NYC public pool discrimination opposed FFRF is objecting to gender discrimination at a New York public pool. At the Metropolitan Pool, owned and operated by the New York City Department …
Day: August 3, 2016
First place: A hymn of my own – By Avery Boltwood
FFRF awarded Avery $3,000. I was 14, and my religion was on an IV drip. While my friends sang proudly at Sunday service, heads upturned and eyes closed in reverence, …
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2016 William J. Schulz High School Essay winners
The Freedom From Religion Foundation congratulates the 16 college-bound high school seniors who won this year’s essay competition. FFRF has offered essay competitions to college students since 1979, high school …
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Michael Nugent’s FFRF convention speech: ‘You have rights, your beliefs do not’
Michael Nugent is a co-founder of Atheist Ireland and campaigns for the right to assisted dying for terminally or seriously ill people. He has previously campaigned against terrorism in Northern …
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Julia Sweeney’s Reason Rally speech: Conservative Catholics too influential
Actress and FFRF Honorary Director Julia Sweeney spoke at the June 4 Reason Rally in Washington D.C. Here is the edited transcript of her speech. By Julia Sweeney Hello Reason …
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Pharmacy’s religious claim rejected
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 denied an appeal by a Washington pharmacy that cited Christian beliefs in objecting to providing emergency contraceptives to women. The justices kept in …
FFRF legal victories
Fire department takes down sign A fire department in the state of Washington has agreed to stop posting religious messages on its outdoor marquee, following an FFRF complaint. Grays Harbor …
Post offices follow letter of law
U.S. Postal Service facilities across the nation will stop distributing religiously themed cartoons after FFRF sent a letter of complaint to the nation’s postmaster general. FFRF was notified of the …
Let them eat cake!
A group of ex-Muslims is finally getting to eat cake — and for free. A Wegmans outlet in Fairfax, Va., initially refused to decorate and sell a cake to the …
