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Current Action Alerts
Urge your representative to support blasphemy rights
Please call or write your U.S. representative asking him or her to sponsor House Resolution 349, which condemns that ultimate victimless crime: blasphemy. On Saturday, Sept. 30, we commemorate International Blasphemy Rights Day — a day to promote freedom of belief, thought and expression. Join…More »
Take action TODAY against anti-choice bill
Please take action today to stand against the latest attack on women’s reproductive rights. Next week, on Oct. 3, the U.S. House is scheduled to vote on a bill, H.R.36, that would make it a crime to perform or attempt to carry out an abortion…More »
Tell FEMA not to fund churches with public dollars
Take action today to keep tax money from being used to fund religious structures. Congress has introduced twin bills — S. 1823 and H.R. 2405 — to force the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to disgorge tax money to churches. If passed, this law would…More »
Take action to retain science in N.M. schools
Please take action to retain real science in New Mexico's public schools. The New Mexico Public Education Department recently made the alarming announcement that it intends to remove from the state’s science curriculum all references to evolution, climate change, and the age of the Earth.…More »
Tell Charlotte to keep prayer out of city meetings!
Please encourage Charlotte, N.C., to continue its decision to keep prayer out of city council meetings. Recently, the Charlotte City Council discontinued its practice of opening its meetings with prayer and is instead reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The Charlotte city attorney advised the city…More »
Save D.C.’s Death with Dignity Act
Tell Congress it should not be infringing on the right of Washington, D.C., residents living with terminal illness to decide to die in a humane and peaceful manner. The House of Representatives’s just-passed appropriations bill includes an amendment to repeal the aid-in-dying law applying to…More »
Thank school board for honoring First Amendment
Please send your thanks to the Wythe County School Board for the school system’s commendable decision to remove a prayer plaque from Spiller Elementary School in Wytheville, Va. A plaque that read “Our Father: We thank thee for this food. Bless it to the nourishment…More »
Save the Johnson Amendment TODAY!
The U.S. House has passed a budget bill that will allow churches to become unaccountable, unregulated super PACs through which millions, possibly billions, of dollars in dark political money will flow. The bill would defund all enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which keeps all 501(c)(3)s,…More »
Keep religious recruitment out of Fla. schools
We need your help stopping legislation that will allow for religious, discriminatory recruitment in public schools. This Thursday, Sept. 14, Florida lawmakers will consider HB 95, a bill that would force all public schools in the state to make time for the Boy Scouts of…More »
Stop Wis. budget amendment favoring one Catholic church
Freethought Hall is located kitty-corner from land owned by a Catholic Church in Madison, Wis. Over the years we’ve been monitoring the St. Raphael Congregation’s fight against the city over paying their fair share of property tax on undeveloped property owned by the church. It…More »
Tell your reps. not to override veto of anti-choice bill
A deeply offensive, unconstitutional bill to offer a fundraising license plate that reads "Choose Life" was vetoed by Governor Rick Snyder, but the state legislature is trying to muster votes to override the veto. Funds from the plate would go to the Choose Life Michigan…More »
Save the Johnson Amendment TODAY
In the wake of our lawsuit against President Trump’s so-called “religious freedom executive order,” FFRF has been monitoring Section 116 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, which would strip all funding for enforcing the Johnson Amendment. The Johnson Amendment prohibits charities, churches, and other…More »
Tell Tenn. mayor religious “nones” are citizens too
Please help us instill common sense into a Tennessee mayor who has made an unwise decision to keep religious inscriptions on the local courthouse walls. We spoke out against Henderson County’s plan to retain a biblical engraving on the courthouse — which reads — after…More »
Educate your governor!
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a letter to your governor over his inappropriate promotion of in-school religious indoctrination after last week’s events in Charlottesville. We would like you, as a constituent, to take action with us by contacting Gov. Matt Bevin and asking…More »
Support bill to protect true religious freedom!
We need your help in a national effort to restore true religious freedom. Please take action today to support a common sense bill that was introduced last month. Contact congressional legislators today and urge them to back the Do No Harm Act to reform a law…More »
Help stop Trump’s appeals court nominee
We need your help to stop a reckless step by President Trump to put religion before the rule of the Constitution. Trump has nominated Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 7th Circuit handles appeals from…More »
Call Senate to oppose GOP attack on women’s health care
We need your help protecting American women’s reproductive rights from a massive theocratic overreach in the guise of overhauling our health care system. After the GOP voted to move forward on its updated bill to repeal and replace “Obamacare”, the Senate will soon have a…More »
Take a stand to protect Wisconsin public education
We need your help in stopping an alarming plan to divert public money to private voucher programs in Wisconsin, further harming the state’s renowned public schooling system. The Wisconsin Assembly is considering proposals in the ongoing state budget negotiations that would drastically expand taxpayer-funded private…More »
Ask Congress to protect the Johnson Amendment
We need your help protecting the Johnson Amendment, a provision in the tax code that bars religious establishments from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Last month, a clause was added to a House Financial Services appropriations bill that would dilute the Johnson Amendment, making it all…More »
Take action against misogyny in Missouri
The Missouri Senate is considering an invidious bill that would allow religiously motivated employers and landlords to discriminate harshly against women who use birth control or have had abortions. Please take action NOW against this wildly chauvinistic piece of legislation! Senate Bill 5 imposes several ridiculous,…More »
Oppose state-sanctioned anti-choice fundraising in Michigan
A deeply offensive, unconstitutional bill mandating Michigan to offer a fundraising license plate that reads "Choose Life" will soon land on Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. Funds from the plate would go to the Choose Life Michigan Fund, which then must grant the money to nonprofit…More »
Tell state Assembly to halt calls for a constitutional convention
Wisconsin may bring the country one step closer to a constitutional convention, which deeply distresses the Freedom From Religion Foundation. We need to tell the state Assembly to oppose calls for bringing the nation one step closer to an unprecedented threat to our republic. Today, June…More »
Act now to protect Wisconsin public education
Please take action against a state bill to roll back accountability measures that apply to private Wisconsin voucher schools receiving taxpayer dollars. On Friday, June 9, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Education voted 4-3 to approve Senate Bill 293. The bill would remove requirements that…More »
Tell city council to keep Missouri park secular for all to enjoy
A Missouri town must remove a massive Latin cross blighting public property and advertising religious belief on behalf of the city. FFRF wrote to the city of Neosho requesting that a 60-foot-long Latin cross unconstitutionally endorsing Christianity be removed from the city’s Big Spring Park.…More »
Help get a "vote no on voucher expansion" referendum on Arizona ballot
We need to halt a harmful new Arizona school voucher program. A bill to expand Arizona's voucher program was, unfortunately, signed into law last month by Gov. Doug Ducey. The "Empowerment Scholarship Accounts" program sets up education scholarship accounts for students to attend (mostly religious)…More »
Resist Trumpian budget to gut secular public education
President Trump’s just-announced education budget proposal drains federal funding for public education to pump tax money into voucher schools in an attempt to “build evidence for the effectiveness of private school choice.” Please take action today to resist this disastrous plot that will primarily benefit…More »
Halt outrageous violation of the First Amendment
A resolution proposing an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution to recognize God as the source of liberties just passed the House. Please take action to stop this ridiculous bill from progressing any further in the Tennessee Legislature. House Resolution 37 attempts to force the recognition of…More »
Fight for Texas' secular public education
A school finance bill with a voucher scheme slipped within has been proposed by the state Senate Education Committee. Please take action by contacting your state senator and asking him or her to oppose this plot that could eventually devour the state's public schools. House…More »
Act to keep Ten Commandments out of Alabama public buildings
An absurd proposal to amend the Alabama Constitution to allow Ten Commandments displays on state property and in public schools just passed the state Senate. Please stand against this attempt by theocrats to cement religion onto the public arena. The Supreme Court has explicitly ruled…More »
Take action to help Saudi man sentenced to death for blasphemy
A young Saudi man has been sentenced to death for atheistic social media posts that "insulted" Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Please take action today to help overturn this horrifying ruling. Ahmad Al-Shamri was arrested on charges of atheism and blasphemy and held in prison before being…More »
Stand against religious discrimination bill
The Texas House will take a vote on Saturday, May 6, on a proposed bill that would allow child welfare organizations to receive state funds while discriminating based on their religious beliefs. Potential discriminatory acts approved by House Bill 3859 include denial of foster care or adoption…More »
Stand against state-sanctioned, anti-choice fundraising
A deeply offensive, unconstitutional bill to offer a fundraising license plate that reads "Choose Life" is moving through the Michigan Legislature and needs to be stopped. Funds from the plate would go to the Choose Life Michigan Fund, which then must donate the money to…More »
Put the skids on bill to promote religion on Tenn. roads
A bill to put the phrase "In God We Trust" on Tennessee license plates is cruising through the state Legislature. Please take action today to hit the emergency brakes on this unacceptable violation of the Establishment Clause. We asked you to take action on an…More »
Urge California mayors to stay out of Prayer Luncheon
Please ask mayors representing four California cities in East County to disassociate themselves from an annual upcoming Mayors' Prayer Luncheon. The civic leaders have inappropriately lent their title as mayor for this private religious event scheduled for Thursday, May 4. Moreover, the event has scheduled…More »
Tell California city council to reject ‘In God We Trust’ motto
A California city council member has proposed to install the phrase "In God We Trust" in the council chambers. Please tell the Fresno City Council to oppose this proposal and suggest that it instead mount a motto that better represents the ideals of our secular…More »
Support the National Day of Reason resolution
Please join the Freedom From Religion Foundation in supporting the National Day of Reason resolution, which aims to reaffirm the separation of church and state and ensure that reason guides public policy and law. House Resolution 263 has been reintroduced to Congress to serve as an…More »
Support Ala. bill requiring religious child care centers to follow basic standards
A sensible bill that would put a stop to unchecked child abuse and neglect in religious child care centers has passed in the Alabama House. It is now being considered by the state Senate Committee on Education and Youth Affairs, and we're asking for you…More »
Please ask Arizona leaders to keep dogma out of Statehouse
The Arizona House of Representatives leadership has assaulted free speech and thought by requiring invocations to call upon a supernatural power. We need your help in standing up for secularism in the state's Legislature. The Arizona House opens its daily floor sessions with invocations (prayers)…More »
Ask governor to veto religious indoctrination bill
A bill to foster religious indoctrination in Florida public schools will soon be landing on the governor's desk after passing both the state House and Senate. We've asked you to take action against two versions of this bill, please make your voice heard one last…More »
Ask board to remove divisive flag displays
Please urge the East Hanover Township Board of Education to remove two religious flags from public schools in New Jersey. The East Hanover Township School District is flying flags that state "One Nation Under God" on flagpoles at the Frank J. Smith Elementary School and…More »
Ask city commission to put the kibosh on park nativity display
A city in the state of Washington needs, once again, to be dissuaded from reinstalling a nativity scene in a public park. Following a letter from FFRF urging Gig Harbor not to restore its holiday nativity display, city leaders agreed to not let private displays in its…More »
Ask Oklahoma Senate to halt Ten Commandments legislation
A bill that could stealthily be used to install Ten Commandments monuments on public property is progressing through the Oklahoma Legislature. We already asked you to take action against House Bill 2177 when it was in the House. Please make your voice heard again by…More »
Ask governor to veto religious indoctrination bill
A bill that will facilitate religious indoctrination in public schools will soon be presented to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to sign into law. We already asked you to take action against House Bill 1024 when it was in the Legislature. Please make your voice heard…More »
Wisconsin Assembly on a collision course with First Amendment
The Wisconsin State Assembly's Committee on Insurance is considering this week a car wreck of a bill that would exempt members of religious sects from carrying auto insurance. The Committee has scheduled a public hearing for April 20, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation needs…More »
Oppose church police force bill in Ala. House
An ominous bill designed to allow a private megachurch to operate its own police force, which we asked you to oppose in the Alabama Senate, unfortunately passed the Senate and is now in the Alabama State House. Please take action against this bill that recklessly…More »
Ask governor to veto bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
A concerned member in Iowa has informed us that a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy has passed the Iowa House and Senate and will soon go before the governor. The measure does not allow a woman to end her pregnancy if…More »
Petition governor to veto unconstitutional prayer bill
A bill that will subject public schools to broadcasted prayers at high school athletic games will soon land on Gov. Doug Burgum's desk. Please tell the governor to veto House Bill 1275, which schemes to allow prayers at high school events at private schools, even if…More »
Stand up for Texas public education
A bill seeking to gut the funding of the state's public schools by creating private voucher schemes has just passed the state Senate and now waits in the Texas House. It needs to die. We're asking you again to take action against Senate Bill 3, this…More »
Last chance to oppose Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat to the constitutionally enshrined principle of separation of church and state. The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to advance his nomination to the Senate for a full and final vote. This is your…More »
Tell state senators to halt calls for a constitutional convention
We need to tell the Wisconsin Senate to oppose calls for a constitutional convention, which would bring the nation one step closer to an unprecedented threat to our Republic. On March 30, a Wisconsin Senate committee voted along party lines, 3-2, to let the entire Senate…More »
Put the brakes on religious promotion bill
A bill to put the phrase "In God We Trust" on all Tennessee license plates is motoring through the Legislature. Please take action today to put the skids on this unacceptable violation of the Establishment Clause. Requiring this religious phrase to be put on all…More »
Thank village officials for standing up for secular government
Please offer your support to two local public officials in Ohio for standing up for secular government! The village of Carey's Mayor Armand Getz and Law Director Emily Beckley recently took the initiative to stop the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance from being…More »
Keep state education free from religion
A bill aimed at discrediting scientific teachings in Oklahoma public schools is proceeding through the state Legislature and must be halted. We need your help to preserve the state's educational standards by stopping this absurd bill. Oklahoma Senate Bill 393 would permit teachers in the state's…More »
Ask Florida's Statehouse to halt religious indoctrination bill
A bill to facilitate religious indoctrination in Florida public schools is proceeding through the Legislature and needs to be stopped. Please take action to stop this senseless piece of legislation. CS/HB 303 supposedly nurtures religious viewpoints in the classroom, but will likely confuse public school employees…More »
Support standard secular affirmation in N.J. courts
A proposed rule change in New Jersey courts would replace religious oaths for witnesses with a standard secular declaration. Please back this pioneering reform to make secular affirmations the norm in the state court system! FFRF enthusiastically backs this reform, even more needed today due to…More »
Oklahoma must keep Christianity off state calendar
A bill to designate Good Friday as an official state holiday passed in the Oklahoma House this week. It is now in the state Senate. Take action against this blatantly unconstitutional government endorsement of Christianity! House Bill 1444 adds Good Friday, a Christian holiday commemorating the death of…More »
Take a stand against disturbing bill in Alabama Statehouse
An absurd bill designed to allow a private megachurch to operate its own police force is flying through the Alabama state Senate. Please help us take action against this bill that recklessly undermines the fundamental purpose of public law enforcement. SB 193 would authorize Briarwood Presbyterian…More »
Tell Committee to protect Texas public education
A bill being introduced to the Texas Senate Committee on Education seeks to gut the funding of the state's public schools by creating private voucher schemes. The committee is seeking public comments. Let's make sure our voice of reason is heard! Senate Bill 3 would use…More »
Urge your senators to reject Neil Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat to the constitutionally enshrined principle of separation of church and state. Please contact your U.S. senators urging them to oppose him. Gorsuch's record has revealed that he cannot be trusted to abide by well-established legal…More »
Support bill to require religious child care centers to follow basic standards
Alabama's House of Representatives is considering a bill that would put a stop to unrestrained child abuse and neglect in religious child care centers. Currently, faith-based child care centers in Alabama do not have to comply with the basic standards that secular centers must follow. House…More »