As Tom Krattenmaker put it in his recent Religion News Service article (ref.), “In about the clearest light imaginable, the situation demonstrates how far our national politics have fallen behind our demographics, and how far the nascent secular movement has to go before it wields political clout commensurate with its numbers.” Tom was speaking in …
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Yale Humanist Community Project is in Need of Support
During the winter holiday season as the days are dark, dreary, and oh so short here in New England, the prospect of sharing warmth, light, and community is more than just welcome… it is essential. So the Yale Humanist Community is working on a project to bring an original, interactive sculpture to the community, to …
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Interview: Humanist Chaplain Chris Stedman
UnitedCoR’s Education Officer and National Coordinator Education Officer and National Coordinator Chris Stedman is a Fellow of Davenport College at Yale University and Executive Director of the Yale Humanist Community. Previously a Humanist chaplain at Harvard University, he is the author of Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious. A Contributing Editor at Religion …
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Mark Twain House Hosts Nontheist Conference
by UnitedCoR’s Executive Director Executive Director—UnitedCoR It was certainly a pleasure for UnitedCoR to help the folks in Connecticut CoR with the CARE (Connecticut Assembly for Reason and Ethics) conference this past weekend, held at the famous Mark Twain House and museum in beautiful Hartford, CT. Around 125 people braved the rain (and snow later …
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Godless Conference at the Twain House April 2nd
The Connecticut Assembly for Reason & Ethics (CARE) conference will be held at the Mark Twain House & Museum on Saturday April 2, 2016. To register, visit conference.ctcor.org. The Connecticut Coalition of Reason (CT CoR) is organizing its second conference for atheists, freethinkers, humanists, agnostics, and anyone else interested in non-religious communities. This year we …
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Announcing the Connecticut Assembly for Reason & Ethics Conference
For Immediate Release: Connecticut Assembly for Reason & Ethics (CARE) Conference To Be Held At The Mark Twain House (Hartford, CT, March 29th, 2016) This coming Saturday, April 2, 2016, the Connecticut Coalition of Reason is holding its second conference for atheists, freethinkers, humanists, agnostics, and anyone else interested in non-theistic communities at the historic Mark Twain House …
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FFRF Sues Connecticut City Over Censorship
A national freethought association and its local member are suing a Connecticut city after their request to put up a display in a city park was denied. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), with member Jerome H. Bloom, filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Connecticut, against the city of Shelton and its mayor and …
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Connecticut Assembly for Reason and Ethics Conference Announced
by Tanya Barrett and Pat McCann Co-Chairs—Connecticut Coalition of Reason On Saturday April 2, 2016, the Connecticut Coalition of Reason (CT CoR) is organizing its second conference for atheists, freethinkers, humanists, agnostics, and anyone else interested in non-religious communities. This year, we will be focusing on the three themes of: Community Building, Political Action, and …
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Connecticut CoR Hosted U.S. Senator Blumenthal!
by Pat McCann Co-Chair, Connecticut Coalition of Reason Every year for the past eight years, Connecticut has celebrated the birth of Charles Darwin in a big way. This year was no different except for a very special guest: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) attended the 8th Annual Darwin Day dinner in Norwalk. What makes Sen. Blumenthal’s visit so …
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WTF?
Secular people don’t always have to craft their worldview, ethics, and way of life from scratch. But without religion, what sources *can* we turn to for input and inspiration? What leaders, philosophers, artists, and sages are worth listening to, and what teachings are worth incorporating into our own life paths? What might “following” look like–with …