If you live in Connecticut and are an atheist, humanist, freethinker, secularist, or any other non-believer label but don’t know Dan Blinn, you should. Dan is a tireless activist for humanism and the separation of state and church in Connecticut. Among Dan’s many accomplishments are: Founder, and current President, of the Hartford Area Humanists Founding …
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Darwin Day 2018 in Connecticut was YUGE!
Thanks to the hard work of our friends at the American Humanist Association, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and Connecticut Congressman Himes have sponsored resolutions in the House and Senate calling for the recognition of February 12th as Darwin Day again this year. In addition the Secular Coalition for American helped our friends over at the Secular …
Connecticut is the Center of the Darwin Day Universe
Thanks to the hard work of our friends at the American Humanist Association, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and Connecticut Congressman Himes have sponsored resolutions in the House and Senate calling for the recognition of February 12th as Darwin Day again this year. In addition, the Secular Coalition for Connecticut met with Connecticut Governor Malloy this past …
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Connecticut Coalition of Reason Elects New Officers for 2018
At the Connecticut Coalition of Reason’s (CT CoR) annual meeting on January 21st Dennis Paul Himes, Connecticut State Director for American Atheists and resident of Vernon was re-elected co-chair; Carol Siddall, President of the Humanist Association of Connecticut (HAC) and resident of Southbury was elected co-chair; and Rebecca Williams, secretary of the Hartford Area Humanists …
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US Senator and Representative Tag-Team Connecticut’s Darwin Day Dinner
The Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee seems to outdo itself every year. In this ninth year of Connecticut’s premier Darwin Day event, BOTH sponsors of the national Darwin Day resolutions were on hand to help celebrate Darwin, extol the virtues of science, and emphasize importance of scientific innovation to the country. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT4) …
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CT Humanists Bring Death to Life With a Cup of Joe
This October and through March 2017 Humanist organizations will be raising the living to talk about death, dying and the meaning of life at Death Cafes throughout Connecticut. Humanist Celebrants Dan Blinn, Anita Peters and Yale Humanist Chaplain Chris Stedman are inviting the public to engage in friendly conversation, eat cake, drink a cup o’joe, …
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