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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 Center for Inquiry was established in 1991 by Paul Kurtz and was formed by the combining of two similarly focused organizations. Namely, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism.

The Center for Inquiry was founded in 1991 by Paul Kurtz and was formed by the combining of two similarly focused organizations. Namely, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) and the Council for Secular Humanism.

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>