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Indiana To Play Lead Role In U.S. Supreme Court Prayer Case
5/21/13 - Indiana Public Media
Standing Up To Sexism Works
5/15/13 - Pandagon
Female atheists fight for equality in freethought movement
5/15/13 - Houston Chronicle
10 Faked Historical Miracles
5/13/13 - Huffington Post
Sylvia Browne’s Failed Amanda Berry Prediction Returns To Haunt Her
5/09/13 - Huffington Post
Science Shines New Light on Shroud of Turin’s Age
5/06/13 - National Catholic Register
Credo: Ronald Lindsay
5/05/13 - Washington Examiner
Perspectives in Education: Reba Boyd Wooden
5/02/13 - NUVO
A change toward tolerance?
5/02/13 - Grand Rapids Herald-Review
World demands Bangladesh to stop jailing people for blasphemy
4/26/13 - SPAR with Jamila Bey
Atheists postpone protests after Bangladeshi disaster
4/25/13 - Washington Post
Is it Ever OK to Ban Icons of Hate?
4/24/13 - HuffPost Live
Atheists rally around jailed Bangladeshi bloggers
4/24/13 - Washington Post
Columbia atheist groups to join international protest in support of Bangladeshi bloggers
4/23/13 - Columbia Faith & Values
Appeals Court Hears Indy Atheist Group’s Demand to Perform Marriages
4/19/13 - WIBC News
Public comments indicate few like Obamacare rule on birth control
4/19/13 - Deseret News
SETI: Astronomy as a Contact Sport - A conversation with Jill Tarter
4/19/13 - Ideas Roadshow
US body against blogger’s arrest
4/17/13 - BDNews24.com
Son of Westboro Baptist Church pastor tells story of escape, activism
4/09/13 - GW Hatchet
By The Power Vested In Whom?
4/06/13 - Church & State
Faith Or Indoctrination?
4/01/13 - HuffPost Live
LGBT Hoosiers await Supreme Court ruling on two same-sex marriage cases
3/27/13 - RTC 6 (ABC Affiliate)
Historic moment for gay marriage at Supreme Court
3/26/13 - Washington Post (Photograph)
The 9 Best Signs Outside Of The Supreme Court’s Critical Gay Marriage Decision
3/26/13 - Business Insider
Atheists say abandoned by EU in U.N. rights council
3/22/13 - Reuters
After giving up religion, atheists try giving up something else for Lent
3/19/13 - Religion News Service
Religious Fundamentalism in the US Military
3/11/13 - State of Belief Radio
Bombing for Jesus: Radical Religion On The Rise In The Military
3/05/13 - HuffPost Live
Can Atheists and Muslims Support Freedom of Conscience Together?
3/05/13 - Religion & Politics
Muslims embracing atheism often face a lonely journey
3/04/13 - Religion News Service
Vouchers, abortion bills: signs of unreason
3/04/13 - Indianapolis Star
Pope Benedict Retires
2/28/13 - Fox 59 TV
Atheist discrimination lawsuit settled with Michigan country club
2/26/13 - Associated Press
Indiana legislature: Abortion pill measure apparently requiring transvaginal ultrasound gets panel a
2/20/13 - Indianapolis Star
Podcast and internet radio previews: The Secret Policeman’s Ball, Point of Inquiry . . .
2/09/13 - The Telegraph
Are Atheists The New Campus Crusaders?
2/07/13 - Religion Dispatches
Student gives reminder to We the People
2/01/13 - The Buffalo News
Paul Krugman: Austerity Is Not the Answer
1/31/13 - Mother Jones
States are battlefields for religious liberty
1/16/13 - Deseret News
Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theory Video Debunked By Experts
1/16/13 - Huffington Post
Among Atheists, Talk Of Death
1/07/13 - Huffington Post
Prayer in Schools
1/04/13 - WTHR News
‘Moral business practices’ need not be an oxymoron
1/01/13 - MSNBC.com
Atheist parents comfort children about death without talk of God or heaven
12/22/12 - Washington Post
President Obama and the Grief of Atheists
12/20/12 - Huffington Post
Morality Didn’t Evolve
12/16/12 - Answers in Genesis
Subjecting Gays to Conversion Therapy Amounts to Torture, Doctor Says
12/06/12 - Voice of Russia Radio, American Edition
Court upholds Indiana’s ban on secular wedding officiants
12/05/12 - Washington Post
Flawed God
12/04/12 - HuffPost Live
Judge turns back secularists’ bid to perform marriages
12/03/12 - Indianapolis Star
Secular group loses bid to perform marriages
12/03/12 - Associated Press
Religious bent of Indiana’s marriage statute is not unconstitutional, federal court rules
12/03/12 - The Indiana Lawyer
Judge Rejects Atheist Bid for Right to Perform Marriages
12/03/12 - Indiana Public Radio
American Secularists Can and Should Fight Blasphemy Laws
11/18/12 - Rutgers Humanist Chaplaincy
Skeptics, nerds and atheists are on the march across the US
11/09/12 - The Guardian
How CFI’s Office of Public Policy is Kicking Ass and Coming for You Next.
11/05/12 - Skepchick
Webster County’s Ghost Buster
10/31/12 - Journal-Enterprise
Credo: Michael De Dora
10/28/12 - Washington Examiner
Skeptics share their doubts at conference
10/27/12 - The Tennessean
Atheist Group Sues Indiana, Demanding Right to Have ‘Secular Celebrants’ Legally Marry Non-Believers
10/26/12 - The Blaze
Sleuth finds the truth in ghost stories
10/25/12 - NBCNews.com
Atheist group sues Indiana over ‘unconstitutional’ marriage statute
10/24/12 - FoxNews.com
Separation of church and state at the heart of Amendment 8
10/24/12 - Tampa Bay Times
Paul Kurtz, 86, Humanist Publisher, Dies
10/23/12 - New York Times
Atheist Group Sues Indiana Over Marriage Statute
10/23/12 - Christian Post
Paul Kurtz, skeptical philosopher who debunked paranormal claims, dies at 86
10/23/12 - Washington Post
Remembering Paul Kurtz, by Herb Silverman
10/23/12 - Washington Post
Indonesian Atheist Alexander Aan Appeals Verdict In Blasphemy Case
10/23/12 - Christian Post
Center for Inquiry founder Paul Kurtz dies
10/22/12 - The Buffalo News
NY philosopher, popular skeptic Kurtz dies at 86
10/22/12 - Associated Press
Paul Kurtz, “giant” of humanism, dead at 86
10/22/12 - Reuters
Center for Inquiry says Indiana’s marriage statute is unconstitutional
10/22/12 - Indiana Public Radio
Obama’s Battle for Ohio’s Atheist Vote
10/17/12 - Bloomberg News
State-by-state advocacy of U.S. religious liberty launches
10/17/12 - Baptist Press
Study: More Secular People, But Few Support Language Critical of Religion
10/15/12 - Voice of Russia Radio
‘Freedom’ amendment anything but
10/14/12 - Tampa Bay Times
Tom Flynn: Amendment 8 would attack religious freedom
10/10/12 - Tallahassee Democrat
Religiously unaffiliated change politics
10/09/12 - CNN: The Situation Room
Fewer Americans Have a Religion, Fewer Protestant
10/09/12 - ABC News
Religiously unaffiliated a growing demographic
10/09/12 - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Report says Protestants no longer a U.S. majority
10/09/12 - The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Salman Rushdie with Robert Siegel at CFI-DC
10/08/12 - C-SPAN
The Other Believers: Mark D. Hatcher, a black atheist
10/03/12 - Washington Post
Blasphemy Day—Because We Can!
10/01/12 - Huffington Post
How blasphemy divides the Arab world from the West
9/30/12 - Boston Globe
Atheist groups look to boost, diversify membership
9/01/12 - Frederick News-Post
Loch Ness Monster: Man Claims Best Photo Yet
8/16/12 - Good Morning America
Atheists rally for persecuted unbeliever in Indonesia
7/19/12 - Washington Post
How the Mormons Make Money
7/10/12 - Bloomberg Businessweek
Atheists Target Harassment, Aggressive Behavior Within Movement
7/02/12 - The Christian Post
Study challenges tax exemption for religious organizations
6/16/12 - USA Today, Washington Post
Coming Out Atheist Is Not the Same Thing As Coming Out LGBT
6/08/12 - Huffington Post
The Lonely Life of American Atheists
5/24/12 - Religion & Politics
Hunting Monsters, Chasing Ghosts
5/24/12 - Artvoice/Buffalo Story Project
Top 10 Podcasts To Feed Your Brain And Ease Your Commute
5/14/12 - Business Insider
Gay marriage ban could extract steep toll in Indiana
5/12/12 - Indianapolis Star
Indiana Sued by Secular Group over State Marriage Law
5/11/12 - Wall Street Journal
ACLU files lawsuit against Marion County on behalf of non-religious couples
5/10/12 - WSBT News
Center for Inquiry lawsuit seeks expansion of right to perform marriage ceremony
5/09/12 - Indianapolis Star
Group sues country club over famed atheist’s canceled appearance
4/30/12 - Oakland Press
"His philosophy? Live life to the fullest," says Paul Kurtz
3/31/08 - Buffalo News
Church-state battle heads to the ballot
3/27/08 - Miami Herald
Think tank takes operation overseas
1/17/08 - Business First
CFI Toronto's Justin Trottier debates meaning of Holiday Season, reflects on New Year
1/3/08 - The Globe and Mail
Atheists put their faith in backlash of politics
12/24/07 - Washington Times
"Removing Religion from Holidays a Tall Order"
CFI’s R. Joseph Hoffmann
12/23/07 - NPR’s Weekend Edition
"Education and Evolution in Texas"
Chris Castillo Comer credits the Center for Inquiry
12/07/07 - NPR’s Science Friday
Think Tank Will Promote Thinking, Advocates Want Science, Not Faith, at Core of Public Policy
11/15/06 - Washington Post
CFI-Ontario's Justin Trottier debates "The Golden Compass"
12/03/07 - The Globe & Mail
"Golden Compass" is viewed by some as an attack on Christianity
12/11/07 - The Buffalo News
Dan Gardner "For the glory of God"
11/15/07 - The Ottawa Citizen
Putting faith in call for rain
11/13/07 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Heathens Take Manhattan: Blog coverage of CFI's New York City Conference
11/20/07
Report from the Secular Society Conference: Blog coverage
11/11/07
Paul Kurtz interviewed on Skeptics Guide to the Universe, podcast
11/14/07
"God and Man at Harvard" by CFI's R. Joseph Hoffmann
12/16/07 - Soma Review
Paul Kurtz and others on Antony Flew: "The Turning of an Atheist"
11/04/07 - New York Times
The Nonbelievers
9/16/07 - Boston Globe
In America, Nonbelievers Find Strength in Numbers
9/15/07 - On Faith, Washington Post
Scientists Feel Miscast in Film on Life’s Origin
9/27/07 - NY Times
Most Americans think founders wanted Christian USA
USA Today
CFI's John Shook discussing positive psychology and religion on NPR.
NPR
NPR on Positive Psychology
NPR
Commentary on Paul Kurtz
NPR
CFI goes to the Galapagos Islands
Paul Kurtz on Secularism (Podcast)
Ditching God: Emboldened atheists at the Centre for Inquiry in Toronto, Ontario
CFI plays key role in Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual award
Profile of CFI-New York City's Derek Araujo
Ibn Warraq profile
5/16/07 - World magazine
Ronald Aronson on "The New Atheists
5/07/07 - The Nation
Council for Secular Humanism receives kudos in "Among the Disbelievers"
5/28/07 - The Nation
Where angels fear to tread (CSER's Jesus Project)
4/08/07 - Ottawa Citizen
Fighting for the Soul of Islam: How a decades-old crisis of authority affects the campaign against terrorism
4/08/07 - US News & World Report
Center for Inquiry Opens Branch in Toronto
10/03/07 - The Globe and Mail
Revision for the Greatest Story Ever Told?
2/27/07 - Jay Tolson, U.S. News & World Report
Reasonable doubt: As religion takes centre stage, rationalists are fighting back
3/05/07 - Ottawa Citizen