Unequaled Support of the Secular Community of Tucson and the Surrounding Area

Unequaled Support of the Secular Community of Tucson and the Surrounding Area

What is CFI of Southern Arizona? CFI of Southern Arizona, or CFI-SAZ, is a group of rationalists, skeptics, and humanists in and around the Tucson area (including Green Valley, Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Benson, and elsewhere) who have joined together to provide an ethical alternative to religious and paranormal worldviews, protect civil liberties, defend reason, and to work toward increasing scientific literacy in Arizona.

How CFI SAZ Supports Tucson To achieve this goal, CFI-SAZ sponsors: local events, activism, lectures and educational programs. We draw upon volunteers and Center for Inquiry Friends and supporters who are enthusiastic about our agenda and wish to take part in our movement. In addition, CFI-SAZ sponsors social events for freethinkers as well as intellectual programming, and assists with campus outreach.

Faces of CFI

Faces of CFI

Faces of CFI

Six Years of Secular Service 2004 Oct 1, 2004 What is CFI Zachary Minor Nov 1, 2004 Can We Do It? (workshop) Paul Taylor

Six Years of Secular Service 2005 Jan 1, 2005--Charting a New Course for Seculars, Skeptics, and Humanists--Taylors, Karches, Walp, Uhl, Tisdale Feb 20, 2005--Darwinian Evolution: Will the Conflict Ever End?--Dr. Thomas Lindell Mar 1, 2005--Neglected Aspects of the Evolution/Creation Controversy--Jerry Walp Apr 1, 2005--Quantum Entanglement--Dr. William Faris Dr Thomas Lindell Dr. William Faris

Six Years of Secular Service 2005 May 1, 2005--Book Review: The End of Faith by Sam Harris-- Dr. Stephen Uhl Jun 1, 2005--Life or Death--Who Decides?--Ila DeLuca Sep 18, 2005--Science & Religion: Role of Faith--Dr. Richard Poss Oct 16, 2005--The True Meaning of the Separation of Church and State --Dr. Edward Tabash Nov, 2005--Invitation to Inquiry: Will Secularism Survive?-- Dr. Paul Talyor Dec 12, 2005--Is It Getting Hot or is it Just Tucson?--Dr. Guy McPherson Sam Harris Dr Stephen Uhl Dr Richard Poss Dr Eddie Tabash Dr Guy McPherson

Six Years of Secular Service 2006 Jan 1, 2006--A Cosmic Perspective on Life--Dr. Gary E Mechler Feb 19, 2006--Spirituality, Religiosity & the Church--Dr. Roger Owen Mar 19--The God Part of the Brain --Dr. Matthew Alper Apr 17, 2006--Losing Faith in Faith --Dan Barker Apr 30, 2006--Exuberance, Moral Empathy, Reason, Creative Joy, & Planetary Ethics: A Turning Poing for Secular Humanism --Dr. Paul Kurtz Dr. Gary E Mechler Dr. Matthew Alper Dan Barker Dr. Paul Kurtz

Six Years of Secular Service 2006 May 21, 2006--Why Should Nostradamus Have all the Fun?--C.H. Mara Jun 18, 2006--The Evolution of an Idea: From the Galapogoas to the Origin of Species--Chuck Lemme July 16, 2006--Cosmic Mysteries James McGaha Aug 15, 2006--Imagine No Superstition --Dr. Stephen Uhl Chuck Lemme James McGaha Dr Stephen Uhl

Six Years of Secular Service 2006 Sep 15, 2006--Global Warming:Beyond the Headlines:Prospects for Humanity as Earth Heats Up - -Guy Mc Pherson + Oct 15, 2006--Belief Check: Are you Sure What you Believe is True?--James Underdown Nov 18, 2006--Sketches and Wit--Dave Fitzsimmons Dec 10, 2006--Darwin Made Me Do it: Secular versus Religious Ethics--D.J. Grothe Dr Guy McPherson James Underdown Dave Fitzsimmons D.J. Grothe

Dr. Richard Carrier Dr. William Faris Dr Guy McPherson Lori Lipman Brown Reba Boyd Wooden Dr Stephen Uhl Six Years of Secular Service 2007 Jan 14, 2007--Strengthening Our Secular Government: the First Secular Congressional Lobbyist Arrives in Washington --Lori Lipman Brown Feb 18, 2007--A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism: Sense & Goodness Without God --Dr. Richard Carrier Mar 17, 2007--Humanist Family Values --Reba Boyd Wooden Apr 17, 2007--Why Are Atheists So Angry?-- Faris/Uhl/Mcpherson

Six Years of Secular Service 2007 May 17, 2007--It's a Baby--Richard Hull Jun 7, 2007--The Celestial Vault: The Magic of Astrology --James McGaha July 7, 2007--No Heaven,No Hell--and I can Prove it--james H. Dee Aug 18, 2007--After Free Will--Shaun Nichols Richard Hull James McGaha Shaun Nichols

Six Years of Secular Service 2007 Sep 16, 2007--Origins of Religions-Imagine That--Jerry Walp Oct 21, 2007--Encourntering Naturalism-A World View --Tom Clark Nov 18, 2007--Separation of Church and State in the Millitary --Michael Weinstein Dec 9, 2007--Secular Comedy, History & Future of SAZ Tom Clark Michael Weinstein

Six Years of Secular Service 2008 Jan 20, 2008--God-The Failed Hypothesis --Dr. Victor Stenger Feb 17, 2008--Does God Talk Make Any Sense?--Richard Watts Mar 16, 2008--Nothing-Something to Believe In --Nica Lalli Apr 3, 2008--The Secular Conscience-Breaking Religion's Monopoly on Morality --Austin Dacey Apr 27, 2008--Why I am Not a Muslim? --Ibn Warraq Dr. Victor Stenger Nica Lalli Austin Dacey Ibn Warraq

Six Years of Secular Service 2008 May 18, 2008--Life or Death --Who Decides? (Final Exit)--Ila Deluca Jun 15, 2008--A Current Look at Alternative Medicine--James Lowell Jul 20, 2008--CFI/SAZ Picnic Reid Park--CFI/SAZ Member Aug 17--SOS Secular Organizations for Sobriety --James Christopher Ila Deluca James Lowell James Christopher

Six Years of Secular Service 2008 Sep 14, 2008--Naturalism & the Philosophy of the Mind (Started Using UMC-DuVal Auditorium) --Terry Hogan U of A) Oct 15, 2008--No God. Now What? Lecture 1 (Series of 6)(Secular Humanism-Jim Gressinger)--CFI/SAZ Member Oct 19, 2008--A Nation of Suckers--DJ Grothe Nov 9, 2008--No God. Now What? Lecture 2 (Series of 6) (The Problem of Scripture-Jim Gressinger)--CFI/SAZ Member Nov 9, 2008--What Lots of Scientists and The Rest of Us Need to Learn About Science--Judah Rosenblatt Dec 21, 2008--No God. Now What? Lecture 3 (Series of 6) (The Dangers of Faith-Gil Shapiro)--CFI/SAZ Member Dec 21, 2008--Invasion of the Galapagos (Chuck Lemme) --CFI/SAZ Member Jim Gressinger D.J. Grothe Gil Shapiro Chuck Lemme

Six Years of Secular Service 2009 Jan 18, 2009--No God. Now What? Lecture 4(Series of 6) (Why so Many people Still Believe-Stephen Uhl)--CFI/SAZ Member Jan 18, 2009--The World as I see it. (Daily Star Cartoonist)--David Fitzsimmons Feb 15, 2009--No God. Now What? Lecture 5 (Series of 6) (Atheist Ethics- Stephen Uhl)--CFI/SAZ Member Feb 15, 2009--Honoring Darwin's Birthday-Revisiting his Theory (Dr. Joanna Masel --U of A)--Joanna Masel U of A Mar 15, 2009--No God. Now What? Lecture 6 (Series of 6) (Benefits of Secular Humanism-Jim Gressinger)--CFI/SAZ Member Mar 15, 2009--Atheism & Religion-Can We find Common Ground -- Watts/Shapiro Dr Stephen Uhl Dave Fitzsimmons Dr. Joanna Masel Jim Gressinger Gil Shapiro

Six Years of Secular Service 2009 Apr 12, 2009--Interpreting Climate Change Information-- Crimmins U of A Apr 12, 2009--Movie-"Letting Go of God" --Julia Sweeney May 17, 2009--Wing Span (Different Families)Wing Span Local May 17, 2009--Wing Span follow up Jun 7, 2009--Losing My Religion: How I Lost My faith-- William Lobdell Jun 7, 2009--The Evolution of Religions--Video/Jared Diamond Julia Sweeney William Lobdell Jared Diamond

Six Years of Secular Service 2009 Jul 19, 2009--Dr. Jasser Discusses the movie "The Third Jihad--Dr. Jasser Aug 16, 2009--Progress Toward Imagine Extrasolar Planets--Dr. Matt Kenworthy/Dr. John Codona Aug 16, 2009--Choice, Self-Determination, and the Tragedy of the Georgia Four An Overview--Ila Deluca Sep 20, 2009--Saz Picnic (Reid Park) Sep 29. 2009--Secular Humanism Has Shaped History and Politics(Lecture1)--Jim Gressinger M. Zuhdi Jasser, MD Dr. Matt Kenworthy Dr. Johanan Codona Ila Deluca Jim Gressinger

Six Years of Secular Service 2009 Oct 6, 2009--The Problem with Scripture(Lecture 2)--Jim Gressinger Oct 13, 2009--A Critical Analysis of God, Faith and Relgion"(Lecture 3) Oct 20, 2009--Why Do So Many People Still Believe in God?( Lecture 4)--Dr. Stephen Uhl Oct 25, 2009--The Present State of Koranic Studies: Or Why There Ain't No Virgins in Paradise--Ibn Warraq, Ph.d. Oct 27, 2009--Can Atheists Be Moral, Ethical and Happy?(Lecture 5)--Dr. Stephen Uhl Nov 3, 2009--Making The Case for Secular Humanism & Group Discussion(Lecture 6)--Shapiro, Gressinger, Uhl Nov 15, 2009--Religion & Science-A Personal Quest for the Scientific Method --Dr. John Thompson Dec 13, 2009--Magic, Science and Skepticism-A Natural Relationship--D.J. Grothe Jim GressingerDr Stephen Uhl Ibn Warraq Gil Shapiro D.J. Grothe

Six Years of Secular Service 2010 Jan 24, 2010--Subjection and Escape --Lisa Bauer Feb 21, 2010--Charitable Choice, Faith Based Initiatives - Religious Freedom Reformation-What does it mean?--toni Van Pelt Feb 21, 2010--How to effectively lobby the Arizona Legislature--Kyrsten Sinema Mar 20, 2010--Not the Impossible Faith: Why Christianity Didn't Need a Miracle to Succeed--Dr. Richard Carrier Lisa Bauer Kyrsten Sinema Toni Van Pelt Dr. Richard Carrier

Six Years of Secular Service 2010 Apr 18, 2010--Are They Really Out There?--James MaGaha May 23, 2010--Humanism in Star Trek--Susan Sackett Jun 20, 2010--How to Best Interact With Your Legislator-- AZ Rep. Paula Aboud Jul 10, 2010--No Meeting (Vacation) Aug 15, 2010--God on Trial--Richard Morris James McGaha Susan Sackett AZ Rep. Paula Aboud Richard Morris

Images from 2010