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FFRF announces S.D. student as ‘strong backbone’ activist awardee lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to bestow a South Dakota high school student with its $1,000 student activist award for her objections to her school board starting its meetings with Christian prayer. Shaye Beardsley, a senior at Stevens High […]

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Female Student Killed by Mob for Blaspheming Prophet Mohammad in Nigeria P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On May 12, 2022, Sokoto State Police in northern Nigeria announced that they’d apprehended two suspects for the murder of Deborah Samuel after a riot started against her where a mob beat her to death and burned her body. Samuel and the two suspects are students from Shehu Shagari College of

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Make Supreme Court justices ethical, FFRF and others urge Congress czimmerman@ffrf.org (Casandra Zimmerman) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation More than a dozen leading organizations are urging Congress to pass legislation imposing ethics requirements on U.S. Supreme Court justices. The Freedom From Religion Foundation and several other prominent groups, ranging from League of Conservation Voters and Indivisible to the American Humanist

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Indian Politician Says Muslims Should "Burn Like [Demon] Effigies" P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On May 7, 2022, Haribhushan Thakur Bachau, BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the eastern State of Bihar, said that Muslims “should be set ablaze just as Hindus burn Ravana effigies during the festival of Dussehra.” Ravana is a demonic deity in Hinduism. This video is from Indian state of

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Corpse-Worshipping Cult Leader Arrested In Thailand P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On May 8th, police in northeastern Thailand arrested 75-year-old Thawee Nanra deep in a jungle in Chaiyaphum province on trespassing charges. As of the article’s writing, additional charges are still under development, one of which may include unlawful disposal of bodies. Authorities discovered at least 11 corpses on the property, some

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Indian Professor Suspended for Question on Hindutva & Fascism Similarities P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic A professor at a university in Uttar Pradesh was suspended for a test that asked students about similarities between fascism, nazism, and right-wing Hindutva. Sharda University, located in Noida in Uttar Pradesh, suspended Waqa Farooq Kuttay, an Assistant Professor, while investigating the matter. The university also issued a show-cause memorandum to

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Bikini Wax Ban: Crackdown on Female Beauty Treatments in Iranian Holy City P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic Iranian officials began cracking down on hairdressers over new restrictions targeting women’s beauty salons. From the information that was provided to Iran International, the Women’s Hairdressers Union in the city of Mashhad announced a ban on the waxing of private parts, tattoos, piercing, injecting Botox, other cosmetic subdermal fillers, nail enhancements,

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FFRF to Youngkin: You were elected Va. governor, not preacher czimmerman@ffrf.org (Casandra Zimmerman) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excoriating Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s show of cultural tone deafness in using DEI training to proselytize state employees.   “Most of all, every one of us is made in the image of our Creator,” the

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FFRF’s full-page ad on abortion in today’s New York Times rips religion lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a powerful full-page ad in the main news section of today’s New York Times showing the Statue of Liberty enshrouded in “Handmaid’s Tale” garb, with the word “Liberty” crossed out. That illustration, by Pulitzer Prize-winning

FFRF’s full-page ad on abortion in today’s New York Times rips religion lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Read More »

No taxpayer funds for Palatka church pool, FFRF demands lauryn@ffrf.org (Lauryn Seering) News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation

Read More News Releases – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation A Florida city must reject a local church’s request for tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to refurbish a swimming pool, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is insisting. A concerned resident has informed the national state/church watchdog that the

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