Anthony Pinn, the first African-American to hold an endowed chair at Rice University, spoke at FFRF’s Los Angeles convention last fall. He has advanced degrees from Columbia and Harvard universities …
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FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel’s column below was first published May 5 by Hemant Mehta’s Friendly Atheist as a guest post. By Andrew Seidel When bibles were distributed in Orange County, …
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FFRF gets sexist posters removed Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wis., took down sexist prom posters sponsored by a Catholic health care provider and a “crisis” pregnancy center after FFRF …
Dawson County School District in Georgia took corrective measures about a teacher planning prayer at a class Christmas party. Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel wrote an April 8 letter after a …
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In response to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposed massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher system, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent letters to every superintendent in Wisconsin, …
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Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel sent a March 6 letter objecting to letting a church permanently post signs on the fence of University High School in Los Angeles. Vintage Church had …
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After initially refusing, Kenneth Cooper Middle School officials in Oklahoma have removed a poster called “Faith in America” featuring two children with their hands clasped in prayer in front of …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation remains unconvinced that Ohio Governor John Kasich’s Community Connectors mentorship program is free from unconstitutional religious requirements. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog, represents more than …
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In the last two years, the Orlando (Fla.) Police Department spent about $25,000 on its police chaplain program according to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog. Most …
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