Contents tagged with FFRF
Filed in: In God We Trust | by David French | 10:55 AM Mar. 20, 2013
Here We Go Again: Attacking “In God We Trust” Over Hurt Feelings
Once again an atheist organization is attacking our national motto – this time suing to have it removed from our currency. Let’s be crystal clear: This is a lawsuit about hurt feelings, not violated rights. For two generations, atheist plaintiffs have been permitted to maintain (and sometimes win) lawsuits not because public religious acknowledgments compel them to participate in religious activities or compel belief or compel speech but instead because public religious acknowledgm... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Matthew Clark | 9:13 AM Jul. 17, 2012
Jesus Statue War Memorial Doesn’t Violate Constitution; It Honors Fallen Soldiers
Anything that could have a religious connotation offends them, and when it offends them, the Constitution requires that it be removed. That is the argument that the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) and other angry atheist groups try to make in court time and time again. This time it’s a nearly 60-year-old war memorial statue of Jesus – erected by World War II veterans as a reminder of the many similar statues they saw as they fought across Europe. The Freedom From Religion F... Continue Reading
Filed in: National Day of Prayer | by Matthew Clark | 9:56 AM May. 17, 2012
Court Rules Prayer Proclamation Unconstitutional
Just a week after “record turnout” for the National Day of Prayer, as millions joined together in prayer all across America, a state appellate court has declared the proclamation of a day of prayer unconstitutional. The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the Governor’s Colorado Day of Prayer proclamation, which was first issued in 1905, is unconstitutional. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist group which has sought to stamp out any semblance of our r... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Nathanael Bennett | 1:26 PM Feb. 17, 2012
ACLJ and Congressman Rehberg to Defend Jesus Statue
Many of you are aware of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) ridiculous effort to have a 60-year old war memorial in Montana taken down because it depicts Jesus. In fact, over 70,000 of you signed our letter urging the National Forest Service (NFS) to ignore the FFRF and renew the lease for this memorial on Big Mountain. Fortunately, the NFS listened and the lease was appropriately renewed. Predictably, as has become its rather frivolous habit, the FFRF has filed a lawsuit again... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 9:36 AM Feb. 9, 2012
Atheist Group Launches Legal Attack Against Jesus Statue in Montana
We knew it would happen. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist group that continually challenges everything from the National Motto, the National Day of Prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Jesus statue - a Montana war memorial that's been displayed on a mountaintop since the 1950's. The FFRF lawsuit comes just days after the National Forest Service rejected arguments from the atheist group to remove the statue. The federal governmen... Continue Reading
Filed in: American Heritage | by Jordan Sekulow | 3:11 PM Feb. 6, 2012
Anti-Christian Atheist Leaders Calls Us Bullies for Telling the Truth
This weekend I appeared on Fox News to discuss the decision of the U.S. Forest Service to allow a World War II memorial, a statue of Jesus reminiscent of statues veterans saw as they fought across Europe, to remain on federal property. Of the 95,000 comments received by the Forest Service, 70,000 were ACLJ members who spoke out urging the Forest Service to renew this lease. Now, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the same anti-faith group that has tried to remove the Pledge of Allegia... Continue Reading
