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The Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles
is
a branch of CFI-Transnational,
an educational nonprofit organization that explores and advances
critical thinking, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values through
education, outreach, and social services.
To learn more about
who we are, and the services we offer our surrounding communities,
please visit the links on the navigation bar of our web site or
contact us at
info[at]cfiwest.org.
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The Center for Inquiry Institute and CFI—Los Angeles
are proud to host a two-day conference on
Confronting
Religion With Reason
Promoting science, reason, and secular values
among a religious majority
February 17-18, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
With John Shook, Eddie Tabash, Louise M.
Antony, and Doug Geivett
Learn more
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We recently asked some supporters at CFI-Los
Angeles their reasons for supporting CFI...
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Ross Blocher
My favorite part of
CFI-LA is the people it attracts... |
Wendy Hughes
At CFI-LA I have found a
network of caring friends... |
Louise Monaco
I started looking for an
intellectual and social locus... |
Carrie Poppy
Since I left religiosity
for reason, CFI has become my home... |
Read what CFI-LA
supporters are saying »
What's Your Reason?
Let us know what CFI
means to you! Send
an email to
testimonials[at]centerforinquiry.net with
your personal story.
If you would like CFI to consider publishing your
testimonial on our website or in other materials, please
complete, sign, and mail a release
form (.pdf)
to:
Center for Inquiry
P.O. Box 741
Amherst, NY 14226
Testimonials for which we do not have a signed form on
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Support Science, Reason, Freedom
of Inquiry and Secular Values
Become a
Friend of the Center!
Basic level
Friends of the Center
membership entitles you to free admission
to our
twice-monthly programming; discounts on books,
magazines,
 conferences, workshops, and merchandise;
and invitations to special events offered only to
Friends.
In addition, local businesses offer discounts to our
members through our
Friends of
the Friends program.
Give a one-time donation, or become a sustaining
member.
Basic membership starts at $60/year,
or $5/month for sustaining membership. To
compare membership levels and
benefits, go to
http://centerforinquiry.net/img/cfi_member_benefits.jpg.
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 Center
for
Inquiry
Offers Cash to
Rapture Victims
~Live Last Days in Comfort~
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CFI-L.A.
Executive Director Jim Underdown's blog:
www.hollywoodrealitycheck.com
Read about Jim's interview at Moment Church in Irvine
here.
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feed
your brain
Lecture
Series
These events feature fascinating
authors, scholars, and luminaries from many fields that
expand our knowledge and understanding of the world and the
people who inhabit it.
Held twice monthly on Sundays.
Learn more
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DVDs
can
also be purchased in our
bookstore or by calling
(323)
666-9797.
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Celebrating Rites of Passage
Marriages & Civil Unions
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Funerals & Memorials
Namings & Graduations
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Retirements
As we pass through
life, we celebrate many occasions filled with joy and love,
accomplishment and striving, loss and grief. The message of the
humanist is emphasis on the potential goodness of life -
humanist ceremonies are ingredients to a life well lived.
CFI-L.A. can provide celebrants to officiate at the above
celebrations and can also provide facilities.
For
information about celebrants,
contact Jim Underdown at jimu[at]cfiwest.org or
call (323) 666-9797 ext. 101. |
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Skeptic Check with
Jim Underdown
Are We
Alone? is
a science radio show produced at the SETI
Institute,
carried
on public radio stations
and podcast sites. One episode a
month is devoted
to critical thinking and regularly features "Hollywood
Reality Check" with CFI-L.A.'s
Executive Director Jim Underdown. The
show is available as a
download here (http://radio.seti.org) and
is podcast as
Are We
Alone.
Are
We A Blog?,
SETI's
companion to the Are We Alone radio
show, now features
coffee lid UFO photos
by Jim Underdown.
Jim Underdown can also
be heard in this podcast of the Skeptics' Guide
to the Universe, following the interview with
Teller (of Penn & Teller):
www.theskepticsguide.org.
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Check out our Wish List
at Amazon.com!
All
donations to CFI are
tax-deductible, but
donations of items on
our
Wish List go
directly toward
improving our Hollywood
facility. Help us make
CFI-L.A. a more
comfortable and enjoyable
place to visit.
Make a tax-deductible
donation today!
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