Book of mormon, and marijuana had all turned into one apocalyptic mess in her fathers head. Freethinkers in aa a secular, nonreligious expression. Freethinkers allows secularists to take pride in their mindset and understand we have a proud history. Shortly afterward, the humanist community of pittsburgh was formally merged into the new corporation, and the meetup group, steel city skeptics was phased out at the end of 2017 except for the blog. As we continued to grow, and outgrow locations, we met at schuler books, urban. No one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah. Cfi calgary started in 2007 and is a vibrant and growing community of skeptics, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and humanists. The center for inquiry has a broad mandate to promote and defend science, reason, and secular values. The center for inquiry is a worldwide movement of freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics. Provides a supportive atmosphere and a forum for open discussion among atheists, agnostics, and students who are.
With the help of others, most notably mel vye, i started this group in 1995 for the atheistsagnostics in ne ohio. Pittsburgh freethought community pfc pittsburgh, pa. I do not think anyone can read the letters which passed between clarke and anthony collins without admitting that collins, who writes with wonderful power and closeness of reasoning, has by far the best of the argument, so far as the possible materiality of the soul goes. Welcome to the centre for inquiry saskatoon centre for inquiry. Freethinkers reading opportunity group frog book club.
The members of cfi saskatoon are atheists, agnostics, secular humanists. What i see in nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. Each one of our books is wellresearched, backed up with abundant references, and comes with an eternal moneyback guarantee. Which books do freethinkers consider essential reading. Cfi brings together a community of freethinkers, atheists, humanists, nonbelievers, and others who question and challenge the extraordinary claims of religion, pseudoscience, and the paranormal.
Explore dailystrength s freethinkers support groups and meet others who are facing freethinkers related issues. From weekly book clubs with local members and friends to major lectures with prominent speakers, cfi s grassroots groups host engaging and informative activities every month. Were looking to collaborate with freelancers in design, copy, online media, social, or just about any creative field. With regular freeform events like drinking skeptically, the li atheist meetup, and monthly coffee group, cfili offers a wide range of opportunities to meet fellow freethinkers for conversation and camaraderie. You can learn about our upcoming activities right here, on the meetup site or on our facebook group. A history of american secularism by susan jacoby freethinkers is a fascinating historical account of the role of freethinkers in united states. This meetup is a place for montreals skeptical, atheist, secular, and humanist communities to gather. Find a group near you for monthly branch activities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The members of cfi saskatoon are atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, freethinkers, skeptics, brights, and other heathens.
Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and rationalists. Our group works to build respect for science and reason and to support each other in our quest to be free from religious superstition and other irrational thinking. A history of american secularism kindle edition by jacoby, susan. Welcome to center for inquiry portland what is cfi portland.
The meeting room at the center can hold up to 120 people, theaterstyle, and even more for a party. As a community center, cfi west offers a variety of services to skeptics and secular humanists in southern california. This book provides an important narrative of the impact of freethinkers in the creation of the first secular government in the world. This book examines the lives of thomas paine, thomas jefferson, george washington, benjamin franklin, abraham lincoln, and ulysses grant. In june, a letter was sent to cfi formally dissolving the chapter agreement and pittsburgh freethought community took its place. We are a group of freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, humanists, atheists, and agnostics who come together for many reasons. Most of the donations will occur separately, but were doing this one as a group donation, which will hopefully prompt some of our members to become regular donors. We interact with around 800 members who follow our facebook page andor facebook group.
A person who forms opinions about religion on the basis of reason, independently of tradition, authority, or established belief. Intellectual curiousity big name speaker series lectures freethinkers book group monthly discussion group free inquiry magazine discussion group skeptics toolbox retreat the teaching company multiweek courses omsi. The book corrects many of the fallacies promoted by conservative christian religions by showing their actual actions during such events as the womens right to vote, slavery, public education, and birth control. A well examined and researched book for its time from one of our most honored freethinkers. Pfc brings together local freethinkers who formerly gathered in groups such as cfi pittsburgh, steel city skeptics and the humanist community of pittsburgh, as well as local members of national freethought groups including. Evolution and the case against intelligent design, and he is. Eyesthatsmile mar 23 mar 23 10 10 posted in florida freethinkers group. Cfi rogue valley humanists and freethinkers central point. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading freethinkers.
Our calendar offers book groups and discussion groups, science events, lectures, social gettogethers, film nights. The saskatoon freethinkers is a partner for life partner id number. Cfi vancouver hosts monthly lectures, cafe inquiry discussion groups, a freethinkers book club, blood drives, charity events, and special guests. We are the cleveland freethinkers a large and growing group of atheists, agnostics, humanists, and freethinkers from across northern ohio and beyond. Members wanted for these british columbia book clubs. This is an intellectually spirited group of individuals, so be prepared to jump into the conversation, if you have a comment, and i will try to moderate as best as is my ability to do so. The cfi on campus group at msum is open to all students and also open to the public. Maybe rediscovering a favorite book or binge watching a new show.
We are humanists, rationalists, atheists, agnostics and skeptics committed to freethought, critical thinking and the scientific method. Book groups including the skeptics book group and the humanist community of pittsburgh book group. I am responsible when anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, i. Freethought is a way of thinking unconstrained by dogma, authority, and tradition. Freethought or free thought is an epistemological viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.
Cfi student leadership conference because i received a travel grant from cfi. Welcome to the centre for inquiry calgary centre for. The cfi tent is big, so the cfi network links together new and existing independent groups of many varietiesatheists, freethinkers, humanists, secularists, and skepticsin order to maximize cultural and political impact. A freethinker is a person who forms opinions about religion on the basis of reason, independently of tradition, authority, or established belief. Center for inquiry cfi strives to foster a secular society based on. We also partner with, and support campus groups such as the university of. Today, schoenack and her 38 years old husband jason. Shermers latest book is the mind of the market, on evolutionary economics. By valuing evidence and critical thinking we hope to make a better, healthier, freer world for everyone. Speaking up for those affected by religion, sexism, racism, and fascism. Cfi also undertakes atheist education and support activities, for example sending freethought books to prisoners as part of its freethought books project. Over the past seven years, however, it has become clear to both the cfisaz board members and cfi headquarters that this shared goal could be better realized if cfisaz became an independent, local group, so beginning october 1, 2011, cfisaz will separate from cfi and become an independent 501c3 group called freethought arizona fa.
Free thinkers uniting to get religion out of politics. A place for all views and opinions with unfettered expression. From weekly book clubs with local members and friends to major lectures with prominent speakers, cfis grassroots groups host engaging and informative activities every month. Everyone is welcome to attend and contribute to our growing discussion group. Lets share our stories about religion in our lives, good books weve read, movies to watch, web sites to visit and whatever else is on your mind. Notable freethinkers were polled about the works they would recommend to others.
Please visit our facebook group or website for updates on books and venues. You can learn about our upcoming activities right here, on our meetup site or on our facebook group. Cfi canada is a registered educational charity that promotes skepticism, critical. Cfi sunday skeptics hosted by carl sfrom center for inquiry tampa bayrsvp here. The jefferson humanists book club, known as the freethinkers reading opportunity group frog, meets every month to discuss humanist themes in books, both fiction and nonfiction. Cfi portland volunteers work on a wide range of duties. Freethinkers books offers welldocumented facts about the bible and christian beliefs. Our purpose is not to talk you into or out of anything. But with the sadness comes a feeling of pride in what our organization has been able to achieve, and that pride is the feeling i hope mostly resonates for us when we remember our experiences in cfi ne ohio. Religious right groups have dishonestly attempted to rewrite history by. Fundraising for the bgcnorth will continue until the end of the month. The internet has provided a forum, but what about connecting in a reallife community.
The united states of america is not, in any sense founded on the christian religion. Grand rapids area freethinkers a blog for the grand. Admission is free, however please consider becoming a member of cfi andor making a donation to. Science and philosophy book club neanderthal man by svante paabo. What were about we, as a discussion group in madison, will mold the meetings into whatever topics are of local interest. Skeptics, atheists, and secular humanists montreal. There are also regular pub nights, banned book club meetings. No one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a. The conference experience gave me priceless insight and the tools to develop my student group, the. Invest in the future of the movementhelp us bring more. Join skeptics, atheists, rationalists and freethinkers for food, drink and conversation in an informal atmosphere. Sask010719, which means weve committed to donating a minimum number of units of blood. Great books for freethinkers, agnostics and atheists. We hope to help provide a beacon of rationalism in this highly irrational world.
According to the oxford english dictionary, a freethinker is a person who forms their own ideas and opinions rather than accepting those of other people, especially. This channel provides welldocumented facts about the bible and christian beliefs, and information that you will never hear from any pulpit. Welcome to the centre for inquiry saskatoon centre for. Marionville apr 9 apr 9 2 2 posted in freethinkers group. Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics, secular humanists and rationalists. Centre for inquiry canada ottawa branch ottawa, on meetup. The bill, as amended on friday, would require the secretary of state to erect a ten commandments monument on the grounds of the arkansas state capitol. The arkansas society of freethinkers asf objects to sb939, introduced by sen. Cfi headquarters provides professional legal and administrative support, but everything we do at the local level is done by dedicated volunteers who contribute their time, energy, and ideas to making our community prosper.
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