Name: Patrick Elliott. Where and when I was born: St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 7, 1983. Education: B.S. in legal studies and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005) and …
Day: April 10, 2014
FFRF scores more than 200 solid state/church victories in 2013
The Freedom From Religion Found-ation sent out a total of 938 formal letters of complaint in 2013 to errant public officials, winning more than 235 solid victories keeping religion out …
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It Pays to Complain: January 2014
A California FFRF member was successful in getting a state Department of Public Health official in Sacramento to remove a religious statement from her email signature. After the employee’s information …
Vouchers subsidize incompetent schools
With “National School Choice Week” upon us, it is a fitting time to take a look at Wisconsin’s failed voucher program. The abrupt closure of LifeSkills Academy, a Christian school …
Feds appeal FFRF’s parish exemption win
The federal government filed notice Jan. 24 that it’s appealing the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s significant federal court victory declaring the “parish exemption” unconstitutional. Under the 1954 law, “ministers of …
FFRF, other advocates file brief against Hobby Lobby
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, working with noted state-church attorney Marci A. Hamilton and groups advocating for the rights of victims of religious abuse filed an amicus brief Jan. 27, …
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Recent FFRF legal victories
Bibles removed from UW guest rooms After attempting to end the practice for several decades, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded University of Wisconsin-Extension in Madison to remove Gideon …
Complaint letters go to Florida school districts, mayor
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent letters of complaint March 7 to public school districts in Orange and Seminole counties and to the mayor of Casselberry, Fla., about government entanglement …
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FFRF’s Times Square atheist ad features Sweeney
“OMG, there is no god!” That’s the lighthearted message the Freedom from Religion Foundation is taking to a Times Square billboard Friday in New York City to counter an anti-atheist …
