Tag : FFRF
Museum of the Bible title : Atheist Group Accuses Museum of the Bible of 'Indoctrination,' Vows to Give 'Same Treatment' as Ark Encounter
summary : The atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation has accused the recently-opened Museum of the Bible of "indoctrinating" visitors and vowed to give the museum the "same treatment" it has given the Ark Encounter exhibit in Williamstown, Kentucky.
date : Nov 22, 2017 02:34 PM EST
Hugh Freeze title : Atheist Group: University of Mississippi Coach's Tweets About God, Faith are 'Unconstitutional'
summary : An atheist group has urged the University of Mississippi to ban its head football coach, Hugh Freeze, from using his Twitter account, arguing that his tweets about his Christian faith are unconstitutional.
date : Apr 12, 2017 09:35 AM EDT
FFRF title : Religious Liberty Group Hits Back at Atheists Who Demanded Prayers Cease at Military Base
summary : A religious freedom group is pushing back against an atheist organization's efforts to end "unconstitutional" prayers and Bible readings presented by a chaplain during ceremonies at a Air National Guard base in New Hampshire.
date : Mar 15, 2017 11:53 AM EDT
Ark Encounter Noah's son title : The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum Trip Planned by Virginia City Canceled Due to Constitution Backlash
summary : A roundtrip to The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum, planned by Virginia parks and recreation department employees of a city ironically named "Christiansburg," was canceled after Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives pointed out the trip would violate the Constitution due to the "Christian and proselytizing nature" of the destination's exhibits.
date : Feb 21, 2017 09:56 AM EST
Rienzi Christian flag title : Christian Flag Forced to Be Removed From Veterans Memorial, Mississippi Citizens React
summary : Residents of Rienzi, Miss., rallied Saturday after the town's mayor said he was forced to remove a Christian flag from Veterans Memorial Park, following the threat of a lawsuit by an atheist organization, Freedom From Religion Foundation. More than 100 supporters united at the park, where the group waved Christian flags. FFRF representatives said the flag in question needed to come down to avoid unconstitutionally endorsing religion on public grounds.
date : Feb 06, 2017 09:27 AM EST
Memorial Cross park cross title : Cross Pulled From 'Memorial Cross' Public Park After Atheist Group Threatens Lawsuit
summary : A large, 14-foot tall Latin, granite cross inside a public park in Santa Clara, Calif., was removed after receiving a legal complaint from a local man and the nation's largest atheist and agnostics group, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. Ironically, the cross was located in Memorial Cross Park.
date : Jan 23, 2017 12:39 PM EST
Christian Flag title : Georgia Courthouse Sees Christian Flag Removed After Complaint For Atheist Activist Group
summary : God is slowly but surely being removed from different aspects of our lives, as evident in the latest incident that involves the removal of a Christian flag from a Georgia courthouse due to a complaint from an atheist activist group.
date : Aug 02, 2016 01:06 AM EDT
God's Country Signs Hondo, Texas title : 'God's Country' Signs Will Not Come Down in Texan Town, Vows Hondo Mayor
summary : Since 1932, two memorable signs that proclaimed "This Is God's Country - Please Don't Drive Through It Like Hell" greeted people traveling through Hondo, Texas. When Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives asked city officials to remove the signs, Mayor Jim Danner said Monday, "There's no way in hell we're going to take those signs down."
date : Jun 21, 2016 09:31 AM EDT
FCA title : Proselytizers Stopped at Kentucky School District Per Freedom from Religion Complaints
summary : Fellowship of Christian Athletes representatives were asked this week to halt activities in the Jefferson County Public Schools system based in Louisville, Ky., after Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives, along with its 150 Kentucky chapter members, filed complaints.
date : Jun 17, 2016 09:29 AM EDT
God Bless America Pittsburg Kansas Post Office title : 'God Bless America' Signs Flourish after Atheists File Lawsuit Over Kansas Post Office 'God Bless' Banner
summary : A debate regarding various definitions of patriotism was trigged in Pittsburg, Kan., when Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit with the local post office regarding a "God Bless America" banner that post office employees had erected outside of the building after Sept. 11, 2001. When the sign was taken down last month, a local business rushed to print thousands of "God Bless" signs to distribute throughout the community.
date : Feb 08, 2016 12:38 PM EST
God Bless America Pittsburg Kansas Post Office title : 'God Bless America' Signs Flourish after Atheists File Lawsuit Over Kansas Post Office 'God Bless' Banner
summary : A debate regarding various definitions of patriotism was trigged in Pittsburg, Kan., when Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit with the local post office regarding a "God Bless America" banner that post office employees had erected outside of the building after Sept. 11, 2001. When the sign was taken down last month, a local business rushed to print thousands of "God Bless" signs to distribute throughout the community.
date : Feb 08, 2016 12:38 PM EST
Illinois Courthouse Nativity Scene title : Atheist Group, Illinois Sheriff Locked in War of Words Over Nativity Scenes: 'I Won't Bow to Bullies'
summary : An Illinois sheriff called freethinking Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives oppressors, and is vowing not to back down from their legal threats after they said the two nativity scenes erected at the local courthouse last month were unconstitutional. The sheriff just penned an excoriating letter to the activists proclaiming he will not bow to "bullies."
date : Jan 29, 2016 01:48 PM EST
title : Controversial 'Jesus Sign' in East Texas Prompts Showdown of Christian Versus First Amendment Rights
summary : After leaders of a small Texas town were faced with a lawsuit from Freedom From Religion Foundation over a religious-themed greeting sign to the city of Hawkins, other communities rallied to support the concept that Jesus is welcome in East Texas. Now city officials are on the path to sue church representatives who believe they took over the property on which the sign was erected. Which entity that holds a clear title to the property is still in question.
date : Dec 30, 2015 01:19 PM EST
title : Six Organizations Join Legal Battle To Remove Ten Commandments' Monument In Pennsylvania High School
summary : Six organizations this month joined the multiyear legal battle to remove a Ten Commandments' monument from Valley Junior-Senior High School in New Kensington, Penn. A lawsuit originally was waged from an atheist parent who refused to send her daughter to school due to the monument's presence on the school grounds. The monument was donated to the school district by the Fraternal Order of Eagles in the 1950s, part of a nationwide movement in response to the 1956 release of the movie, “The Ten Commandments.” The lawsuit now will carry into 2016.
date : Dec 28, 2015 12:01 PM EST
title : 'Night At Nativity' Event in Alabama Challenged by Atheist Group: State Rep Mack Butler 'Did Not Assist as Public Official'
summary : One entity does not want a nativity scene somewhere over Rainbow City, Ala. government property, and its staff just challenged a state representative regarding his involvement in city activities planned for this Christmas outside City Hall. The issue comes one year after a controversy involving a city-owned nativity light display.
date : Dec 18, 2015 08:37 PM EST
title : Coach-Led Prayers Called 'Illegal, Coercive, Divisive': 'Religious Grooming' Halted By Illinois School District
summary : Naperville Central High School's head football coach no longer will lead prayers with his players at games after Freedom From Religion Foundation staffers sent a letter of complaint. Representatives of the northern Illinois school district agreed on Thursday to stop allowing the football coach to do so. The issue arose when a concerned local resident reportedly complained to the foundation about the matter.
date : Dec 14, 2015 07:30 PM EST
title : Complaint About Nativity Scene on New Mexico City Property Prompts Bigger Christmas Festival
summary : When an atheist group mailed Belen, N.M., city leaders a complaint about a nativity scene placed on property across from City Hall, Belen officials initiated a new "Follow the Star to Bethlehem" event, which became the city's biggest Christmas occasion ever. Belen, a city founded in 1740, is Spanish for Bethlehem. It reportedly was named by two Spaniards deliberately in honor of Bethlehem, making this complaint a bit more personal than usual.
date : Dec 13, 2015 01:25 PM EST
title : Quran-Burning Pastor Terry Jones to Debate Atheist on Bible Display Right at Florida City Council Meeting
summary : On Thursday, January 23 the FFRF will debate this cause against Christian pastor Dr. Terry Jones at the Pinellas Park City Council meeting.
date : Jan 22, 2014 08:13 PM EST