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July 2020
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Skeptics In The Pub (Online)
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic this event will be held online. (Click Button to open and/or download Zoom App to connect to meeting). This is a great opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. Don't drink? Don't let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world's…
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Café Inquiry – A Physicist, a Biologist and a Psychologist Walk into a Bar (Online)
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic this event will be held online. (Click Button to open and/or download Zoom App to connect to meeting). Café Inquiry is a casual event starting with a short 10-15 minute introduction of the day's topic followed by open discussion. At 12:00pm we will break for coffee/brunch and a chance to socialize. This week's topic is: A Physicist, a Biologist and a Psychologist Walk into a Bar. We will explore the differing appeals of disbelief in the real…
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Skeptics In The Pub (Online)
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic this event will be held online. (Click Button to open and/or download Zoom App to connect to meeting). This is a great opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We discuss the issues of the day and whatever else is on our minds. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. Don't drink? Don't let that stop you from joining us! Some of the world's…
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Conversation with a “Very Funny Lady” Featuring Leighann Lord (Online)
Registration is Free! (Click button & scroll to bottom of page to register) Join us as we get to know the always funny host of Center for Inquiry’s Point of Inquiry podcast and the upcoming web series Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Leighann Lord. Leighann will sit down with CFI’s outreach department to talk about her comedy, activism, and trajectory in the freethought movement. This event is part of the CFI Insider Series, a new monthly web series highlighting the work and programs of…
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Conspiracy Theories and COVID-19 with Joseph Uscinski (Online)
Registration is Free! (Click button & scroll to bottom of page to register) Using a wealth of recent survey data, Professor Joseph Uscinski will show just how popular conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are, and why they are so dangerous to our health. Uscinski will then look at another set of dangers facing us today: those associated with misunderstanding the causes of conspiracy theories. Smashing down some of the most common myths about conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists, Uscinski will show…
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News
MICHIGAN DROPS OPPOSITION TO SECULAR MARRIAGE CELEBRANTS, ENDING LAWSUIT
April 4, 2020
Secular celebrants are now permitted to officiate and solemnize marriages in Michigan, after the state attorney general reversed the government’s opposition to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). Promising that the state considers CFI trained and certified Secular Celebrants to be covered by existing statutes regarding marriage solemnization, the presiding federal court brought the …
CFI Michigan Condemns the Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Temple Emanuel
October 15, 2019
Center for Inquiry Michigan Condemns the Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Temple Emanuel GRAND RAPIDS, MI 10/15/19 – Center for Inquiry Michigan, the largest organization of atheists and humanists in the state, condemns in the strongest possible terms the vile act of hanging posters featuring anti-Semitic and pro-genocide images and text on a doorway at the Temple …
CFI Michigan hosts Lecture on “Are we aware of our belief changes, and does it matter?”
April 3, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2019 Contact: Jennifer Beahan Director, Center for Inquiry Michigan michigan@centerforinquiry. org, (616) 706-2029 CFI Michigan hosts Lecture on “Are we aware of our belief changes, and does it matter?” GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Dr. Wolfe will describe recent research on belief change and the extent to which we are aware …