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“A Special Silver Hammer” — Vaccination Litigation, Religious Exemptions, and More
January 16, 2023


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Greetings, heretics! How the devil are you? Welcome to the Morning Heresy, your thrice-weekly collection of news and headlines for the reality-based community. In his latest feature for Skeptical Inquirer, the Morning Heresy’s own JD Sword investigates whether or not the Vatican uses a “special silver hammer” to check whether or not the Pope is …

Three Coffins, No Waiting
January 11, 2023


The first box was made of cypress and, along with the pope’s body, contained bags of gold, silver, and copper coins.

The cypress symbolizes humility – you know, of the guy who’s being buried in 3 caskets as a part of a multi-million dollar funeral.

The Relationship Between Exercise and Mental Health
January 10, 2023


Exercise is on many people’s mind at the beginning of the new year. Gyms we be full, and better health and fitness is the goal for many people in 2023. Exercise contributes to health and may lead to a range of benefits. The benefits of exercise include increased cardiovascular health and stronger bones, muscles, and …

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News & Announcements


Common Sense: CFI Hails Inclusion of Thomas Paine Memorial in Omnibus Government Spending Bill
Office of Public Policy
December 30, 2022

Thomas Paine is regarded as America’s “forgotten founder.” Paine’s 1776 pamphlet Common Sense made the case for American self-governance, independent of the British crown. Common Sense helped spark support for the American Revolution and the creation of a new nation, built on the ideals of the Enlightenment. Despite his crucial role in American Revolutionary history, …

Center for Inquiry Calls for Renewed International Support of Iranian Protesters
Secular Rescue
United Nations
December 19, 2022

Friday, December 16, marked three months since the death of twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Iranian government’s “morality police.” Since then, tens of thousands of Iranian men and women have taken to the streets in a sustained and historic protest of the regime’s oppressive treatment of its citizens, particularly the strict …

TAKE ACTION: New York: Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Secular Recovery Bill Into Law
December 16, 2022

The Center for Inquiry calls on supporters in New York to contact their governor, Kathy Hochul, and urge her to sign S. 7313A into law. This legislation would safeguard the right of New Yorkers to enter substance abuse treatment programs free from religious coercion. S. 7313A, which CFI has supported and lobbied for since its …

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Press Releases


ScienceSaves Extends Entry Deadline For #ScienceIsEverywhere $10,000 Image Contest
January 12, 2023

Students now have until February 6, 2023, to submit images that ‘embody the power of science’ for a chance at a $10,000 scholarship What do you see in your mind when you think about the power of science? It’s difficult for one image to represent EVERYTHING that science can encompass. But, for students across the …

Center for Inquiry Tells Chewy.com: Stop Pushing Unapproved Drugs for Pets
CFI Legal
September 22, 2022

The Center for Inquiry (CFI), through its Office of Consumer Protection from Pseudoscience, warned Chewy, Inc., that federal law prohibits the marketing and sale of unapproved animal drugs. In a letter to Chewy CEO Sumit Singh, CFI highlighted various homeopathic drugs listed for sale on Chewy.com that claim to treat pet injuries and diseases ranging …

Tyson, Dawkins, Penn & Teller Headline CSICon 2022 in Las Vegas
September 20, 2022

Center for Inquiry has released the full roster of speakers and panelists for CSICon 2022, which returns to the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas October 20–23. The Center for Inquiry (CFI) has released the full schedule of speakers and events for CSICon 2022, the world’s foremost skeptics’ conference, which will run October 20–23 at the Flamingo …