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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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