …
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Tell Gov. Kasich to sign anti-FGM bill!
This week, the Ohio legislature sent a bill to Gov. Kasich’s desk that prohibits performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on anyone under the age of 18, or transporting a minor to …
