The Freedom From Religion Foundation is returning to the Washington state Capitol. On behalf of its more than 1,000 members in the state of Washington, the nontheistic organization is again …
Day: December 22, 2016
Alabama ex-chief justice unfit to be U.S. senator
Statement by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie GaylorCo-Presidents, Freedom From Religion Foundation The Alabama ex-chief justice notorious for his fundamentalism is completely unfit to be appointed a U.S. senator. “Roy …
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Evolution and Atheism: Best Friends Forever
Here is the full speech given by Jerry Coyne at FFRF’s 39th annual convention in Pittsburgh on Oct. 8. FFRF Co-President Dan Barker introduced him: Jerry is a past recipient …
No more religious radio to be aired at school (December 22, 2016)
A community member contacted FFRF to report that a radio in the front office of Osceola (Wis.) Intermediate School regularly played a Christian station loudly enough for everyone passing by …
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Nativity scene removed from public park (December 22, 2016)
On behalf of a local resident, FFRF recently wrote to the North Carolina town of Butner objecting to a nativity scene in a public park that had been placed there …
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Freethought Radio — December 22, 2016
Tis the season for FFRF’s winter solstice and Bill of Rights displays to appear in state capitols and other locations around the country, some of which have been defaced and …
School participation in nativity event halted (November 22, 2016)
FFRF complained last year about schools in Wake County, N.C., participating in the Apex Nativity Celebration, an annual Christmas festivity that a local Latter Day Saints church puts together. FFRF …
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Prayer breakfast ended (November 22, 2016)
The city of Lakewood, Calif., will no longer be sponsoring a prayer breakfast held annually by the city’s mayor. A concerned city resident informed FFRF about an email that had …
FFRF ensures religion-free Ohio public school graduation
After a multiyear effort, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has made sure that an Ohio public high school’s graduation ceremony will not be infused with religion. FFRF initially contacted Dalton …
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