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Results from a Survey of the Nonreligious

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Aug 5, 2009 in Links, News | 0 comments

Via CFI News: Luke Galen, an associate professor at Grand Valley State University (Grand Rapids, Mich.), reported on the Non-Religious Identification Survey (NRIS), which he conducted in conjunction with the Center for Inquiry, a secular think tank. “NRIS is the first study of its type to direct a full range of sociological survey questions to a population of ‘nones,’ as they have come to be known,” said Thomas Flynn, editor of Free Inquiry. (“Nones” are respondents who tell...

The IIG Awards Honors James Randi

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Jun 30, 2008 in Videos | 1 comment

Last Monday, June 23, Eric (my hubby-to-be) & I went to the Second Annual IIG Awards at CFI West. Keep in mind, I am rarely star struck, but James Randi truly lived up to the title “The Amazing”. I remember watching him on the television, performing tricks and debunking psychics. He is still full of energy and very, very entertaining. Randi performed the rope tricks he made famous on the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson. On this occasion, I had the honor of assisting the legendary...