Congress of Free Thought of the Americas
Under the aegis of the International Association of Free Thought
Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 16, 17 & 18, 2012
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Opening Fernando Lozada Welcoming Address Antonio Vergara “Scope of the Origins, Methods and Objectives of the IAFT” Ángel Jorge Clavero “State Secularism and Freedom of Conscience in Argentina, Latin America and the World: Progress and Prospects” Jacques Lafouge “Towards a Latin American Association of Free Thought” Elbio Laxalte Message from Read more…
Speech of David RAND (Canada) Spokesperson IAFT (Canada) President, Atheist Freethinkers (Montreal) Canada is not a secular country constitutionally, although secularism is a popular idea. The province of Quebec has moved further towards secularism than most of the rest of Canada, and popular support for secularism seems to be rising. Read more…
David Silverman (USA) President, American Atheists Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! American Atheists has been fighting organized religion and its influence on nonbelievers in the United States since 1963. As we enter our 50th year of business, we are seeing major changes in the religious landscape and I am thrilled Read more…
Christian Eyschen (France) Spokesperson IAFT (France) French National Federation of Free Thought (FNLP) Dear Friends and Comrades, Sisters and Brothers, I would like to share with you the feeling of profound happiness for having participated in this Congress. Also, on behalf of the International Association of the Free Thought as Read more…
Declaration of the National Congress of the French Free Thought (FNLP) in support of the Congress of the Americas By taking the initiative to gather at Oslo in 2011 a great number of secularist and Free Thinkers’ organizations from all the continents, the National Federation of the Free Thought (FNLP) Read more…