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Dennis Paul Himes Connecticut State Director–American Atheists On Wednesday, December 21st, I was proud to award the 2016 American Atheists’ Connecticut Activist of the Year Award to Jerry Bloom. The town of Shelton had for years allowed a religious display on town property every Christmas season, and when Bloom objected he was rebuffed. When he …
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by Susan, Education Officer and National Coordinator, United Coalition of Reason Members of the Connecticut Coalition of Reason were in the front-and-center of the public’s eye last week when they hosted a table at the Religion in America 2016 panel discussion, hosted by the Connecticut Forum. This highly-attended conference wasn’t a place you would normally find …
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by Jase, Executive Director, United Coalition of Reason As the rain poured on the night of Wednesday, August 31st, part of me thought that Franklin Graham’s Decision America 2016 stop in Hartford, Connecticut would be a wash-out. The Facebook event that was posted by the Connecticut Coalition of Reason provided information that they’d been informed Graham …
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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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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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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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 …
by UnitedCoR’s Education Officer and National Coordinator I had the privilege of hearing Gary Alexander speak at this year’s Sacramento Freethought Day leadership event. Gary’s training session was well received, and as it is something new to some nontheistic communities, people were continuing to talk about his session even until the late hours of the …
