The Holy Land Experience, located in Orlando, painted a mural on a retaining wall that turns the corner from Interstate 4 in the direction of the religious amusement park. This …
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Day: February 3, 2016
Freethought Badge
Scouts’ dishonor? Earn a freethought badge and challenge BSA discrimination against nontheists The Freedom From Religion Foundation has produced a badge to reward freethinking youths and to challenge the Boy …
Michigan post office removes religious poster (December 3, 2015)
The Alden Post Office in Michigan has removed religious propaganda from the counter in the lobby following a complaint from FFRF. Proselytizing materials subtitled “Evidence for God’s Existence and Identity” …
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Freethought Radio – October 3, 2015
After discussing the the pope’s disturbing private visit with Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refuses to issue gay marriage licenses, we examine the duplicity of government officials who …
FFRF honorary director Rebecca Newberger Goldstein receives National Humanities Medal
Among the distinguished recipients of the 2014 National Humanities Medal announced today by the White House is Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, an author, philosopher and honorary director of the Freedom From …
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FFRF: Remove religious quotes from Texas school district’s walls
Mount Vernon Independent School District in Texas should remove quotations on its school walls that “unconstitutionally endorse religion,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation contends in a letter sent last week. At …
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Graduation prayer won’t be official (June 3, 2015)
Prescott, Ariz., Public Schools has ended its practice of including invocations and benedictions at Prescott High School graduation ceremonies. Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott wrote the district May 27 after FFRF …
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Missouri school drops ‘character assembly’ (April 3, 2015)
After FFRF objected to inappropriate religious references at a public school assembly in Branson, Mo., the district has taken steps to ensure future assemblies will be religion-free. Last October, Branson …
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)
1. What is RFRA? The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a law that allows religious people, businesses, and/or corporations to violate generally applicable laws by claiming that the laws conflict …
