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The dogma still lives loudly and we must start talking about it
The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein sparked a national firestorm in 2017 when she expressed concern that judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s religious views might influence
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A win for abortion rights, but one question is left unanswered
We’ll miss irreverent “Latter-day Ain’t” Steve Benson (1954–2025)
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FFRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with over 35k members, and works as a state/church watchdog and voice for freethought (atheism, agnosticism).
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The dogma still lives loudly and we must start talking about it
The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein sparked a national firestorm in 2017 when she expressed concern that judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s religious views might influence
A win for abortion rights, but one question is left unanswered
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Abortion is once again legal in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has officially ruled that a 1800s near-total abortion ban
Travels with Steve
“George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937,” wrote the author John O’Hara, “but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.” Steve
We’ll miss irreverent “Latter-day Ain’t” Steve Benson (1954–2025)
Back in the late 1980s, after FFRF started an organized campaign to educate columnists, politicians or others insulting atheists or promoting theocracy, I wrote an
Celebrating independence and legal victories; condemning the increasingly blurring lines between state and church
As fireworks lit up the sky this past Independence Day, we were reminded that freedom — real freedom — depends on keeping religion out of
Don’t make sacrifices on the altar of authoritarianism
It may have been Pride Month, but June was a pretty rough month in the LGBTQIA-plus rights world. In the wake of the Trump administration
Charlie Kirk glorifies a life of subordination for women and girls at ‘Young Women’s Leadership Summit’
Walking into a Charlie Kirk–endorsed “Leadership Summit” geared toward young women, I already knew it would leave me upset. However, after a seemingly never-ending weekend,
Weekly Wrap: Media coverage of our activities, Ten Commandments challenges and Oxford and Cambridge debates on religion
The media are covering our strenuous strivings in waves — and we at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are lapping it up. A reporter at
Why I am celebrating World Humanist Day
I have a special birthday. It is the farthest away from Christmas you can go in either direction. On June 25, I can point
Weekly Wrap: Our new lawsuits, protesting autocracy, the joy of the arts and a misnamed commission
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation have had a whole lotta legal shaking going on (with apologies to Jerry Lee Lewis). We sued twice
‘Women will die’ in name of ‘pro-life’ after Trump ER rule change
“Women are going to die” because of the Trump administration’s latest action on abortion, correctly asserts former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Showing that the anti-abortion
Southern Baptists drag us backward; Broadway lifts Pride up
It’s no surprise that the Southern Baptists at their annual confab in Dallas this week are planning to vote to overturn the right of gays
