Past Freethought Association Speakers
Paul Kurtz (Center for Inquiry)
DJ Grothe (Center for Inquiry)
Dan Barker (Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Ellen Johnson (American Atheists)
Rob Boston (Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
Richard Carrier (appeared in the movie The God Who Wasn't There)
Robert Price (author of The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave)
Michael Shermer (Skeptic Society)
Tim Callahan (Religion Editor, Skeptic Magazine)
Sherwin Wine (Society of Humanist Judaism)
Books
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
End of Faith - Sam Harris
Breaking the Spell - Daniel Dennett
Atheism: The Case Against God - George Smith
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Center for Inquiry | Michigan (formerly Freethought Association) provides a community for freethinkers to explore ideas from a rational, scientific, and non-theistic perspective. Our membership is comprised primarily of people who consider themselves humanists, atheists, agnostics, naturalists, deists, skeptics, or freethinkers.
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Events:
Center for Inquiry/Freethought Association has two main meetings each month at the Women's City Club in Grand Rapids, MI. We also have Movie Nights, Women's Group, Youth Group, Family Activities, and On Campus events throughout the year.
Center for Inquiry | On Campus:
Our student program Center for Inquiry | On Campus has active groups at Grand Valley State University and Aquinas College. We are in the process of founding groups at Grand Rapids Community College and Kendall College of Art and Design.
Additional Information:
Founded: 1997
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Members: 380
Where Have all the Students Gone? Why are college students not protesting the war in Iraq as they did during Vietnam? My friend began asking that question when making this video of a candlelight vigil held on the eve of the war’s fifth anniversary.
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will require schools to teach "critical analysis" of evolution.
On Tuesday Michigan introduced a similar "academic freedom" bill. Louisiana, Alabama and Missouri also have legislation under debate, although no state has adopted a law yet.
This is a 2 hour video that I think your members will be interested in. Lots on the history of religion, power, money, science, and philosophy. Very good stuff. Maybe even worth watching for one of your movie nights???
Unfortunately I had to move away from Grand Rapids a couple of months ago to finish up school, but I still strongly support the Center For Inquiry. You folks are doing a great job in the Grand Rapids area!
For the last 6 days there has been a Lansing State Journal photo diary of the delivery,erection & dedication of this years "Christmas Tree" in front of the Michigan State Capitol. Can you imagine that not one letter has been posted in protest against this. Should we care about this seemingly lil injustice in these global days of woe? I think it sucks and i'll be writing a letter to the LSJ to say so, but what a shame that they (who is "they" in this case...the Guv?) sneak this in under our publics apathetic radar. How difficult would it be to be all inclusive and call it a Holiday Tree? Do we really have no rights in this matter? AD Medina Lansing
Why is it that many people will believe in something that has never been seen, such as "God", but it is ABSOLUTLEY worng in many people's eyes today to believe in marijuana use?
