The CFI Office of Public Policy: Working for You

The Office of Public Policy (OPP) is the Washington D.C. political arm of the Center for Inquiry. The OPP’s mandate is to lobby Congress and the Administration on issues related to science and secularism. This includes defending the separation of church and state; promoting science and reason as the basis of sound public policy; and promoting humanist values.

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Recent Blog Entries

CFI Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Question Kagan on Religious Liberty

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Derek C. Araujo — June 25, 2010

CFI urged the Committee to determine Kagan's views on taxpayer funding of religious orgs, exemptions from civil rights laws.

Message to Congress: Stop Wasting Taxpayer Dollars on Junk Medical Research

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Derek C. Araujo — June 23, 2010

The US government could save $240 million - and improve biomedical research - by eliminating funding for alt med research.

CFI, Council for Secular Humanism Press for Oversight Hearing on Faith Based Initiative

Derek C. Araujo — June 21, 2010

CFI and the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination called for hearings to address federally funded religious discrimination.