On behalf of a Michigan member, FFRF filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 22, charging Mayor James Fouts of Warren with government censorship of its nonreligious views and unlawful endorsement of …
Day: February 29, 2012
FFRF brings new Arizona prayer challenge
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, its Valley of the Sun chapter and several FFRF members and Maricopa County citizens brought suit Jan. 4 against Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, challenging her …
Crumbling wall threatens basic rights
FFRF awarded Robin $200 for her essay. The state-church wall of separation is in danger, largely due to conservative Christians. Many U.S. citizens want church and state to be more …
Separation protects us all
Chris received $200 from FFRF for his prize-winning essay. “Separation of church and state” in the U.S. refers to a phrase attributed to Thomas Jefferson and quoted by the Supreme …
A Personal Constitution
FFRF awarded Ana-Margarita $200 for her essay. I come from a Third World country in the Western world, which means we look up to the United States of America. We …
Sharing the Crank Mail January/February 2012
A sampling of recent comments to FFRF from the Christian righteous, printed as received: Voice mail to Dan Barker I have a message for you. Jesus said “Go fuck yourself, …
FFRF Complaints
FFRF schools Maine on prayer caucus FFRF sent an educational memo Jan. 23 to Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine Legislative Prayer Caucus to highlight the historical fallacies, contradictions and …
FFRF sidelines Kentucky prayer
FFRF won out over athletic prayer in Inez, Ky., for the second time. The first victory at Sheldon Clark High School was last fall after the school sanctioned illegal prayers …
Wisconsin city votes to stop praying
The Ashland, Wis., City Council, convened as a committee of the whole, voted 9-2 on Jan. 10 to replace prayer at meetings with a moment of silence, which was the …
