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The Center for Inquiry Washington D.C. offers an opportunity to put your principles into practice by joining other rationalists to work for positive change in society. In addition, the D.C. Center sponsors social events for freethinkers as well as intellectual programming, and assists with campus outreach.

CFI provides an ethical alternative to religious and paranormal worldviews. In this time of rising religiosity, anti-intellectualism and political turmoil on ethical issues, it is critical that rationalists and freethinkers join together to protect civil liberties, defend reason, and work toward increasing scientific literacy.

For more information about CFI Washington D.C., please contact  dc@centerforinquiry.net or call (202) 546-2331.

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The Center for Inquiry needs your help to become a sustainable long-term presence in Washington, D.C., as together we aim to reach 300 Friends by 2011!

As a Friend of the Center, you can play a key role in making CFI more effective by supporting its mission and participating in its activities. Annual dues are very modest: $60 for individuals, $80 for families, and $20 for students.

Even if you are an infrequent attendee at our events, your support enables us to provide great benefits to a growing constituency across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Featured News

CFI calls on City Council to maintain its commitment to marriage equality

District's Neediest Threatened by Archdiocese's Unwillingness to Recognize Equal Rights

Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2009)-The Center for Inquiry D.C. (CFI-D.C.) calls on the D.C. City Council to maintain current language in the proposed same-sex marriage legislation that is scheduled for vote by the full Council in December. The D.C. City Council is under pressure from… Full Entry »

Featured Events

Voices of Reason - Paul Fidalgo: Instigators, Policers, and the New Atheists

Feb 14

Join us for our Voices of Reason lecture series, as Paul Fidalgo discusses Instigators, Policers, and the New Atheists: The Real Divides within the Activist Atheist Community .

Much has been made of late of the so-called "divide" within the atheist community over matters of style, but the real distinction between "atheist camps" is revealed by examining means… Full Entry »

IIG Seminar - Scientific Paranormal Investigations: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries

Mar 13

Ever wondered how a person goes about investigating a haunted house, a Bigfoot sighting, or a crop circle? In movies and on television it looks easy, but how do real-life paranormal investigators discover what really happened, separating truth from myth? (Hint: Ghost Hunters ain't it!)

Come find out in a unique, three-hour intensive workshop taught by Benjamin Radford. Radford is a Research… Full Entry »

Voices of Reason - Ben Radford: Investigating Miracles

Mar 14

Miracles-- events which seem to defy scientific explanation, often suggesting divine intervention--pose a fascinating paradox. On one hand, they are said to be all around us, and are experienced on a regular basis. On the other hand, scientifically proof of their existence remains elusive. Join investigator Benjamin Radford for a talk on the nature and investigation of miraculous claims, drawing… Full Entry »