The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed its first lawsuit over a violation of open records law, after a track record of taking more than 60 Establishment Clause lawsuits. In …
Day: January 6, 2015
FFRF takes “atheists in foxholes” ad in USA Today’s Year in Defense edition
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog which is the nation’s largest association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics), has a full-page ad geared at “atheists in foxholes” in the …
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Lily SanGiovanni – Strong Backbone Student Activist Award
For our first three years of high school, we had often discussed how the Pledge of Allegiance made us uncomfortable. We had joked and made vague plans for how, when …
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Islam-pushing prof gets FFRF attention
Professor Daoud Nassimi’s “Introduction to Islam” course crosses the line from objective religious teaching to proselytization, said a recent complaint letter from FFRF to Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. …
Colorado high court slams door on nonreligious in prayer suit
FFRF strongly criticized the Nov. 24 decision by the Colorado State Supreme Court against FFRF and four of its Colorado members, who were told they had no standing to sue …
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Freethought Radio – December 6, 2014
FFRF’s Winter Solstice and Natural Nativity are back at the Wisconsin Capitol. After talking about a victory stopping a “Keep Christ in Christmas” parade in Piedmont, Alabama, we celebrate the …
FFRF reports electioneering churches to IRS
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has reported several allegations of unlawful pulpit politicking to the Internal Revenue Service so far this year. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog based in …
FFRF protests many police chaplains nationwide, including in Orlando
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, sent a letter and open records request to the Orlando Police Department (Fla.) on Nov. 3, objecting to the department’s chaplain program. The …
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Freethought Radio – September 6, 2014
“Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.” After hearing news of FFRF state/church victories and complaints, we remember the life of physicist, author, and FFRF Honorary …
