a lecture and booksigning this week of possible interest

CFI Featured Events

The Secular Conscience:
Why Belief Belongs in Public Life

Presented by Austin Dacey, PhD, Representative to the United Nations, Center for Inquiry

The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life

The open, secular society is in retreat. Religion is a public matter as never before, and secular values - personal autonomy, toleration, separation of religion and state, and freedom of conscience - are attacked on all sides and defended by few.


It is time for a bold rethinking of the nature of conscience and its role in public life. Dacey urges liberals to lift their self-imposed gag order and argues for a secularism based on the objective moral value of questions of conscience. Conscience, like the press in an open society, should be protected from coercion and control, not because it is private but because of its vital role in the public sphere.

Join us to hear Austin speak about a compelling ideal for the future of the open, secular society.

CFI Featured Events

The Secular Conscience:
Why Belief Belongs in Public Life




Southeast Michigan
Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:30pm-8:00pm
Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 2800 S. Rochester Road
Rochester Hills, MI. (View Map)

This event is FREE and open to the public.
Austin Dacey will be available for book a signing at 6:30 pm with the presentation following at 7:00pm.
The Secular Conscience will be available for purchase at the event.
For additional information visit our website: www.cfimichigan.org or contact Jennifer Beahan: email info@cfimichigan.org, or call 616-698-2342.