Connecticut Coalition of Reason
Connecticut's Secular Community
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 …
Continue reading “Connecticut CoR Hosted U.S. Senator Blumenthal!”
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 …
Once again Governor Dannel Malloy has disappointed both the secular and scientific communities in Connecticut by declining our Darwin Day proclamation request. This year the request was dismissed out of hand because last year’s request (which was declined on a technicality) was declined. For those of you who would like to voice your disapproval of …
Continue reading “Governor Malloy Disappoints on Darwin Day…AGAIN!”
For the past nine years, the Connecticut Valley Atheists (CVA) have created a display on the public town green in response to other religious holiday displays allowed by the town. Nearby residents had always enjoyed and respected all of the displays until this year when only the atheist display was vandalized. Dennis Paul Himes, Vernon …
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Vernon, CT For the past nine years, the Connecticut Valley Atheists (CVA) have created a display on the public town green in response to other religious holiday displays allowed by the town. Nearby residents had always enjoyed and respected all of the displays until this year when only the atheist display was vandalized. …
Continue reading “Connecticut Atheist Holiday Display Vandalized”
UnitedCoR’s Education Officer and National Coordinator Education Officer and National Coordinator On our way back from an event with Boston Oasis, we stopped in to visit Connecticut CoR for a 2016-planning meeting. Although we’ve had a lot of communication with Connecticut CoR and its coordinator, Pat McCann, this was our first time to meet him …
Continue reading “CooRdinator’s CoRner: Interview with Pat McCann”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 15, 2015 A new movement is spreading across Connecticut to celebrate the winter solstice in a way that brings together people across ethnicities and ideological boundaries. The winter solstice, the time when the days of sunlight start lengthening, harkens to the pre-historic roots of humanity and its common urge for …
Continue reading “Solstice Celebrations Expand Across Connecticut”
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 …
MEDIA ADVISORY. Following a successful launch on Sunday, October 18th, 2015, Greater Boston Oasis announces that UnitedCoR’s Executive Director (headquartered in Washington, DC) will be the featured guest speaker this coming Sunday, November 29, 2015. The Greater Boston Oasis has become a destination for nontheistic (atheist, agnostic, skeptic, humanist) people who want to feel a part …
Continue reading “UnitedCoR Executive Director To Speak at Greater Boston Oasis”
UnitedCoR’s Executive Director Executive DirectorUnited Coalition of Reason With the phrase, “Freethought is the first step of a growing mind,” UnitedCoR’s Education Officer and National Coordinatorestablished her first meme during her first public address in America at the Sacramento Freethought Day on Sunday, October 11, 2015. On a beautiful morning, the Sunday Assembly—Sacramento gathered …
Continue reading “Freethought: The First Step of a Growing Mind”