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The '''Freedom From Religion Foundation''' is an [[American]] [[atheist]]/[[humanist]] organization in Madison, [[Wisconsin]]. Its purpose is to promote "freethought," meaning a focus on [[science]] and [[logic]] rather than [[dogma]] and tradition. However, the Foundation downplays the achievements of [[religion]] in order to push this point.
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The '''Freedom From Religion Foundation''' is an [[American]] [[atheist]]/[[humanist]] organization in Madison, [[Wisconsin]]. Its purposes are to [[censor]] or prevent:<ref>http://ffrf.org/purposes/</ref>
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The Foundation publishes a [[newspaper]] called ''Freethought Today'', broadcasts Freethought Radio (also carried on [[Air America]]), engages in litigation (it has lost nearly double the number of cases it has won) and sponsors and hosts other activities to educate the public about atheism, humanism, and "freethought."
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*"Prayers in public schools"
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*"payment of public funds for religious purposes"
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*"government funding of pervasively sectarian institutions"
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*"the ongoing campaign against civil rights for women, gays and lesbians led by churches"
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It describes its agenda has promoting "freethought", when in practice it amounts to [[censorship]] of religious truths.
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The Foundation publishes a [[newspaper]] called ''Freethought Today'', broadcasts Freethought Radio (also carried on [[Air America]]), engages in litigation (it has lost nearly double the number of cases it has won) and sponsors and hosts other activities to educate the public about atheism, humanism, and "freethought." The Foundation often demands that taxpayers pay its own legal fees in its lawsuits against governmental entities.
    
==The name of the Foundation==
 
==The name of the Foundation==
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