FFRFMCC Summer Picnic Social
2014-07-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
The Freedom From Religion Foundation Metropolitan Chicago Chapter will be holding a picnic social on Saturday, July 26th from noon – 4:00pm.
Deli sandwiches, grilled chicken, and beverages will be provided.
Guests are asked to kindly bring an appetizer, side dish or dessert if they are able.
Food, drink, games, relaxation, and good freethought conversation will be on tap with a Lake Michigan breeze!
All are welcome. Free admission! RSVPs are required by Thursday, July 24th.
For location information and to RSVP, please click here
See you there!

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FFRFMCC Presents Paul Loebe of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation
2014-09-20 12:00 - 16:00 | The Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630, United States
The FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter invites you to a presentation by Mr. Paul Loebe, Special Projects Manager for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
Paul will discuss complaint cases involving religious indoctrination and proselytizing that is prevalent in our U.S. military. The MRFF is a legal organization “dedicated to ensuring that all members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the Constitutional guarantees of religious freedom to which they and all Americans are entitled by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.”
The presentation, taking place in Room 304 at the Irish American Heritage Center, will be one hour in length including a question and answer session.
Immediately afterward, a “Meet & Greet” social will take place in the Fifth Province Room Pub on the first floor of the Center until 4:00pm. This will include a buffet luncheon featuring salad and a variety of pizza. A full cash bar will be available.
To reserve your space online, please click here
So please join us for what will be a most fun and interesting afternoon of secular discussion and socializing!
RSVP deadline is Monday, September 15, 2014.
See you there!

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FFRFMCC October Meetup
2014-10-15 18:30 - 21:30 | North Branch Pizza & Burger Co., 4520 W. Lake, Glenview, IL, United States
The FFRFMCC will be hosting Ms. Katherine Hilden, who will deliver a presentation entitled, “Con Man Interrupted.” In this she discusses her two year research project on the hypocrisy of religiosity, which included attending a Presbyterian bible study class, asking well-prepared questions, and adding relevant historical observations to the topics under discussion.
Her experience yielded results both fascinating and disturbing. So please join us for what will certainly be an interesting evening of secular discussion, dinner and socializing!
6:30 pm – Free appetizers/cash bar
7:00 pm – Presentation/Q&A
8:00 – 9:30 pm – Dinner & Socializing
To RSVP, please click here

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FFRFMCC "Meet & Greet" Reception for Richard Carrier
2014-11-02 14:00 - 18:00 | Hopleaf Bar & Restaurant, 5148 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
The FFRFMCC will host a “Meet & Greet” reception for historian, philosopher and author Dr. Richard Carrier on Sunday, Nov. 2nd in the private party room of the Hopleaf Bar & Restaurant in Chicago.
The reception will include a buffet of the Hopleaf’s famous sandwiches and mussels!
All food is included in the admission price of $20. A special open bar including 4 special drafts, 45 different bottle beers, top shelf liquor and wine is available from 2pm – 3pm for just $12 more. A cash bar will also be available in the private party room throughout the event.
Come and socialize with the fascinating Richard Carrier, who will also make himself available for book signings!
RSVP deadline is Friday, October 31st.
To register online, please click here

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FFRFMCC 2015 Darwin Day Event
2015-02-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
Please join us as Mr. Tyler Keillor, paleo-artist from the University of Chicago who was responsible for sculpting the life-sized reconstruction of Tiktaalik, will be on hand to discuss the process used in fossil labs to make specimens ready for research and how paleo-art can help public understanding of natural history. Mr. Keillor has been preparing fossils, creating skeletal reconstructions, and sculpting flesh models of prehistoric life at the University of Chicago since 2001. He has also worked on exhibits at the Field Museum of Natural History. His presentation will be one-hour, including a Q&A session.
The presentation will take place in the EHS auditorium, with a dinner to follow in the building’s Community Room. Dinner will include grilled chicken, vegetable pasta, salad, appetizers and soft drinks.
General admission for this event will be $15.00 and includes all food and drinks.
Admission is payable at the door, but we ask that you please reserve in advance by Friday, Feb 13th.
You can RSVP by clicking here

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FFRFMCC "Non-Lent" Social Meetup
2015-04-02 18:30 - 21:30 | North Branch Pizza & Burger Co., 4520 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL, United States
Our annual event celebrating rationalism over superstition will take place in the Wabash Room at North Branch Pizza & Burger Co. in Glenview.
Our menu will feature an unlimited buffet of Louisiana Chicken Tenders, Pulled Pork Sliders, Cheeseburger Sliders, Veggie Pizza, Hummus & Pita, Fries and “Bottomless” Salad. Unlimited soft drinks are also included. Cash bar is available.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 1st.
Clear here to reserve your spot!
Come mingle with like-minded freethinkers!

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FFRFMCC Spring Business Meeting/Climate Change Presentation
2015-05-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Conrad Sulzer Public Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
The FFRFMCC will hold its Spring 2015 business meeting on Saturday, May 2nd to discuss Chapter activities, answer questions, and seek input from those who wish to be active in the Chapter’s mission. The meeting takes place from 1pm-2pm and will be followed by a presentation by Michelle Halle Stern from the Climate Reality Project. Ms. Stern will discuss climate change and how individuals can be more active in their communities to reduce its dangerous effects. This presentation will be from 2:30pm-4pm

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The FFRFMCC Presents: "An Evening With Neil Carter"
2015-06-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
The FFRFMCC is proud to announce it is bringing Godless in Dixie blogger Neil Carter to speak to the secular community in Chicago! Neil was recently featured on the CBS Sunday Morning program segment, “Atheists: In Godlessness We Trust”
A member of the Clergy Project, he recently began work as the Group Development Director for Recovering from Religion. He is also going to be on the promotional team for the upcoming Reason Rally 2, which is currently being planned for the summer of 2016.
Raised in the predominantly Christian bible belt of the south, Neil spent two decades “passionately pursuing the ideals of evangelical Christianity.” At age 35, his views on religion changed, and will share with us his experiences being a non-believer surrounded by a culture of deep religious faith. He freely expresses his skeptical (and often antagonistic!) opinions about religion through his blog, and also by moderating a discussion group among over 450 atheists in Mississippi.
Neil will also talk about the reasons for the rapid growth of secularism in the U.S., as recently detailed in the latest Pew Forum research survey on America’s Changing Religious Landscape.
The presentation will be one hour in length, followed by a 1/2 hour Q&A session.
A “Meet & Greet” social will take place afterward in the EHS Community Room. Refreshments will be served!
To reserve your spot online, please click here to RSVP on our Doodle poll.
So please join us for an evening of freethought enlightenment!

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Presentation by Hemant Mehta
2015-09-15 18:30 - 22:00
We are pleased to announce the FFRFMCC will begin its 2015/16 educational series season with a presentation by “The Friendly Atheist” Hemant Mehta. His popular blog and podcasts appear on Patheos.com, and he is the author of “I Sold My Soul on eBay,” and “The Young Atheist’s Survival Guide,”
Hemant will talk about the changing demographics of millennials and the struggles they face as a result of losing their religious faith more quickly than any previous generation. He will address the question of why this is happening today and what it means for our country’s future.
The evening’s activities will begin with a pizza social from 6:30-7:30 PM, followed by the presentation at 7:30 PM. Hemant will then be on hand for book signings after the presentation.
Suggested Donation: $8.00
To RSVP, please click here

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2015-10-01
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A "Life Driven Lunch" with Dan Barker!
2015-10-25 12:30 - 16:00 | Maggiano’s Little Italy, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center East Ring Rd., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
The FFRFMCC is hosting a special luncheon reception for FFRF Co-President Dan Barker on Sunday October 25th, 12:30pm at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Skokie. For complete details and to purchase tickets, please click here.

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Shelley Segal in Concert - Hosted by the FFRFMCC
2015-11-01 15:00 - 17:00 | The Rock House, 1150 Central Ave., Wilmette, IL, United States
The FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter is proud to bring Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal to the Chicago area!
An artist, activist and explicit storyteller, Shelley uses her music not only to express the way she sees the world, but to create the world she wants to see. Desirous of all expressions, she flirts with elements of jazz, folk, pop, blues, reggae and electronica, imparting a pure joy about music and its power. Her wonderful CD, “An Atheist Album,” includes such great songs as “I Don’t Believe in Fairies,” “Gratitude,” and her very first single, “Saved,” a folk protest song which has become an anthem for the freethought community.
Please join us for a FREE concert featuring the eclectic Shelley Segal.
Pizza will be provided. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Seating is limited. Advance reservations are required.

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FFRFMCC November Meetup
2015-11-19 19:00 - 21:30 | North Branch Pizza & Burger Co,, 4520 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
The FFRFMCC will be hosting a dinner meetup on Thursday, Nov. 19th from 7:00p-9:30p in the Wabash Room at North Branch Restaurant in Glenview.
The full menu will be available with each attendee responsible for their own food/bar tab.
Join us for an evening of secular socializing!

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2015 FFRFMCC Winter Solstice Party!
2015-12-20 11:00 - 13:30
This year’s Winter Solstice party will include a delicious Sunday brunch buffet, fun, cheer, secular socializing, and a holiday trivia contest — with prizes! Advance reservations are required.

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2016 FFRFMCC Darwin Day Celebration
2016-02-13 15:00 - 19:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skoke, IL, 60077, United States
For this year’s event, we are pleased to present the 2009 feature film, “Creation,” starring Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin and Jennifer Connelly as his wife Emma. The film is a dramatic and captivating portrait of Darwin as he is driven to finish “On the Origin of Species,” despite efforts from those who seek to prevent its publishing, including his devoutly religious wife.
The film will begin at 3:30pm and conclude at 5:30pm. This will be followed by a dinner social including grilled chicken, deli sandwiches, salads, dessert and soft drinks.
Cost is free, but donations will be gladly accepted.

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FFRFMCC Panel Discussion - "Challenging Religious Beliefs"
2016-05-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
One of the more frequently discussed topics among freethinkers is: “How can we effectively respond to questions and talking points from the religious when confronted with their beliefs?”
As rationalists, one of our objectives is to inject critical thinking into everyday conversation. Since most non-theists have friends and family who identify with a religious faith, sometimes conversations with them can veer in a religious direction. For those of us who are openly secular, listening to friends, family and acquaintances bring up the subject of their religious beliefs can often be a complicated and uneasy situation. How do we respond? Should we respond?
The FFRFMCC would like to help non-theists be more comfortable in these situations by hosting what we hope will be a series of productive discussion panels regarding how to rationally address questions most often posed to non-theists by the religious. These panels will involve participants gathering in groups with a facilitator, where freethinking individuals can each contribute to compiling rational responses designed to challenge unsubstantiated beliefs – those which the religious have typically come to accept as an undeniable truth.
To kick-off our first discussion, we will attempt to tackle the following questions/talking points often brought up by the religious:
1) “Science and religion are definitely compatible. One can certainly believe in both evolution and a created universe from the hands of God.”

2) “How can a person be moral, or even find purpose in life, if they do not believe in God?”
The role of each group’s facilitator will be not to lecture, but simply encourage discussion, keep participants on topic, and document the discussion points. This will be a group participation activity, with everyone being responsible for providing their input on what they consider the best way(s) to respond to dogmatic beliefs. The purpose is to not only allow individuals to share their viewpoints, but also discover alternative arguments they may not have previously thought of in tackling a complex subject. The session will conclude with each facilitator presenting the results from their respective groups to all participants.
So please join us for what will be a fascinating, educational, and challenging afternoon. And if you have any like-minded, freethinking friends or family members, you are welcome to invite them!
Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the discussion!
Cost: Free!

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Celebration for the Restored Statue of the "Great Agnostic" Robert Green Ingersoll
2016-08-10 - 2016-08-11 | Peoria, IL, United States
A Two-Day Celebration for Robert Green Ingersoll
Dinner Party, Wed. Aug 10
Statue Restoration Dedication Thurs. Aug. 11
(Ingersoll Birthday)
Peoria, Illinois

More information about the the dinner and the restoration dedication is available here.
This is the FFRF article about the restoration.

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Final Summer Meetup in 2016 - FFRFMCC
2016-08-22 18:30 - 21:30 | Leona’s Restaurant, 6935 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL, 60626, United States
Please join us as the FFRFMCC hosts its final summer meetup of 2016. This will be a dinner social and all are welcome!
Date: Monday, August 22nd, 2016
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Place: Leona’s Restaurant in Rogers Park, 6935 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626
The chapter will provide appetizers, but attendees will be responsible for their entrees and drinks. As an FYI, Monday nights are 1/2 price pizzas at Leona’s!
Free parking is available in the restaurant’s lot.
An RVSP is required by Sunday, August 21st.
To reserve your spot, please click here to RSVP on our Doodle poll. Or you may contact me directly.
Thanks, and hope to see you there!

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Call for Volunteers for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
2016-08-24 13:00 - 18:00 | St. John’s Lutheran Church and School, 4939 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60641, United States
The FFRFMCC would like to pass on a community service volunteer project to those who are interested.
The service will be a free kidney disease and diabetes screening for individuals in need through the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. This will run in conjunction with a food pantry that operates at the same location, and will offer free medical tests and consultations with a doctor or nurse for those who utilize the pantry.
The organizer of this screening contacted the FFRFMCC as she would very much like to have non-theists volunteer for this project.
Date: Wednesday, August 24th, 2016
Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm (volunteers arrive by 1pm)
Place: St. John’s Lutheran Church & School, 4939 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
Free parking is available
Volunteers should arrive by 1:00pm for a brief training. Work will include:
– Greeting and directing people around the event site
– Aiding with registration and other non-technical duties
– Translating for non-English speakers (Many different languages are needed here! Polish, Spanish, Russian, Filipino, and more)
Training may also be provided to some to assist with the urinalysis or BMI/waist circumference stations, or to administer the blood pressure or blood sugar tests. Volunteers will also do some light packing-up at the conclusion.
As an FYI, volunteers will be allowed to receive the free medical screenings as well.
For those interested, please click here for more information and to sign-up as a volunteer with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois.

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3rd Quarter Board Meeting
2016-09-12 19:00 - 21:00
Quarterly Board Meetings are where Board Members discuss the budget, events, membership, and courses of action as the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

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Challenging Religious Beliefs Discussion Workshop #2
2016-09-24 11:00 - 13:00 | North Branch Pizza & Burger Co,, 4520 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
The FFRFMCC is pleased to announce we will be continuing our discussions on “Challenging Religious Beliefs,” which we began last spring. The objective of these workshops is to assist non-theists by facilitating a group discussion among fellow freethinkers, allowing them to share their thoughts about how best to address various talking points often posed by those of religious faith.
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Space is limited, so if you would like to participate in our 2nd workshop on “Challenging Religious Beliefs,” please click here to RSVP on our Doodle poll.
Admission: $10 per person suggested donation (to help cover food/drink/venue costs).
Our first such activity last May generated a great turnout, lively discussion, and some very rational counterpoints to religious positions regarding the compatibility between religion and science, and whether belief in a god is necessary for morality.
The summary of the May discussion workshop can be found here. The topics for our September discussion will be presented at the start of the event
The activity will begin with a session addressing two separate religious talking points. If more than one discussion group is required due to attendance size, we will then bring all attendees together to summarize what each group talked about.
At the conclusion of the workshop, we will then segue into our September meetup social, which will be a luncheon of bottomless pizza, salad and soft drinks, and more great secular conversation!
Find us in the Wabash Room at North Branch Pizza & Burger Co.

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Freedom From Religion Foundation National Convention - 2016
2016-10-07 - 2016-10-09
The 39th Annual Freedom From Religion Foundation National Convention will take place Oct. 7th – 9th in Pittsburgh, PA.
This year’s line-up of speakers is outstanding, and will include physicist Lawrence Krauss, evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne, philosopher (and one of the “Four Horsemen of New Atheism”) Daniel Dennett and author Susan Jacoby.
The convention will be held at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. FFRF has arranged for a block of rooms to be made available to convention attendees for a discounted rate of $159 per night, single or double room occupancy. When making reservations, you may use the special discount code “Freedom From Religion Foundation.”
To register online for your spot at the convention, please click here.

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Second Saturday Coffee House Presents: A Prarie State Companion
2016-10-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
The Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago hosts the Second Saturday Coffee House: A Prairie State Companion.
Not going to the FFRF National Convention in Pittsburgh this weekend? Well, you could always enjoy the Second Saturday Coffeehouse instead!
It’s an election year, so October’s Second Saturday Coffeehouse will present “A Prairie State Companion,” with sketches, stories, and songs. Ken Novak, Vicki Elberfeld, Susan and Joe Burck, and JoAnn Hoeppner will present a musical and comedic look at the upcoming election, including a visit from one of the candidates.
Also, artful storyteller Vicki Elberfeld will share a humorous account about her own “spiritual” journey away from religion.
This event will take place on Saturday, October 8th, 8:00pm at the Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N. Lincoln Avenue in Skokie. Doors open at 7:30. The cost is $8.00 at the door and will include refreshments.

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Vigilance for Correcting State/Church Violations
2016-10-12 19:30 - 22:00 | DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville, IL, United States
FFRF Attorney Ryan Jayne to speak in Naperville, Illinois
This Wednesday, October 12, the Humanists of West Suburban Chicago will host Ryan D. Jayne to speak on the topic of “Vigilance for Correcting State/Church Violations.” Ryan is an attorney and the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Diane Uhl Legal Fellow. Ryan will examine recent FFRF complaints in the Chicago area, including a case he handled last year in Naperville involving a high school coach praying with his team, as reported on the front pages of the Naperville Sun on December 11 & 13, 2015. Ryan will also discuss several of the most common state/church complaints FFRF receives, particularly in public schools, and will equip attendees with effective violation-halting means.
This event is free and open to all freethinkers. You are invited to bring your personal perspectives and questions about local situations into the discussion. The program will be hosted by the Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland.
When: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, 1828 Old Naperville Road, Naperville, IL
For more information please email info@ffrf.org, or call 608-256-8900.

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Meetup with Dr. Richard Carrier!
2016-10-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Monk’s Pub, 205 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
Historian, philosopher, atheist, and author Dr. Richard Carrier will be visiting the Chicago area on his way to the Mythinformation Conference in Milwaukee.
Dr. Carrier will be in town on Monday night, October 17th and will be hanging out, having a few drinks and chatting with those who would like to join him at Monk’s Pub, 205 W. Lake St., Chicago 60606, from 6pm – 9pm. He will have books to sell and sign, including his latest on ancient science education.
So if you have time, and will be in the vicinity of downtown Chicago on the evening October 17th, you are welcome to meet up with Richard!

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Mythicist Milwaukee's Mythinformation Conference: Is Faith Rooted in Fiction?
2016-10-21 13:00 - 21:00 | Turner Hall, 1034 North 4th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
This year’s Mythinformation Conference hosted by
Mythicist Milwaukee asks, “Is Faith Rooted in Fiction?”
Join FFRF’s own president Dan Barker as he presents his talk titled “GOD: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction” along with other local secular groups coming together to debate and educate.
For more information about the lineup and to purchase tickets, visit their conference page here.

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"Religious Freedom or Discrimination?: Examining Religious Freedom Restoration Acts."
2016-11-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60077, United States
The FFRFMCC is pleased to announce it will be hosting a speaking engagement by FFRF Staff Attorney and Constitutional Counsel Andrew Seidel.
The title of his presentation will be: “Religious Freedom or Discrimination?: Examining Religious Freedom Restoration Acts.” Andrew will focus on the recent wave of Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) bills that have been passed or are currently being introduced by state governments, which are designed to expand the Constitutional right to freedom of religious exercise by allowing exemptions from legislative bans to individuals on the basis of their religious beliefs.
As those of the religious majority seek special privilege to ignore laws they feel are in conflict with their beliefs, it is important now more than ever to understand the nature of RFRA legislation and whether they serve only to clarify the “Free Exercise” clause, or are just an attempt to circumvent anti-discrimination laws.
Dark brown states have constitutional or statutory religious exemption law (RFRA) (21 states). Data current as of 10/10/2016 from http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/44
The presentation will be approximately 30 minutes in length, and will be followed by another 30 minutes of Q&A. So, please join us for what will be a most enlightening discussion:
Date: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Place: The Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 Lincoln Ave. in Skokie (corner of Lincoln Ave. and and Howard St.)
Cost: Free
Free parking is available.
Upon conclusion of this speaking event, guests are invited to gather at The Curragh Irish Pub (8266 Lincoln Ave. in Skokie) where they will have the opportunity to “meet, greet & chat” with Andrew Seidel over a few drinks.
If you would like to attend, we kindly ask that you please RSVP on our Doodle poll by clicking here.

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FFRFMCC 2016 Winter Solstice Party
2016-12-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Chief O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant, 3471 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Please join other freethinkers as we “eat, drink and be merry” in celebration of the TRUE reason for the season — the astronomical New Year known as the Winter Solstice.
As last year, our event will again take place at Chief O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant, where we will feast on an incredible “all-you-can-eat” Sunday brunch buffet, including a wide variety of both breakfast and lunch entrees, as well as salads, side dishes, appetizers, and desserts galore!
In addition to our celebration, we will also be assisting those in need this holiday season by collecting holiday “wish list” items for Connections for Abused Women and their Children. The mission of CAWC is to end domestic violence through an empowerment approach, and to provide shelter for abused women and their children. For this, we would like to ask our guests to please bring any of the following items if they so desire and are able:
– Board games, Lego or craft sets, educational workbooks (math, reading, writing)
– Toiletries (body wash, shampoo/conditioner, hand sanitizer, toothpaste and brushes, deodorant, make-up kits, laundry detergent)
– Infant Care (diapers up to size 6, baby wipes and baby wash)
Reservations are required and seating is limited, so order your tickets now by clicking here for our Eventbrite page.

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FFRFMCC Discussion Workshop #3 - "Challenging Religious Beliefs"
2017-01-21 11:00 - 15:00 | North Branch Pizza & Burger Co,, 4520 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
Our third in a series of workshops designed to assist non-theists with addressing talking points posed by those of religious faith will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2017. A moderator will facilitate a group discussion among fellow freethinkers, encouraging each participant to offer their viewpoints pertaining to two separate topics/questions relating to religious ideology. The topics/questions will be provided at the start of the discussion in order for participants to hone their critical thinking skills!
At the conclusion of the workshop, we will then hold our January meetup social, which will be a luncheon of pizza, salad and soft drinks, and of course more great secular conversation!
This event is free, but a $10.00 suggested donation will help cover food and venue costs.
For those who would like to attend this educational event, please click here to RSVP.

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FFRFMCC 2017 Darwin Day Celebration
2017-02-11 15:00 - 18:30 | Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, 7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skoke, IL, 60077, United States
February 12th, 2017 will mark the 208th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. His five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle in 1831 led to his work on the theory of evolution, which is now fact, and the publishing of his book, “On the Origin of Species.” Despite his Christian upbringing, his father’s desire he become a parson, and marrying devout Christian Emma Wedgwood (his cousin), Darwin bravely sought to challenge the biblical notions of creation, and forever changing our understanding of the natural world.
Darwin’s contributions to science are enormous, and although our federal government has still yet to officially recognize Darwin’s accomplishments, those of us who truly understand the importance of his work, can recognize him.
In co-sponsorship this year with the Chicago Atheist Society, the FFRFMCC will hold its 5th annual Darwin Day celebration to honor this great man. Please join us as we gather for a viewing of two segments from Richard Dawkins’ outstanding documentary, “The Genius of Charles Darwin. The film will last approximately 1 and 1 /2 hours, and will be followed by a dinner buffet and social gathering.
All who would like to attend this celebration of the life of Charles Darwin can click here to reserve their spot on our Doodle poll. The reservation deadline for this event will be Thursday, February, 9th, 2017.
Cost: $10 suggested donation

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