CFI Montreal

This event will be hosted by Fiérté Montréal in collaboration with CFI Montreal friends, “Irreverand James and the Critical Mass Choir”, a local godless gospel band. Many CFI members and allies will be attending the “Flag Raising” in the presence of Gilbert Baker, the designer of the rainbow flag that became the symbol of LGBT...

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CFI-Canada has been a long-time supporter of LGBT rights, and a participant in pride parades across the nation. In Montreal, CFI has walked in Fierté Montréal parade since 2010. Our motto, “Stop faith-based bigotry,” is a reminder that most of the barriers held up against LGBT equality are religiously motivated, as highlighted by the recent battle to...

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Hello fellow freethinkers. This month we were going to be reading “Why People Believe Weird Things”  By Michael Shermer. This book not only deals with religion but also goes into the “wonderful world of woo”, and even alien abductions. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression...

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In the desert of Utah hides Colorado City, the oldest polygamist compound in the United States. Here men have plural wives and raise their children by the strict code of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religion (FLDS). After his rise to power, the prophet Warren Jeffs began a systematic effort to cleanse his flock. He...

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“Neurotalk” is becoming a staple of our popular culture. TV Series, Sitcoms, Movies, Newspapers, even president Obama are now talking about the brain! Neuroscience discoveries, popping on media frequently, stir hopes in those of us hit by neurological illness, and anxieties for those of us who fear to be hit by them: Alzheimers, Autism, Depression anyone? We...

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