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Mitigating the Effects of Sudden Bodily Fluid Vaporization
October 9, 2018


Time to be on the lookout for something called the American Charter of Freedom of Religion and Conscience, a kind of religious-liberty-contract-with-America-accord developed by Christian scholars, and which Frederick Clarkson at Rewire says “is marred by efforts to slant the meaning of religious freedom towards conservative interests in the culture war, and to silence advocates for …

Aliens? Balloon Boy? Bright Lights over Fort Collins, CO.
October 9, 2018


On Saturday evening, September 1, 2018, observers saw two UFOs over Fort Collins, CO. Described as “two glowing lights in the sky,” they caused a stir, and responses from observers were forthcoming. Residents in nearby Windsor, Wellington, and Bellvue also saw the pair of bright lights and speculated about their source. Theories included aliens, planets—even …

Behind the Gopherwood Curtain, Norman the Bad Elephant, God Loves SOME of You…
October 4, 2018


Are you worried about going to hell? (Laughter) I mean, what would you say if you died and ended up in hell?

I’m not worried because I don’t think hell exists.But if I died and actually did end up in hell, I’d be surprised. You gotta be kidding me, I’d say. All indications were that this is a myth!

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CFI Kenya Helps Little Feet Take Big Strides
September 17, 2018

There are a number of battles being fought over children’s education in the U.S., deeply frustrating conflicts over such fundamental concepts as evolution, climate change, and even basic facts of history. Imagine, then, the challenge faced by children in a country like Kenya, where the worry is not that students will be taught creationist myths …

August 2018 Office of Public Policy Update
Office of Public Policy
September 4, 2018

In August 2018, CFI’s Office of Public Policy engaged policymakers on the following issues:

Center for Inquiry Joins 36 Organizations in Letter to Senate Opposing Kavanaugh
August 28, 2018

The following letter was sent to the U.S. Senate from the Center for Inquiry and 36 other inter-faith and religious liberty organizations. August 27, 2018 Dear Senator: The undersigned 37 national faith-based, nontheist, and religious liberty organizations share a commitment to individual freedom and the separation of religion and government, two of the tenets on …

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“Fantasyland” and “Mattering Matters” Win Council for Secular Humanism’s Forkosch Awards
October 9, 2018

The Council for Secular Humanism has announced the recipients of the 2017 Forkosch Awards, recognizing the book and magazine article that made the greatest contributions toward the advancement of secular humanism during that year. The Council for Secular Humanism is a program of the Center for Inquiry, and co-publisher of Free Inquiry magazine. The Morris …

Center for Inquiry Decries Sham Process that Placed “Mendacious” Kavanaugh on Supreme Court
October 8, 2018

The Center for Inquiry (CFI) today expressed its outrage and deep concern for the future at the Senate’s confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the lifetime position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Following a 50-48 vote, retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy and Chief Justice John Roberts swore Kavanaugh into the …

Congressional Freethought Caucus Tells Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Kavanaugh Nomination
Office of Public Policy
September 7, 2018

On Thursday, the Congressional Freethought Caucus urged the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to reject the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Jason Lemieux, CFI’s Director of Government Affairs, played a key role in informing the Caucus about the danger to church-state separation posed by Kavanaugh’s nomination. Lemieux has met with offices in both chambers of Congress to make clear the vital importance of the secular principles put at risk by Kavanaugh’s nomination.