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[[File:Paul Kurtz.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Paul Kurtz]] was the founder of the Center for Inquiry. ]]

[[File:Paul Kurtz.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Paul Kurtz]] was the founder of the Center for Inquiry. ]]

The '''Center for Inquiry''' (CFI) is a nonprofit organization. Its main mission is to foster a secular society based on [[Secular humanism|secular humanist]] values.  CFI has headquarters in Amhurst, New York and Washington, DC,<ref name=merger>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/news/cfi-rdf-merger-complete/|title=Two Great Freethought Organizations Are Now One|date=December 31, 2016|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref> and also has number of locations around the world.

The '''Center for Inquiry''' (CFI) is a nonprofit organization. Its main mission is to foster a secular society based on [[Secular humanism|secular humanist]] values.  CFI has headquarters in Amhurst, New York and Washington, DC,<ref name=merger>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/news/cfi-rdf-merger-complete/|title=Two Great Freethought Organizations Are Now One|date=December 31, 2016|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref> and also has number of locations around the world.

The main programs are the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism, along with the Office of Public Policy, CFI On Campus, African Americans for Humanism, and the CFI Institute.<ref name=merger/> The CFI Institute partners with the Graduate School of Education of the State University of New York at Buffalo to offering the accredited Ed.M. program in Science and the Public, available entirely online.<ref name=inst>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/education/|title=Education|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>  

The main programs are the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Council for Secular Humanism, along with the Office of Public Policy, CFI On Campus, African Americans for Humanism, and the CFI Institute.<ref name=merger/> The CFI Institute partners with the Graduate School of Education of the State University of New York at Buffalo to offering the accredited Ed.M. program in Science and the Public, available entirely online.<ref name=inst>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/education/|title=Education|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>  

On October 10, 2010, a contentious exchange between members of the [[Secular Humanism]] faction of atheism founded by Paul Kurtz and the atheist Ron Lindsay was caught on tape.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hniP6Ivr5g Video - Part one][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Video - Part 2]  During the exchange Ron Lindsay said that infighting has been occurring within the Secular Humanism faction of atheism for years.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2WgcPaul Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>  

On October 10, 2010, a contentious exchange between members of the [[Secular Humanism]] faction of atheism founded by Paul Kurtz and the atheist Ron Lindsay was caught on tape.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hniP6Ivr5g Video - Part one][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Video - Part 2]  During the exchange Ron Lindsay said that infighting has been occurring within the Secular Humanism faction of atheism for years.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2WgcPaul Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>  

A Paul Kurtz supporter said that Kurtz was censored by Ron Lindsay and his supporters and driven out of the organization that he founded (Center for Inquiry).<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>   

A Paul Kurtz supporter said that Kurtz was censored by Ron Lindsay and his supporters and driven out of the organization that he founded (Center for Inquiry).<ref name="youtube.com">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>   

Lindsay claimed, however, that Kurtz voluntarily resigned from the organization he founded and Kurtz was never censored. Furthermore, Lindsay said that Kurtz's idea of a "planetary federation" was impractical.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>  Kurtz countered that he was never allowed to publish why he resigned from the organization and that he was censored by the organization that he founded.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2Wgc Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>

Lindsay claimed, however, that Kurtz voluntarily resigned from the organization he founded and Kurtz was never censored. Furthermore, Lindsay said that Kurtz's idea of a "planetary federation" was impractical.<ref name="youtube.com"/>  Kurtz countered that he was never allowed to publish why he resigned from the organization and that he was censored by the organization that he founded.<ref name="youtube.com"/>

== Sikivu Hutchinson's criticism of Center for Inquiry and RDF merger ==  

== Sikivu Hutchinson's criticism of Center for Inquiry and RDF merger ==