Muncie, Indiana – A state-run university in Indiana is receiving heated criticism after one of its professors was accused of promoting Christianity in a physical science class. Ball State University (BSU) is a large research institution located in eastern Indiana, and is home to approximately 22,000 students and 3,000 faculty members. One of the instructors […]
Hixon, Tennessee — Some parents whose children attend an elementary school in Hamilton County, Tennessee are expressing their disapproval of Bible distributions to the students. The effort, led by Gideon International, is soley permission-based as McConnell Elementary School recently sent home permission slips to parents in order to respect those who do not wish for […]
Muldrow, Oklahoma — Junior and high school students in a town in Oklahoma are fighting back against efforts by a prominent atheist group to have the Ten Commandments removed from public schools throughout the district. Superintendent Ron Flanagan told reporters that he received a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) about the […]
Connellsville, Pennsylvania — A Pennsylvania group is standing its ground against atheist demands to remove a Ten Commandments at a local junior high school. Thou Shall Not Move, led by Pastor Ewing Marietta of Liberty Baptist Church, was founded as an effort to help support the Connellsville School District after it was sued by the […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — A prominent atheist activist organization is protesting a proposal in the Pennsylvania legislature, which seeks to designate April 30th as National Fast Day and May 2nd as the National Day of Prayer. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has penned a letter of opposition regarding the resolutions, which were passed last month […]
Greenville, Pennsylvania — A city council in Pennsylvania plans to defy demands from an atheist activist organization to end invocations at their monthly meetings, reports state. Brian Shipley, the president of Greenville City Council, recently received a letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which claimed that the prayers, which are led by members […]
Hattiesburg, Mississippi — A prominent atheist activist organization has made the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi one of its latest targets as it is seeking to thwart a government-sponsored prayer breakfast scheduled for next month. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree urging him to immediately pull out […]
Jackson, Kentucky — A school district in Kentucky has caved to demands from a prominent atheist activist organization surrounding the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. Schools within the Breathitt County School District have displayed the Ten Commandments on the walls of their classrooms for many years — that is, until now. Recently, […]
Coos Bay, Oregon — A nationally-known atheist activist organization is demanding that a city in Oregon immediately remove a cross from a publicly-displayed monument that honors those who died in the Vietnam War. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to officials in Coos Bay, Oregon, stating that the monument displayed in […]
Madison, Wisconsin — A prominent atheist activist group has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to have the historic phrase “In God We Trust” removed from the nation’s currency. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) issued a press release this week about the suit, advising that the case is being handled by well-known atheist […]