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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee rescind his “improper and offensive” proclamation naming Sept. 30 as a “Day of Prayer, Humility and Fasting.” On behalf of its 38,000 members, including its chapter FFRF East …

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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 11 winners and 13 honorable mentions for the 2022 Kenneth L. Proulx Memorial Essay Contest for Ongoing College Students. FFRF has paid out a total of $18,350 in award money …

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Read More Atheists for Liberty In May of 2007 I went with the Center for Inquiry on one of their cruises, with the express purpose of meeting Richard Dawkins and Paul Kurtz. Unfortunately, Paul was unable to make this cruise so Eddie Tabash came in his place. (I was to meet Paul later at a …

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Read More News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is vehemently objecting to a highly religious and discriminatory outing that a Louisiana school district recently encouraged its students to attend.  A concerned citizen reported that East Baton Rouge Parish School System students were given …

Don’t subject students to discriminatory religious events, FFRF asks La. district apal@ffrf.org (Amit Pal) News Release Archives – Freedom From Religion Foundation – Freedom From Religion Foundation Read More »

Read More Atheist Republic 22-yr-old Beaten to Death for “Improper Hijab” Sparks Eruption Across Iran https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/22-yr-old-beaten-death-improper-hijab-sparks-eruption-across-iran Location: Iran On September 13th, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was arrested for alleged “improper hijab” by the Morality Police, a branch of Iran’s law enforcement that patrols the streets enforcing the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Two hours …

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Read More Atheist Republic On September 12, The Danish Commission for the Forgotten Women’s Struggle, an organization of Denmark’s ruling Social Democratic Party, announced a proposal to ban hijabs for students across Danish elementary schools. They believe that banning hijabs in elementary schools will put a stop to religious discrimination and promote equality. On August …

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Read More Atheist Republic Communal tensions erupted in Leicester city, United Kingdom, in reaction to a cricket match. The match between India and Pakistan on August 28 in the Asia Cup is said to have sparked numerous protests, some of which turned very violent. While which side started the violence is highly debated, community leaders …

Hindu-Muslim Mob Violence Flares Tension in The United Kingdom P-admin Atheist Republic Read More »

Read More Atheist Republic In Morocco, an internet user was sentenced to two years in prison for the charges of undermining and “attacking” the Islamic religion. On September 13, a Moroccan woman, blogger Fatima Karim, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Court of Appeal of Khouribga for “undermining the Islamic religion” after …

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Read More Atheist Republic A new national campaign, “We’re atheists, and we vote,” launched by the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), aims to call attention to the growing political opinions of atheists in America. The campaign was launched officially on September 17 to honor the 235th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. This …

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Read More Atheist Republic A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her arrest and detention by Iran’s morality police. The Morality Police, a branch of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command that patrols the streets enforcing the hijab mandate, arrested Mahsa Amini on September 13. Protests and civil disobedience against the compulsory …

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