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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 4 items )  

FFRF salutes growth of 'Nones' -- the largest 'denomination'
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF salutes growth of 'Nones' -- the largest 'denomination' There's good news for freethinkers in the form of a just-released survey. According to the latest Pew Religious Landscape Survey, 29 percent of American adults have no religious affiliation, continuing to be the largest segment of the U.S. population by religious identification. Among adults ages 18 to   more

Measles death -- a tragic sign of public health breakdown to come?
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Measles death -- a tragic sign of public health breakdown to come? Photo of a 3D graphic representation of a measles virus particle by the CDC A young girl who was not vaccinated for measles died tragically and unnecessarily earlier this week in Texas -- the first such fatality in the United States in a decade. More than 100 people in western Texas have become in  more

Montana's copycat Christian nationalist resolution undermines religious freedom
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Montana's copycat Christian nationalist resolution undermines religious freedom Just a week after the North Dakota Legislature voted down a concurrent resolution that would have "acknowledged the Kingship of Jesus Christ," Montana's Legislature is poised to introduce a joint resolution with the same outrageous theocratic language. The Montana resolution also call  more

Tenn. police dept. complies with the Constitution after FFRF intercedes
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Tenn. police dept. complies with the Constitution after FFRF intercedes A Tennessee police department is in constitutional compliance thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned community member had informed the state/church watchdog that the Kingston Police Department had been placing a bible reference in official press releases. For instance, on  more