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 …
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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 …
Freethought Radio – August 10, 2013
This week we hear a sneak preview of our upcoming convention with music and commentary from Julia Sweeney and Jill Sobule’s “Jill & Julia Show.” We report our victory in …
FFRF halts bible distribution at grade school (July 10, 2013)
Gideons International (an evangelizing Christian male organization) is not allowed to distribute bibles to students at Idyllwild Elementary School in Hemet, Calif. FFRF’s complainant told FFRF that this practice, which …
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FFRF ends bible handouts in Washington high school (July 10, 2013)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation ensured the Gideons will not be allowed to hand out bibles to students at Cascade School District in Everett, Wash. The Gideons are an organization …
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