Express
yourself!
Campaign for Free Expression Essay
Contest
The Campaign
for Free Expression is a CFI initiative to focus efforts and
attention on one of the most crucial components of freethought:
the right of individuals to express their viewpoints, opinions,
and beliefs about all subjects—especially religion.
To encourage free expression and to emphasize the importance of
this fundamental right, CFI and its sister organization, The Council
for Secular Humanism, are sponsoring this
contest.
Free
Expression Essay Contest: Students enrolled
in an accredited college or university are invited to submit an
essay about "The Importance of Free Expression and Its Limits
(If Any)." Each entry must address the question of what
limits national governments or recognized international bodies,
such as the United Nations, may justifiably place on free
expression. First prize is $2,000
(USD).
"Preserving the right to uncensored
expression is important not only because it is indispensable for
an objective examination of truth claims—it is no accident
that dictatorships uniformly suppress speech—but also
because it has intrinsic value. Human dignity requires the
freedom to express oneself as an individual." — Ronald A.
Lindsay, CFI President and CEO
For more information
about the Campaign
for Free Expression, please e-mail info@centerforinquiry.net.