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 […]
We are pleased to announce details for our next chapter meetup, which will be a Spring dinner social. This will be an "order-off-the-menu" event, with each guest responsible for their own entree and beverages. Appetizers will be provided compliments of the FFRFMCC! Please join us for an evening of great secular conversation, food and drink […]
The FFRFMCC will be hosting an evening with atheist musician Keith Semple. Keith is an accomplished musician who began his professional career at the age of 16 having performed throughout Europe. Born in Ireland, he moved to Chicago in 2006 when he joined the band 7th Heaven. In his six years with the band, he […]
The FFRFMCC will hold its fourth in a series of workshops designed to assist non-theists with addressing talking points posed by those of religious faith. A moderator will facilitate a group discussion among freethinkers, encouraging each individual to offer their viewpoints pertaining to two separate topics/questions relating to religious beliefs. Participants will not be made […]
Please join us for the FFRFMCC August meetup. This will be a dinner social and all are welcome to gather with fellow freethinkers for good food, secular conversation, and sharing our thoughts on experiencing a total solar eclipse (as best we can from Chicago)! The chapter will provide appetizers, but attendees will be responsible for […]
We are pleased to announce our next 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 presented to them by those […]
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 […]
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