John Camardella According to a recent PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) study, the religious landscape in the U.S. continues to change dramatically. White Christians are, for the first time its history, a minority (43%) in this country. This is down from 80% just 40 years ago. Non-Christian religions are growing, and those holding no religious […]
Fall, 2017 marks five years since the Freedom From Religion Foundation Metropolitan Chicago Chapter was approved by the FFRF Executive Board as an official local chapter. And we feel this should be cause to celebrate! Thanks to the activism and enthusiasm of our members, we've done a lot of good work in a short time, […]
Our next meetup will take place on Monday, January 29th at North Branch Pizza & Burger Company, from 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM. North Branch is located at 4520 W. Lake Ave. in Glenview. This event will be held in the Wabash Room. This is a dinner social which will include a buffet of the […]
We are pleased to announce our next chapter meetup. A luncheon social will be held on Sunday, February 25th from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM. This will take place at Uncle Julio's Mexican From Scratch Restaurant, 1831 Abriter Ct., Naperville, IL, where we will have private space in the venue's "Fiesta Room." Guests will have […]
We are pleased to announce the FFRFMCC will act as a sponsor for a presentation to be given by Mr. Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the Satanic Temple and Ms. Sarah Pono Rivera, the director of Grey Faction, a campaign of the Satanic Temple tasked with eliminating pseudo-science in mental health care practices that are predicated on harmful conspiracist […]
The Freedom From Religion Foundation Metropolitan Chicago Chapter will hold its 6th in a series of discussion workshops on “Challenging Religious Beliefs.” During these discussions, a moderator will pose two separate topics/questions related to common religious talking points. Participants are encouraged to offer their viewpoints regarding how non-theists should best counter unsubstantiated ideological beliefs when […]
In October, 2017, the FFRFMCC hosted a two-week lecture series by Mr. John Camardella, a Chicago-area high school teacher who teaches classes on the various religions of the world to Senior-level students as part of a public high school curriculum. John Camardella is in his 15th year of teaching at Prospect High School. For the […]
The FFRFMCC will be hosting its fourth lecture on "World Religions," presented by Mr. John Camardella. John is a Chicago-area high school teacher who teaches classes on the various religions of the world to Senior-level students as part of a public high school curriculum. He is in his 15th year of teaching at Prospect High […]
We are pleased to announce that our next FFRFMCC meetup will be a "Summer Luncheon Social!" Join us for brunch and sunshine as we gather in the beautiful outdoor garden of Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant. Their incredible weekend brunch buffet includes an assortment of: Homemade Salads Appetizers Hot Luncheon Entrees du jour Imported Cheese […]
We are pleased to announce our November meetup. The plan is to have a fun evening which will be a Pizza and Game Night Social. It has certainly been a stressful few months leading up to the mid-terms. So, join in as we partake in some post-election relaxation! The evening event will consist of a […]
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