ABOUT: Derek C. Araujo
Contributions
Goodbye (For Now)
June 8, 2011Later this month I will leave CFI’s employment to pursue graduate studies in physics. Thank you to my friends and colleagues for a wonderful four years.
Ballot Initiative, Motivated by CSH Lawsuit, Would Gut FL Constitution’s Church-State Separation
May 9, 2011Florida voters will weigh changes to the state constitution to allow government funding of religious institutions.
Supreme Court Thwarts Challenge of Religious School Subsidies; Taxpayer Standing Demolished
April 4, 2011The Court’s decision allows legislatures to circumvent the Establishment Clause by issuing tax credits instead of appropriations
UN Human Rights Council Abandons “Defamation of Religions” Concept
March 26, 2011In a welcome change, a UN HRC resolution on religious freedom makes no mention of the so-called “defamation of religions.”
Sign Your Name to CFI’s Wal-Mart Homeopathy Statement
March 24, 2011Join CFI in telling Wal-Mart: Stop Lying to your Customers about Homeopathy
CFI, IHEU Collaborate to Oppose Blasphemy Laws at UN
March 16, 2011CFI and the International Humanist and Ethical Union delivered a joint statement this week at the UN opposing blasphemy laws.
Join CFI in Demanding the Release of Malawi’s Jailed “Witches”
February 24, 2011Please help persuade the President of Malawi to release the dozens of mostly elderly women accused of “witchcraft.”
NM Legislature Introduces Anti-Evolution Bill
February 15, 2011The New Mexico House of Representatives will consider a bill designed to gut teaching about evolution by natural selection.
CFI-San Francisco to Participate in Homeopathy “Overdose” Event, Saturday, Feb. 5
February 2, 2011CFI-San Francisco will participate in a mass “overdose” event to demonstrate that homeopathy simply does not work.
UK to Consider Reform of Science-Stifling Libel Laws
January 26, 2011The UK may revise libel laws that have chilled scientific research and expression about fraud, human rights, and other issues.