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Woman Who Sued Cop for "Forced Baptism" Found Dead P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic A woman who sued a police officer for allegedly forcing her to be baptized was found dead in her home on April 13. The 42-year-old Shandele Marie Riley’s body was discovered in her home in Log Cabin Lane in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. According to Hamilton County Police, Riley’s cause of death […]

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Indian Man Lynched on Suspicion of Cow Slaughter P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic A farm caretaker died after a group of men attacked him and five other individuals for allegedly slaughtering a cow. The attack happened in a farmhouse in Dwarka, a residential neighborhood in western New Delhi. According to local police, they received a complaint about the incident around 2:00 PM on Monday,

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FFRF applauds Connecticut’s abortion expansion bill 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   Sometime in the next two months, the heavily conservative U.S. Supreme Court will possibly decimate the foundation of Roe v. Wade — and the legality of abortion care will be left up to each state. That’s why the Freedom From

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Bangladeshi Teacher Arrested for Saying "There Is No Evidence in Religion" P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic On March 22, a high school teacher in Bangladesh was arrested by authorities for allegedly hurting religious sentiment. Hriday Chandra Mondal, a teacher at the Binodpur Ram Kumar High School in Munshiganj district, was arrested for telling students that “religion is a matter of faith.” Mondal followed up on his statement

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Interfaith Violence Erupts Across India Amid Festival for Hindu God Rama P-admin Atheist Republic

Read More Atheist Republic This year’s celebration of the Ram Navami festival was marred by violence and death across multiple states. Ram Navabi is an important Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Ram, the seventh avatar of Vishnu. In Khambhat, Gujarat, one person was killed while another was injured during a festival-related attack. Anand

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FFRF lauds Supreme Court Covid action, criticizes Trump judge’s mask ruling 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 hails a recent Supreme Court ruling and castigates a President Trump-appointed judge’s action — both related to the pandemic. The nation’s highest court ruled that the Pentagon can discipline an Air Force officer who refused, because

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No evangelical access to schools, FFRF urges TX school district 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   Stop faith-healing evangelicals coming into your schools, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has told a Texas school district. The state/church watchdog has been informed that on April 12, a teacher at Cigarroa High School in Laredo, Texas, brought Time to

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FFRF makes its presence felt — again — in Chicago’s Daley Plaza 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’s Windy City chapter has yet again done stellar work on the behalf of secularism. On Thursday, April 14, FFRF’s Metropolitan Chicago Chapter (FFRFMCC) placed in Daley Plaza (in the heart of downtown Chicago) colorful banners promoting

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FFRF ends intercom prayer in Louisiana elementary school 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’s objection to daily intercom prayer in a Louisiana elementary school has quickly had the desired effect. A concerned parent had informed FFRF that Riverbend Elementary School in West Monroe, La., required its students to recite a

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FFRF denounces Kentucky abortion ban 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 condemns the Kentucky Legislature for overriding a veto and making Kentucky the first U.S. state without legal abortion access since Roe v. Wade.   Yesterday, on April 13, while protesters chanted “Bans off our bodies now,”

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