Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf is so upset that a Satanic group has put up a display next to a Nativity scene in the Capitol building that he’s requested the “Snaketivity” be taken down. Because religious freedom only applies to Christianity, dammit! Read the full article at The Friendly Atheist blog
A federal court heard oral arguments today on whether to dismiss a lawsuit from a married same-sex couple who were denied the opportunity to even apply to become foster parents to a refugee child. Texas couple Fatma Marouf and Bryn Esplin, both college professors, were turned away by a Catholic social services agency that receives …
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If you visit the County-City Building in South Bend, Indiana, you’re going to see this pleasant holiday display… that will either put a smile or frown on your face after you read what it actually says: The sign, reading “Oh come all ye faithless” and (on the other side) “Even Heathens Celebrate the Season!,” was …
Indiana Atheists Erect “Oh Come All Ye Faithless” Sign in South Bend Building Read More »
As Democrats prepare to take over the U.S. House of Representatives, abortion foes are shifting their efforts to a friendlier branch of government: the Trump administration. Specifically, abortion opponents are targeting the Title X program, which provides federal funding for family planning services for low-income Americans. More than 4 million people participate in the Title …
The Abortion Fight Is About To Move From Congress To The White House Read More »
For decades now, the city of Dover, Ohio had been putting up a Nativity scene on public property to celebrate the Christian holiday. That’s in addition to a Ten Commandments monument in the area. After a local resident informed the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the problems earlier this year, the group sent a letter …
OH Mayor Reluctantly Removes Christian Displays, Saying Atheists “Have a Point” Read More »
New regulations issued by New York state’s education department on Tuesday will require education authorities to review the curricula of every Hasidic yeshiva in the state, along with those of all other private schools. The regulations come years into a growing controversy over whether New York’s Hasidic yeshivas are providing education that is substantially equivalent …
Yeshivas Get Curriculum Reviews As Orthodox Power Wanes in New York Read Read More »
According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, representatives from The Warehouse Church and school officials have started Bible clubs at Kanawha Elementary and Blennerhassett Elementary in West Virginia, “recruiting students at lunch.” Church representatives may try to assert that these elementary clubs are “student-led.” Yet, families within the school system report that isn’t correct. FFRF …
Christian Group Brags About WV Teachers Illegally Starting School Bible Clubs Read More »
Florida is one of seven states this year that passed laws requiring or permitting schools and other public buildings to post “In God We Trust.” Arkansas passed a similar measure in 2017, and Arizona this year allowed schools to post in English the state’s motto, which appears in Latin on the state seal: “God Enriches.” …
Does ‘In God We Trust’ belong in schools? More and more states say yes. Read More »
Our Executive Director Larry T. Decker spoke at the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s 2018 convention in San Francisco. You can watch his full speech here.
Anti-choice groups met with White House officials on Wednesday to pressure the Trump administration to further restrict reproductive rights during the lame duck session and the next session of the U.S. Congress. The groups called on the president to not sign any budget containing federal funding for Planned Parenthood or government funding for fetal tissue …
Trump Administration Quietly Meets With Anti-Choice Groups Ahead of Lame Duck Session Read More »
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