Category Archives: Center for Inquiry

@karenstollznow: “I’m Sick of Talking About Sexual Harassment”

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Remember this post, originally at Scientific American? Apparently, CFI (the organization that was NOT named by Karen, but by others), contacted Scientific American, and SA took it down. This is what CFI has to say about it: CFI did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Feminism, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Sexism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged activism, Atheist Bigotry, Ben Radford, Center for Inquiry, Karen Stollznow, misogyny, Scientific American, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Social Justice, The Amazing Meeting | 6 Comments

Atheism’s Misogyny Problem

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Holy. This has left me numb. I can’t even muster up any anger at this point. I’m just… numb. This has to go back to at least Elevatorgate, but probably earlier. What is coming out, now, however, is that major … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Education, Feminism, Free Speech, James Randi Educational Foundation, Law, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged Assholes, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Benjamin Radford, Carrie Poppy, Center for Inquiry, DJ Groethe, Freethought Blogs, James Randi Education Foundation, Karen Stollznow, misogyny, rape culture, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, skepticism | 7 Comments

An Open Plea to the Atheist Community

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

No, it’s not about what you think. I just finished reading the following post by Ophelia Benson about The Apostasy Project. She quotes a short letter they received that quite literally made me cry: “I am an ex Muslim living … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Agnosticism, American Atheists, American Humanist Association, Atheism, Atheism+, Atheist Alliance of America, Atheist Nexus, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Black Atheists of America, Bullying, Camp Quest, Center for Inquiry, Charity, Facebook, Freethought Blogs, Freethought Society, FreeThoughtAction, Government, Institute for Science and Human Values, James Randi Educational Foundation, Law, Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, Protection, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, Secular Coalition for America, Secular Student Alliance, Secularism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Stiefel Freethought Foundation, The Brights, The Council for Secular Humanism, United Coalition of Reason | Tagged agnosticism, Asylum, atheism, Godlessness, The Apostasy Project | 7 Comments

My Part in the “Campaign” to “Get Ron Lindsay Fired”… and My Thoughts on His Apology

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

By now you’ve probably read EllenBeth Wach’s post about why she left Secular Woman, including a claim she made that there was a campaign to get Ron Lindsay fired from his position as CEO of CFI and replaced with either … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Center for Inquiry, Feminism | Tagged Apologies, atheism, Atheist Activism, Atheist Bigotry, Center for Inquiry, Ronald Lindsay | 35 Comments

Dear CFI…

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

What were you thinking? Yes, there were people calling for Ronald Lindsay to be terminated. Others called for a sincere and heartfelt apology from Ron himself, showing he recognized his mistake and is willing to learn from it. I’m with … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Boycott, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Cynicism, Feminism, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged activism, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Center for Inquiry, feminism, Ron Lindsay, Secularism, skepticism, Women in Secularism | Leave a comment

#WiSCFI Was AWESOME!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

You know how sometimes, when you bake, the edges can occasionally get burnt and kinda nasty, but everything else of what you baked is still gooey, chewy deliciousness? That’s kinda how I view this past weekend’s Women in Secularism 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Center for Inquiry, Feminism, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged atheism, Awesomeness, Cards Against Humanity, Center for Inquiry, conferences, Epicness, feminism, Fun, Secularism, skepticism, Women in Secularism | Leave a comment

Theistsplaining (Shut Up and Listen)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I’ve been linked to this perfect link-dump written up by Xenologer which gives the full amount of background information: “Women in Secularism 2: Breaking News: Even at WiS, we have to defend the purpose of WiS!” Go there for any background … Continue reading →