“Operation Helping Hands,” the charitable wing of the Alabama Freethought Association, a chapter of the Foundation, delivered a check for $515 to St. Clair County’s Children’s Place in January. “We …
Day: March 1, 2004
Sixth Grader Proselytized in Music Class
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, since its national founding in 1978, has received more complaints about religion in music classes than any other state/church violation in public schools. (Reported sports …
Foundation Wins La Crosse Decalog Lawsuit (Again)
Federal District Judge Barbara B. Crabb once again ruled in favor of a challenge of a Ten Commandments monument in a city park by the Freedom From Religion Foundation and …
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Faith-Based Funding Flood Continues
Bush Directs Millions More to Fund Religion US President George W. Bush in mid-January directed the Justice Department to release about $3.7 million in federal monies to help religious charities. …
Catholic Bishop Halts Communion for Pro-Choice Pols
Outgoing Bishop Raymond L. Burke of La Crosse, Wis., ordered priests in his diocese to withhold communion from Catholic lawmakers who support abortion or euthanasia. Burke’s pastoral letter, signed in …
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“Faith-based” Grand Canyon Violations Increase
The Grand Canyon Park’s official bookstore recently began selling a creationist book, The Grand Canyon: A Different View, edited by Tom Vail, a river guide who offers Christian float trips …
FFRF Files “Friend of the Court” Brief in Pledge Case
Oral arguments have been scheduled before the U.S. Supreme Court for March 24 in Elk Grove Unified School District v. Michael A. Newdow, the challenge of the Ninth Circuit Court …
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Cross Atop County Nursing Home Protested
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked for the removal of a large, lighted cross atop a publicly-owned nursing home in Sheboygan, Wis. On behalf of a Sheboygan Foundation member …
Scopes Trial II Evolves Slowly
Oral arguments were heard at the Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 11, in the appeal challenging the Foundation’s February 2002 victory evicting bible classes …
