Center for Inquiry

The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit educational organization formed to promote secularist values. It is the largest secularist organization in the U.S.^[1][2][3]

In 2016, the Center for Inquiry merged with the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science to become the largest secularist organization in the U.S.^[3][4] The organization was started by humanist philosopher Paul Kurtz. In 2008, attorney Ron Lindsay became leader of the organization.^[5] In 2016, Robyn Blumner, the executive director of the Dawkins Foundation, became the new leader.^[6]

1. ↑ "Secular group condemns secret DNC ploy to out Bernie Sanders as atheist - The Daily Dot". The Daily Dot. 25 July 2016.
2. ↑ Cooke, Bill (30 December 2009). Dictionary of Atheism, Skepticism, and Humanism. Prometheus Books. ISBN 9781615923656 – via Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Richard Dawkins' Atheist Organization Merges with Center for Inquiry - World Religion News". 26 January 2016.
4. ↑ Hutchinson, Sikivu (26 January 2016). "#AtheismSoWhite: Atheists of Color Rock Social Justice". HuffPost.
5. ↑ LeDrew, Stephen (1 October 2015). The Evolution of Atheism: The Politics of a Modern Movement. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-022519-3 – via Google Books.
6. ↑ Service, Religion News (21 January 2016). "Atheists Form Super Group, Name Woman To Top Leadership Role" – via Huff Post.