Irenaeus, Siteadmin, Check users, oversight, Administrators
351,626
edits
Changes
→Demographics of web visitors to the Center for Inquiry website. Majority of web visitors are men
For 2015, CFI reported gross income of $5.1 million and assets at the end of that year of $1.6 million. President Ronald Lindsay drew a salary of $99,215.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/docs/2015-cfi-990.pdf|title=Center for Inquiry IRS Form 990|format=PDF|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>
For 2015, CFI reported gross income of $5.1 million and assets at the end of that year of $1.6 million. President Ronald Lindsay drew a salary of $99,215.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centerforinquiry.net/docs/2015-cfi-990.pdf|title=Center for Inquiry IRS Form 990|format=PDF|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>
== Center for Inquiry accused of sexism by the atheist Rebecca Watson ==
== Center for Inquiry and accusations of sexism ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]] and [[Atheism and women]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]]
According to the atheist [[Rebecca Watson]], the atheist [[Lawrence Krauss]] sexually harassed a woman onboard a cruise ship conducted by the Center for Inquiry.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref> Specifically, Watson said Krauss propositioned the woman to engage in a threesome and the woman complained to CFI about the matter.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref>
[[File:Rebecca watson portrait 2011.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|A 2011 portrait of [[Rebecca Watson]] ]]
In ''[[The Nation]]'', Katha Pollitt wrote in ther article ''Atheists Show Their Sexist Side'':
{{Cquote|At the 2013 Women in Secularism conference, Ron Lindsay, CEO of the Center for Inquiry, gave what was widely regarded as a condescending lecture to the women in attendance, accusing them of feminist bullying. (After a huge outcry, he apologized. That was good.)<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/atheists-show-their-sexist-side/ ''Atheists Show Their Sexist Side''] by Katha Pollitt, ''The Nation''</ref>}}
=== Center for Inquiry accused of sexism by atheist Rebecca Watson ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and women]]
According to the atheist [[Rebecca Watson]], the atheist [[Lawrence Krauss]] sexually harassed several women onboard a cruise ship conducted by the Center for Inquiry.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref> Specifically, Watson said Krauss propositioned the woman to engage in a threesome and the woman complained to CFI about the matter.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref>
Rebecca Watson indicates the CFI decided to bury this complaint and allowed Krauss to be on one of its subsequent cruises.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref>
Rebecca Watson indicates the CFI decided to bury this complaint and allowed Krauss to be on one of its subsequent cruises.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wI_kS3lrYs Jeffrey Epstein, Lawrence Krauss, and Firing your Heroes into the Sun]" by [[Rebecca Watson]]</ref>
== Sikivu Hutchinson criticizes Center for Inquiry's all white board of directors ==
== Center for Inquiry and its lack of racial diversity ==
=== Sikivu Hutchinson criticizes Center for Inquiry's all white board of directors ===
''See also:'' [[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and racism]]
''See also:'' [[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and racism]]
The [[secular humanism|secular humanist]] document Human Manifesto II, which was written in 1973 by Paul Kurtz and Edwin H. Wilson, decried racism and it declared:
The [[secular humanism|secular humanist]] document Human Manifesto II, which was written in 1973 by Paul Kurtz and Edwin H. Wilson, decried racism and it declared:
{{cquote|The beginnings of police states, even in democratic societies, widespread government espionage, and other abuses of power by military, political, and industrial elites, and the continuance of unyielding racism, all present a different and difficult social outlook. In various societies, the demands of women and minority groups for equal rights effectively challenge our generation.<ref>[http://americanhumanist.org/humanism/humanist_manifesto_ii Humanist Manifesto II]</ref>}}
{{cquote|The beginnings of police states, even in democratic societies, widespread government espionage, and other abuses of power by military, political, and industrial elites, and the continuance of unyielding racism, all present a different and difficult social outlook. In various societies, the demands of women and minority groups for equal rights effectively challenge our generation.<ref>[http://americanhumanist.org/humanism/humanist_manifesto_ii Humanist Manifesto II]</ref>}}
=== Atheist Kavin Senapathy on Center for Inquiry's lack of racial diversity ===
The atheist Kavin Senapathy wrote on the Center for Inquiry's lack of racial diversity
{{Cquote|Last October, however, I received a letter from CFI suggesting that “we part ways” and dismissing me from my role as co-host of Point of Inquiry. I believe the dismissal was a response to my outspoken views on CFI’s negligence toward matters of race and diversity — issues that the organization has often sidestepped in the past. If that is indeed the case, it sends a discouraging message. At a moment when racist pseudoscience is making a disturbing comeback, skeptics shouldn’t shy away from talking about race — and we can’t afford to overlook the white privilege among our own ranks.
THE CENTER for Inquiry has frequently been criticized for its indifference to matters of race, diversity, and social justice. That indifference is reflected in its demographics. At the last three CSIcons, I was the only non-white presenter in the lineup. The Center’s 10-member board of directors includes just one non-white person and two women.<ref>[https://undark.org/2020/02/20/center-for-inquiry-race-pseudoscience/ Opinion: The Skeptics Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Racial Inequality] by Kavin Senapathy</ref>}}
In response to atheist Kavin Senapathy's criticism of CFI's lack of racial diversity, CFI pulled all the articles/episodes of Senapathy from their website.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2020/03/19/the-depth-of-cfis-commitment-to-free-speech-can-only-be-measured-with-an-atomic-force-microscope/ The depth of CFI’s commitment to free speech can only be measured with an atomic force microscope] by PZ Myers</ref>
== Center for Inquiry's website loss of Google referral web traffic ==
''See also:'' [[Internet atheism]]
[[File:Center for Inquiry Google referral traffic SEMRush 7-29-2022.png|thumbnail|1200px|center|The Center for Inquiry's website lost a large majority of its Google referral web traffic from its peak Google referral traffic according to the leading web marketing website SEMRush.
<br />
<br />
Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics.]]
== Demographics of web visitors to the Center for Inquiry website. Majority of its web visitors are men ==
''See also:'' [[Atheist websites appear to receive significantly less traffic from women]]
[[File:Demographics of website visitors to the Center for Inquiry website as of 1-16-2023 Similarweb.com data .jpg|center|thumbnail|1500px|According to SimilarWeb.com, the [[Center for Inquiry]] website receives a majority of its web traffic from men.<ref>[https://www.similarweb.com/website/centerforinquiry.org/#demographics Demographics of web visitors to the Center for Inquiry website - Similarweb.com]</ref> ]]
{{Clear}}
== Richard Dawkins and Center for Inquiry translation project to reach more Muslims ==
== Richard Dawkins and Center for Inquiry translation project to reach more Muslims ==