News Archives for September, 2009
Think Tank Objects to Taxpayer Funding for Therapeutic Touch, other Alternative Medicine Therapies
September 28, 2009
Health-care reform should prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to cover non-evidence-based medicine, says CFI report Full Entry »
The Center for Inquiry Advises President Obama and Congressional Leaders on Future of Sex Education
September 25, 2009
In a sign-on letter dated June 16, 2009, the Center for Inquiry, in conjunction with many other nonprofit organizations, offered the following suggestions for the President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget in regards to the future direction of this country’s …Full Entry »
Obama Struggling With Issues of Church and State
September 18, 2009
In an article in Tuesday’s Washington Post, reporter Carrie Johnson writes of President Barack Obama’s dilemma regarding whether recipients of federal grants can reject candidates for a job based on an applicant’s religion. The article, entitled “Obama Cautious on Faith-Based Initiatives, notes that …Full Entry »
Center For Inquiry Supports 2009 Respect for Marriage Act
September 15, 2009
This week, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-MN) and Jared Polis (D-CO) are introducing legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, would repeal all of DOMA and give legally married same-sex couples federal benefits. …Full Entry »
OPP’s Toni Van Pelt to speak at CFI-NYC, CFI-Long Island, and CFI-Harlem
September 08, 2009
