Freethought Radio’s featured guest is Feminist Majority president and 3-decade feminist activist Eleanor Smeal, previously named a Freethought Heroine” by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Ellie discusses religion’s role in …
Day: January 27, 2007
“Single Faith” Federal Prison Programs Canceled after FFRF Files Suit
A Major Victory for FFRF! (MADISON, WIS.) In response to a legal challenge by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Federal Bureau of Prisons quietly canceled its plan to open …
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FFRF v. Gonzales: FFRF Sues Federal Bureau of Prisons over Faith-based Prison Programs (October 27, 2006)
In its ninth major lawsuit challenging the “faith-based initiative,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit May 5, 2006 in federal court challenging faith-based prison programs at the Federal …
Freethought Radio – May 27, 2006
Features two timely interviews. The death penalty (a hot topic in Wisconsin) is discussed with humanist and attorney Arthur K. Thexton, of Madison, Wis. Also featured is an interview with …
Protest Student Fees for Catholic Worship
Action Alert: Ask Chancellor to Veto $147,000 for Catholic Worship The University of Wisconsin-Madison student government voted on Feb. 15 to award $147,000 in student fees to the UW Roman …
Foundation Wins Second Lawsuit on Faith-Based Funding in its Montana “Parish Nursing” Case
(Madison, Wis.) The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which won the first lawsuit against faith-based funding under the Bush administration, won its second faith-based lawsuit today. In a strongly-worded and thorough …
Child Abuse Letter
District Attorney E. Michael McCann Safety Bldg., Rm. 405, 821 W. State St. Milwaukee WI 53233 Dear District Attorney: On behalf of our membership in Milwaukee County, we urge your …
Milwaukee DA’s Message to the World: Religion Excuses Violence?
Minister Faces Only Abuse Charge for Boy’s Death The Freedom From Religion Foundation today called upon Milwaukee District Attorney E. Michael McCann to “throw the full force of Wisconsin law” …
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Oppose Day of “Fasting and Prayer”
Congress Entertains More Religious Window-Dressing (Madison, Wis.) The Freedom From Religion Foundation opposes a Congressional move to designate a “national day of prayer and fasting.” House Resolution 153, which passed …
