Daily Archives: February 10, 2014

Announcing CFI Canada’s New NED

by | February 10, 2014

Fellow freethinkers: Concluding an intensive selection process, the Board of Directors of CFI Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Adriaans as its National Executive Director (NED). Adriaans joins CFI Canada from a progressive 22-year charitable sector career with many recognized and respected Canadian charitable agencies. Most recently, Adriaans was Director Regional Operations… Read more »

Religious Books Sneaking into Science Sections in Book Stores

by | February 10, 2014

Last week I engaged in vigilante book re-categorization at Chapters-Indigo. I moved Stephen Meyer’s book from the Science section to the Religion section. I had written Chapters-Indigo last year (more on this below) and they had agreed to re-categorize the book, so I wasn’t sure what happened at this store and I was too tired… Read more »

Les écoles catholiques sont poison

by | February 10, 2014

Christopher Karas a student at École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Famille in Mississauga knows just how poisonous Catholic Schools can be. According to a Toronto Star article, Christopher Karas, a Grade 12 student at École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Famille, claims he has been repeatedly belittled by teachers and administration for being gay. Karas’ complaints about his treatment and… Read more »

“Spaghetti Monster” Poster Offensive to Religion

by | February 10, 2014

According to the website Politics.co.uk, a “‘Spaghetti Monster’ poster [was] banned for being offensive to religion.” Secular students at a London university have had a poster featuring a ‘flying spaghetti monster’ banned by union officials, out of fear it would cause offence to religious students. Oh, the poor religious students: someone should tell them religion… Read more »