FFRF is calling out the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office in Texas for its plan to promote Christianity on its patrol vehicles. Sheriff Ronny Dodson announced his intention to place white …
Day: January 15, 2016
Bus driver tells autistic 5-year-old she will go to hell
FFRF sent a letter to the Juniata County School District in Pennsylania to strongly protest the conduct of a proselytizing bus driver. A parent reported to FFRF that a bus …
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Coaches haven’t got a prayer against FFRF
Maybe, just maybe, public school football programs are beginning to understand that it’s not OK to have a coach involved in pregame or postgame prayers with students. FFRF has led …
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FFRF stops Louisiana school’s prayer Students at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, La., are no longer being subjected to prayer each day at mandatory morning assemblies. FFRF Staff Attorney Sam …
The Pledge: ‘Under God’or overly godly? by C. Boyd Pfeiffer
By C. Boyd Pfeiffer In the seemingly continuous and contentious kerfuffle between the secular and religious segments of society, the “under God” phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance is constantly …
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FFRF 2015 annual convention speech: Ron Reagan – unabashed, unafraid
Ron Reagan’s speech, edited for space, was delivered Oct. 9, 2015, at FFRF’s 38th annual convention at Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wis. He was introduced by Co-President Dan …
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FFRF ‘delighted’ to win ‘Scrooge’ award from Religious Right
FFRF has been named the winner of the 2015 “Scrooge Award” by the arch-conservative Liberty Institute, for FFRF’s “particularly ravenous agenda to strip religious liberty from their fellow Americans.” FFRF’s …
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Meet Eryn’s ‘adorable atheist activism’ by Eryn Johnson
By Eryn Johnson A warm hello to all of y’all and welcome to a world of activism and atheism of the adorable sort. I’ve lived in this state for a …
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Freedom From Religion Foundation Year in Review — 2015
A report to members from the co-presidents By Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker We’re not “believers,” but as executive directors of a 501(c)(3) nonprophet nonprofit, we “religiously” believe in …
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