Message from the President & CEO
Welcome to the annual report of the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and its affiliates for 2012—the first
ever such report.
In the past, CFI would sometimes include lengthy, seven or eight-page summaries of its activities in its
end-of-year fundraising letters. This made for a bulky mailing. It seems to us that, especially in a digital
age, an annual report transmitted electronically and posted on our website is a more efficient means
of communication.
Moreover, because until now we have never issued an annual report, we have neglected to publish
a listing of those donors who contributed significant amounts during the prior year. We do thank
all donors for their gifts when we receive them, but public recognition of significant donors is
appropriate. We could not carry out our mission without donor support, which accounts for
most of our income.
Because our donors have been generous, CFI, the Council for Secular Humanism, and the Committee
for Skeptical Inquiry have been able to engage in a wide range of activities in support of science and
secularism. As you probably know, the CFI family of organizations is involved in education, publishing,
legal advocacy, community organizing, and lobbying. In this past year, specific areas of our work have
included preserving church-state separation, protecting reproductive rights, securing the right to same-
sex marriage, defending the right to free speech (both in the United States and internationally), expos-
ing the flaws in “alternative medicine,” and promoting science-based public policy, especially In the area
of climate change. No other secular or skeptic organization advances science and secularism on as
many fronts as CFI.
Please take a moment to review our report for 2012. Together, we have accomplished much.
Together, we can accomplish even more in 2013.
With appreciation for your support,
Ronald A. Lindsay
ADVOCACY
Our fundamental values inform and inspire everything we do at CFI.
We value the freedom to think, speak, and believe as one wishes, which includes the freedom
to inquire, to ask questions, to challenge long-held assumptions. It is perhaps the one truth we do,
in fact, hold to be self-evident, that these rights of free thought and free expression are universal,
belonging to every human being on Earth.
This goes hand-in-hand with our core humanistic values, which motivate us to see the well-being
of our fellow human beings as a shared responsibility; we all have a duty to advocate for each
person’s equality and fundamental freedoms.
We also believe the scientific method and critical thinking to be the best means for solving problems,
thus we support public policies based on science and facts, as opposed to dogma or bad data
It is these values that guide us in our advocacy work, at the local, national, and international levels.
Our CFI branches and CFI On Campus affiliates engage in activism at the grassroots level in high schools,
colleges, cities, states, and countries around the world. Our Office of Public Policy, based in Washington, D.C.,
lobbies federal lawmakers and administration officials, and engages our broad coalition of supporters
and allies to advocate for rational public policies. With our representation at the United Nations and
through coordination with our international branches, we fight for the rights of all those with the courage
to stand up for science, reason, and secularism in the face of oppression and persecution, regardless
of where they are in the world.
In 2012, CFI took its activism to new heights, battling some of the most serious incursions of religion
and pseudoscience into government and policy, while defending the rights and equality of those who
have rejected religion and superstition in the U.S. and abroad.
CFI's Michael De Dora at the New York City protest for
Alexander Aan
CFI Board Chair Edward Tabash at the
Council for Secular Humanism’s 2012
conference.
The Courts
Near the end of 2011, a country club that was to host a CFI–Michigan presentation and dinner featuring
Prof. Richard Dawkins abruptly cancelled the event, explaining that the owner of the club “did not wish to
associate” with Professor Dawkins and those who share his “philosophies”—meaning his atheism. In April
of 2012, CFI charged the Wyndgate Country Club with discrimination by denying its public accommoda-
tions based on religion, violating both federal and state Civil Rights Acts, and with breaking its contract with
CFI-Michigan. The case is still ongoing, but CFI is determined that this blatant act of discrimination against
nonbelievers will not go unanswered and that similar instances of inequity will be likewise challenged.
2012 also saw a major shift in Americans’ views
on marriage equality, as the president joined
several states in affirming the right of same-sex
couples to marry. But marriage equality of a dif-
ferent sort was also on the docket, as CFI chal-
lenged an Indiana law privileging the religious,
not in who can be married, but by whom one
can be married. The Hoosier State limits those
who can solemnize marriages to a handful of
government officials and, of course, clergy from
various faith traditions. It does not allow for
secular celebrants to solemnize the unions of
couples who choose to opt out of a religious
ceremony, but wish for something more mean-
ingful and relevant to their values than simply
lining up at city hall. CFI was joined by the state
branch of the ACLU in a lawsuit challenging the
Indiana statute, and while a December decision was not in CFI's favor, explicitly ruling that religious
persons were entitled to special privileges as an “accommodation,” CFI has appealed and will continue
to fight for the equality of the nonreligious.
In the Sunshine State, an ongoing case brought in 2007 by CFI’s affiliate, the Council for Secular Humanism,
found itself at the center of the 2012 election in Florida, as the state’s voters were tasked with weighing in
on “Amendment 8” (also misleadingly called the “Religious Freedom Amendment”), a change to the state
constitution that would gut the current provision that prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding explicitly
religious institutions and activities. Amendment 8 was a reaction to the Council’s suit to halt the state’s
funding of two Christian prison ministries that proselytize on the taxpayers’ dime. The Council’s executive
director Tom Flynn spoke out against the amendment in an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat, and happily,
the initiative was soundly defeated in November, meaning that the Council’s case continues.
CFI members Michelle Landrum and John Kiel,
plaintiffs in our Indiana lawsuit
Blasphemy Rights and Free Expression
In January of 2012, a civil servant in Indonesia was attacked by an angry mob. When authorities arrived on
the scene, the violent swarm was left untouched, and its victim was arrested. By June, Alexander Aan had
been sentenced to two and a half years of prison and a fine exceeding $10,000 (U.S.). He was formally
convicted of inciting religious hatred, but his actual crime was his temerity to admit his atheism on a
Facebook page. This is what spurred his assault by the mob, and this is what landed him in trouble
with the authorities, as atheism and its expression are prohibited in Indonesia.
CFI quickly came to Alexander’s defense, going to great efforts
to muster the support of citizens, Indonesian officials, and
American diplomats. CFI carried out two protests for Alexander
(one outside the Indonesian embassy in Washington, another
outside its consulate in New York City), organized a letter writing
campaign to the Indonesian government, and rallied support for
a petition to the White House to put pressure on Indonesia
for its persecution and oppression of Alexander and other
religious dissidents. As a result of CFI’s and others’ activism,
Alexander’s case became the focus of worldwide attention.
And his case was just one of many.
Governments from around the globe have been cracking down
on religious dissent. Often, the targets of this kind of persecution
are the nonreligious, who are charged as “blasphemers,” accused
of breaking unjust laws that forbid the rejection of religion or of “insulting” the religious feelings of others,
be it through protest, satire, or mere statement of an unpopular fact or belief.
In response, CFI relaunched the Campaign for Free Expression, a long-term initiative intended to awaken the
world to the human rights crisis that is the systematic global assault on the freedoms to think, believe, speak,
and inquire, particularly in matters regarding religion. Going into 2013, the Campaign will continue with new
projects and new efforts at activism and diplomacy to effect genuine change in policy, to inspire compassion
for those persecuted, and to imprint upon the world’s consciousness that whether someone is an outspoken
atheist, a religious satirist, or a political protester, his or her right to think and speak is absolute.
Additional Advocacy
CFI has forged numerous alliances with other groups in order to advance our causes, be they the struggles
for human rights at the U.N. and the U.S. State Department, the fight for church-state separation, working
to reform so-called “faith-based initiatives,” keeping religion from imposing its will on health care policy,
or resisting moves by state governments to fund religious schools and allow the teaching of creationism
in public schools.
In 2013, our efforts will be focused on all of these areas, as well as on issues such as climate change,
religious discrimination in hiring by federal agencies, and religion’s insidious influence in the U.S. military.
CFI protests for Alexander Aan in
New York City
COMMUNITY
It used to go without saying that those who ques-
tioned the religion of their families, or cast a skep-
tical eye on the superstitions of their friends, were
doomed to a kind of quiet desperation, keeping
their opinions to themselves lest they risk being
shunned—or worse. While there is still much
progress to be made, today there are many op-
tions for the secular and skeptical among us who
wish to find community, support, and camaraderie.
CFI and its affiliates have been providing that kind
of community across the board, from the local
parents' meetup to national conferences, from the
campus discussion group to an online network
tens of thousands of participants strong.
CFI Branches
At the heart of CFI's community efforts are its
state and local branches, outposts of reason
throughout the U.S. and the world at large, which
offer all manner of fulfilling and enlightening activi-
ties. There are charitable events, such as the
branches' participation in Light the Night walks to
battle cancer and food and clothing drives for local
residents. Often groups will engage in civic ac-
tivism, lobbying lawmakers, or rallying supporters
at the grassroots level to effect change. Special
days with resonance for our constituency are cele-
brated, such as Carl Sagan Day, Darwin Day, and
International Blasphemy Rights Day. And of course
there are educational events, workshops, and lec-
tures from some of the brightest luminaries in the worlds of science, skepticism, and secularism.
CFI–Michigan Secular Service Program volunteers at
a playground at Millennium Park in Grand Rapids
Author Salman Rushdie and NPR's Robert Siegel at
a CFI–DC event
Outreach Campaigns
CFI has also encouraged closeted nonbelievers and
fence-sitting doubters to take their curiosity to the next
level by getting involved in CFI's work and offerings.
In 2012, CFI's affiliate organization the Council for
Secular Humanism launched an ad campaign for its
African Americans for Humanism program, reaching
out to those within black communities, which are often
traditionally very religious, who yearn to interact with
and get support from fellow nonbelievers and skeptics.
CFI's Living without Religion billboard and website
campaign, meanwhile, sought out those whose doubts
about God were still nascent or closeted, as well as
those who might wonder about the moral implications
of their doubt. This campaign, started in 2011, earned
significant media coverage and in 2012 was chosen
by the readers of About.com as the best atheist
ad campaign of the year.
CFI was also a sponsor of and key participant in the
historic Reason Rally on the Mall in Washington, D.C.,
the largest gathering of nonbelievers in U.S. history.
National Conferences
Of course, CFI and its affiliates are very well known
for their exciting and, most importantly, highly-substan-
tive conferences—great gatherings of the brightest
minds in the worlds of secularism and skepticism,
with presentations, discussions, and performances that
entertain, educate, and inspire. In 2012, CFI hosted
four incredible conferences at the national level that
covered vast intellectual terrain.
The Council for Secular Humanism's Moving Secular-
ism Forward conference in Orlando challenged
speakers and attendees to hammer out the most
effective course for freethought activism.
The groundbreaking Women in Secularism confer-
ence in Arlington, Virginia inspired the movement
to confront its presumptions and prejudices about
women both within and without the secular and
skeptic communities, and the momentum of its
debates and discussions will carry it into a sequel
conference in 2013.
CFI's transnational headquarters in Amherst, New
York hosted its annual Student Leadership Confer-
ence, training and educating the next generation
of leaders and activists.
And even in the face of the incoming Superstorm
Sandy, CSICon 2 in Nashville brought together the
sharpest minds and wits of the skeptic movement.
2013 will see a new series of conferences and events,
casting a wider net for an even more dynamic variety
of speakers and topics.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett at Moving Secularism
Forward
Speakers and attendees chat after a panel discussion
at Women in Secularism
CSICon audience
CFI On Campus
CFI is deeply invested in student outreach
because we know that the students who involve
themselves with CFI On Campus groups are
those who will take leadership roles in all areas
of society in the coming years. More than simply
trying to spread the gospel of secularism and
increase the numbers on freethought groups’
email lists, CFI On Campus works toward the
organization’s larger mission by giving young
people a strong foundation in critical thinking,
activism, and compassion for their fellow
human beings.
CFI On Campus now boasts well over 200 affiliate
groups on high school and college campuses in the U.S., as well as 23 Canadian affiliates, with 30
other international affiliates in countries such as the UK, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, and Kenya.
They are supported with logistics, marketing assistance, and other resources when engaging in
activism or putting on events, such as 2012’s speaking tours of Richard Dawkins and Edward Tabash.
Jessica Ahlquist is CFI On Campus's volunteer
high school coordinator
Secular Organizations for Sobriety
For far too many people struggling with addiction, their only option for support is with organizations
that are either explicitly or covertly religious in nature, calling upon God or other supernatural power
to be their source of strength. For the nonreligious, this creates an untenable situation, which is why
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) is so crucial. SOS, a program of the Council for Secular
Humanism, holds meetings around the world, very often at or in affiliation with local CFI branches.
At SOS, sobriety is pursued with strategies based on science and reality, in the safe, anonymous company
of other individuals helping each other overcome their challenges without the imposition of religion
or dogma. In 2012, SOS held its fifth annual Festival of Recovery, in which over 600 people participated,
nearly doubling the total from 2011.
INQUIRY
There is nothing that informs the work and the aims of the Center for Inquiry more than humanity’s
freedom—and responsibility—to ask questions. At its best, our species has chosen as its calling the quest
to better understand all that surrounds us, and in so doing, better understand ourselves. While obstacles
such as religious dogma, superstition, and an innate fear of the new and unfamiliar often hinder this
pursuit, CFI works to foster a culture that encourages and facilitates the free exchange of ideas,
open and substantive debate, and the willingness and desire to ask difficult questions and challenge
long-held assumptions.
Magazines
CFI’s best-known avenues for this kind of intellectual exchange are its
world-renowned publications: SKEPTICAL INqUIRER, published by the Committee
for Skeptical Inquiry; and FREE INqUIRY, published by the Council for Secular
Humanism. For decades, these journals of the skeptic and secular communities
have brought research, opinion, and reporting from the world’s brightest
minds to legions of readers and have sparked meaningful debate and discus-
sion about who we are as a species, as a society, and as individuals.
For example, in 2012, FREE INqUIRY published a research report on the
astounding sums of tax revenue lost to churches’ and religious institutions’
exemptions for their activities and property, which inspired heated
discussion in the media. FREE INqUIRY also explored other volatile and
contentious topics through special features, publishing issues focused on
whether the United States can be considered a “Christian nation,”
the role of women in the freethought movement, and the challenge
of living one’s humanistic values.
SKEPTICAL INqUIRER, meanwhile, with its trademark doggedness and wit, blew
apart misconceptions, conspiracies, and even community-wide panics as no
other publication could. Within its pages in 2012, SKEPTICAL INqUIRER, through
the work of contributors and columnists such as Joe Nickell, Benjamin Radford,
Sharon Hill, Steven Novella, Massimo Polidoro, Harriet Hall, and many others,
investigated the hysteria surrounding a purported psychotic epidemic in a
New York high school; examined the psychological history of UFO sightings;
and explored in rich depth the intermingling between skepticism and great art.
And of course it stands, as CSI fellow Carl Sagan might have said, as a candle in
the dark against the never-ending cascade of pseudoscience, fake medicine, and spurious
claims of the paranormal.
CFI Institute
CFI offers rich educational experiences in both traditional and nontraditional classroom fora.
CFI Institute events are held in cities across America and as part of online courses accessible around the
world. During 2012, Institute events included a class in Pittsburgh on “Secularism on Campus” with Barry
Kosmin and in Indianapolis on “Defending Science” with Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef. The online
courses taught several hundred students during 2012, with some of the more popular courses including:
“Transhumanism” with instructor George Dvorsky; “Did Jesus Exist? Navigating the Debate” with instructor
Richard Carrier ; “What is Atheism?” with instructor John Loftus; “Critical Inquiry: The Appeal to Reason”
with instructor David Koepsell; and “Humanism, Atheism and Social Justice” with instructors Jennifer
Hancock and John Shook, director of the education program.
Camp Inquiry
How one’s thinking is influenced in childhood often determines how one will approach issues as an
adult—as an inquisitive, open-minded critical thinker or as someone who view issues through the prism of
dogma. We’re proud to sponsor a program that develops the power of critical thinking in kids. Camp In-
quiry is a weeklong adventure in discovery and friendship for kids aged seven to sixteen, held every sum-
mer in Holland, NY. The 2012 camp’s theme was “There’s an App for That.” Our 49 campers were armed
with the tools to help them cope with the barrage of information and supposed expertise that stream to
them in our digitized world. Guest presenters in 2012 included the Amazing James Randi, skeptic writer
Sharon Hill, skeptic podcaster Carrie Poppy, famed physicist David Willey, and education and creativity guru
Michael Cardus. Details on 2013’s Camp Inquiry are coming soon!
Secular Celebrant Training
Impacting society on a more deeply personal level, CFI proudly
offers training for the certification of secular celebrants, provid-
ing opportunities for the nonreligious to have someone who
reflects their worldview perform weddings, memorials, and
other "milestones of life" ceremonies. The CFI Secular Celebrant
program has been the subject of national discussion in 2012 as
its lawsuit in Indiana seeking equal recognition with religious of-
ficiants has sparked much debate—rest assured, this case and
the discussion surrounding it will continue into 2013.
CENTER FOR INQUIRYSECULAR CELEBRANT PROGRAM
Reba Boyd Wooden, Co-Director, CFI Secular Celebrant Program
has satisfied the requirements of the Center for Inquiry Secular Celebrant Program
and is a Certified Secular Celebrant.
Ronald A. Lindsay, President and CEO
This certifies that
Valid
INSIDE CFI
2012 saw CFI taking strong steps to maximize its impact by strengthening itself organizationally,
both in terms of its infrastructure and its personnel. These changes and additions are already
having a positive effect.
Infrastructure
Center for Inquiry established a new Executive Office in Washington, D.C., which houses its Office of
Public Policy and its D.C. branch organization, as well as serving as a second base of operations for the
president and C.E.O. Our organization is now better positioned than ever to influence policy, politics, and
diplomacy at the national and international levels. At the Amherst headquarters, CFI received a $40,000
grant from the James Hervey Johnson Foundation, which was used to help cover the costs of upgrading
computer equipment and software.
Personnel
New leaders were introduced to the CFI family, and many within the
organization shifted or were promoted to new roles. As Michael De Dora
took the helm at the Office of Public Policy, Syd LeRoy became director of
the New York City branch; former Council for Secular Humanism executive
director David Koepsell came back into the fold as a new instructor for the
CFI Institute; Paul Fidalgo came on board as the new director of communi-
cations, and Lauren Becker shifted from director of outreach to a newly
created position of director of marketing, effectively doubling CFI’s ability
to articulate and spread its message; CFI’s development team gained new
director Alan Kinniburgh and coordinator Tony Scinta; CFI’s publications
gained a new editorial team member in Sean Lachut; and Debbie Goddard
stepped in as the new director of outreach, joined by campus coordinator
Sarah Kaiser. This combination of institutional strength and experience
with enthusiastic and passionate fresh eyes has put CFI on track to have
an unprecedentedly successful 2013 and beyond
CFI AND THE MEDIA
The Center for Inquiry’s mission is to foster a society based on science, reason, and secular values, and in
pursuit of that mission, it is not enough to hope the national and global conversation turns our way.
This is why CFI is itself a broad and robust media platform—beyond even its highly influential magazines
FREE INqUIRY and SKEPTICAL INqUIRER—producing broadcasts and publications that help set the terms
of that conversation, and influence the public discussion about science, religion, politics, and culture.
CFI Podcasts
Point of Inquiry is CFI’s flagship broadcast, a weekly interview
podcast and radio program hosted by bestselling science
journalist Chris Mooney and opera star/neuroscientist/televi-
sion host Indre Viskontas. This past year, the popular online
news outlet Business Insider recommended Point of Inquiry
as one of the “Ten Best Podcasts,” declaring that the episodes
“present you with a clean, interesting dialogue where you’re
sure to learn something new.” 2012 guests have included such
luminaries as Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, Chris Hayes,
Daniel Dennett, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Greta
Christina, Lisa Randall, Oliver Sacks, and many others,
touching on topics both fascinating and controversial in
the worlds of science and religion, politics and psychology,
and secularism and skepticism.
In 2012, Point of Inquiry experimented with its first video
episode, and different avenues of production will
continue to be explored, including live shows, in the coming
year, all with a new roster of enlightening and stimulating
guests and topics.
Joining Point of Inquiry in CFI’s podcast roster in 2012 was The Human Bible, hosted twice-monthly
by biblical scholar and former Baptist pastor Robert M. Price. This program deconstructs and demystifies
this foundational (and allegedly infallible) book from a rational, secular, and non-ideological perspective—all
with a good dose of wit and humor.
And for those looking to experience some of what CFI presents at its various symposia and conferences,
the Center Stage podcast brings listeners thought-provoking lectures and presentations from the myriad
events held and sponsored by CFI and its affiliates and branches.
Point of Inquiry hosts Chris Mooney and
Indre Viskontas
CFI Free Thinking Blogs
CFI has established itself as a key influence in the skeptic and secular blogosphere with its network of
blogs, published under the banner Free Thinking. CFI leaders Ronald Lindsay and Tom Flynn have made
waves across the web with their substantive and sometimes controversial writings. Committee for
Skeptical Inquiry research fellows Joe Nickell and Benjamin Radford blog not only within their immediate
wheelhouses of science and skepticism, but take their expertise as skeptical investigators and apply it to
all areas of society and culture. Michael De Dora’s posts keep activists engaged in the public policy issues
relevant to our community, and John Shook regularly stirs thoughts and emotions with his musings on
philosophy and theology. Branch leaders like Reba Boyd Wooden and Jim Underdown keep readers
informed of issues and perspectives from the heartland and Hollywood (respectively). And this past year,
CFI introduced The Morning Heresy from Paul Fidalgo, a daily roundup of news and links of interest
to the CFI constituency, delivered with succinctness and a wry sense of humor.
CFI’s branches and campus affiliates also have a prominent voice on our website, with news and
updates on local events and controversies, as well as guest posts from students involved with CFI
on their college campuses.
Media Coverage
Of course, CFI makes its impact most broadly felt
by getting its message into—and influencing the
direction of—the wider media. In this regard,
2012 was a year of intense activity for CFI. With
the global furor over blasphemy and religious
freedom, battles over health care policy and a so-
called “war on women” based in religious doc-
trine, and new findings about the size and scope
of the nonreligious community in America, the
Center for Inquiry was uniquely qualified to act as
a source of expertise and insight for media out-
lets of all kinds.
2012 highlights include:
Appearances on CNN’s Situation Room, MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, NPR,
Voice of Russia, and local TV news and radio coverage across the country on such topics as the African
Americans for Humanism campaign and the lawsuit for secular marriage equality in Indiana.
CFI has also appeared in or been the subject of articles in the Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Jour-
nal, FoxNews.com, ABCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Huffington Post, Politico, Boston Globe, Bloomberg Busi-
nessweek, Indianapolis Star, Reason magazine, and many, many others. It is a trend of growing recognition
and respect from establishment media that will continue into the next year, and for years to come.
CFI president and CEO Ronald Lindsay on
CNN's Situation Room
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