Author: Derek C. Araujo

A review of The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can’t Tell Us What to Do, by Ronald A. Lindsay.

On May 5 and 6, 2009, several hundred scholars, intellectuals, and interested members of the public attended a special conference on “The Religious-Secul ar Divide: The U.S. Case” at Manhattan’s New School for Social Research. Edited papers from the conference will appear in the Fall 2009 issue of Social Research. The conference was funded in …

The following article was developed as a position paper by the Center for Inquiry’s Office of Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and released on February 6, 2009. The reviewers were Paul Kurtz, Derek Araujo, Ronald A. Lindsay, and Toni Van Pelt.—Eds. Government-funded social-service programs conducted by religious organizations are becoming increasingly sectarian. The Center for …

The Templeton Foundation recently announced the recipient of the 2009 Templeton Prize, a £1 million ($1.4 million) award founded by the late U.S. multimillionaire, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Sir John Templeton to honor scientists who make “an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.” For those not in the …

During the first weekend of November 1996 the Center for Inquiry hosted the first official meeting of the recently formed Campus Freethought Alliance. Students from several colleges across the United States and Canada convened to discuss plans for the future of the Alliance. The weekend conference, which marked the formal establishment of the CFA, was …