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CFI Communities are groups of rationalists, skeptics, and humanists which sponsor local events, activism, lectures and educational programs. The Communities draw upon volunteers and Center for Inquiry Friends and supporters who are enthusiastic about our agenda and wish to take part in our movement.

The Long Island, NY Community offers an opportunity to put your principles into practice by joining other rationalists to work for positive change in society. In addition, the Long Island, NY Community sponsors social events for freethinkers as well as intellectual programming, and assists with campus outreach.

CFI Communities provide an ethical alternative to religious and paranormal worldviews. In this time of rising religiosity, anti-intellectualism and political turmoil on ethical issues, it is critical that rationalists and freethinkers join together to protect civil liberties, defend reason, and work toward increasing scientific literacy.

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Featured News

CFI Community News

CFI Community of Long Island's Gerry Dantone in Newsday's "Letters to the Editor"

Newsday, June 25, 2009

In April, Bishop Murphy wrote in a Newsday op-ed ["Our history of conscience rights is threatened," Opinion, April 9] that "Freedom of conscience today is recognized as a basic human right," one "belonging to all… Full Entry »

Featured Events

DRINKING SKEPTICALLY

Mar 22

Join us for CFI-LI’s first monthly “Drinking Skeptically!” Meet other local atheists, agnostics, humanists, skeptics, and other freethinkers. Gather to discuss beliefs, philosophies, current events -- and make new friends. This meetup is run by Amy Frushour Kelly and takes place once a month at TJ Finley’s, a great pub for beer snobs and beer lovers alike. Don't drink? Don't let that stop you… Full Entry »

Monthly forum - featuring Dr Peter Brancazio, author of “The Bible from Cover to Cover”

Apr 2

The Friday, April 2, 2010 forum at 7PM will feature Dr. Peter Brancazio, author of the outstanding guide to the bible, "The Bible from Cover to Cover."

Tonight's topic, "A Visit to a Small Planet: An Alien Sociologist's Report on the Phenomenon of Terrestrial Religion". Basically, this is an attempt to show how extraterrestrials (observing… Full Entry »

Monthly Freethought Meetup Group

Apr 6

Join Chris McDougal, an instructor at Suffolk Community College, for a monthly meetup at "The Riff" 1517 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY (just north of the Port Jefferson LIRR train station.) For a map go to http://atheists.meetup.com/728/venue/817082 . For info on the meet-up go to … Full Entry »