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FEATURED ARTICLES For Atheists, Politics Proves to Be a Lonely Endeavor New York Times - United States As an atheist, Ms. Norman felt indignant about what she considered an intrusion of religious dogma into public policy. So she decided to hold a rally of ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/us/18religion.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
From Old Vials, New Hints on Origin of Life New York Times - United States A classic experiment exploring the origin of life has, more than a half-century later, yielded new results. In 1953, Stanley L. Miller, then a graduate student of Harold C. Urey at the University of Chicago, put ammonia, methane and hydrogen... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/science/17life.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Bush Aides Say Religious Hiring Doesn't Bar Aid New York Times - United States WASHINGTON — In a newly disclosed legal memorandum, the Bush administration says it can bypass laws that forbid giving taxpayer money to religious groups that hire only staff members who share their faith... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/washington/18discrimination.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Prof Richard Dawkins drives support for London's first atheist bus ... Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Buses emblazoned with adverts declaring "there's probably no God" will soon be travelling through the streets of London after the prominent atheist ... | ||
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(Some publications may require that you sign up for membership to view their article.) ATHEISM Atheist confronts religion East Tennessean Online Edition (subscription) - Johnson City,TN,USA Now that I've matured and developed, I am a "stalwart atheist" as Pat Cronin once hailed me. Seeing him play Henry Drummond in "Inherit the Wind" was a ...
Don't count us out USA Today - USA It erases vast numbers of Americans —not only atheists, agnostics and secularists, but also those who have turned away from the God and religion of the Old ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/10/dont-count-us-o.html
Dr. Mynga Futrell, Executive Director of Worldwide Brights ... MarketWatch - USA SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct 20, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- This award is presented each year by the Atheist Alliance International to the person whose ...
All aboard the Atheist Bus Campaign guardian.co.uk - UK In addition to the slogan, the adverts will feature the URLs of secular, humanist and atheist websites, so that readers can find out more about atheism as a ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/21/religion-advertising
Bagg: Waiting for our show Yale Daily News - New Haven,CT,USA Atheism is confused for immorality, and on that basis open atheists are effectively barred from elected office by the religious public's categorical ... http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25876
Arriving soon: atheist bus campaign gets off to a flying start guardian.co.uk - UK The UK's first atheist advertising campaign has beaten its funding target in less than 24 hours, raising more than five times the amount needed to have its ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/22/religion-atheist-dawkins-god
Atheist buses ready to roll across country after making £31000 in ... Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Atheist adverts declaring "there's probably no God" could be placed on buses across the country after a fundraising drive made five times the target amount ...
Atheists' MySpace page restored after hacking incident Secure Computing - Australia by Payday Loan Advocate | Oct 21, 2008 4:58 PM By Frank Washkuch The "Atheist and Agnostic Group" MySpace page has been reactivated, a month after the page ...
British Atheists Announce Plan for Bus Ads, and Contributions ... Washington Post - United States Atheism is far more popular, and socially and politically accepted, in Britain than in the United States. Many people who do not believe in God call ...
Atheists clamber on board in Dawkins-driven ad campaign Brand Republic - London,UK by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic 21-Oct-08, 15:20 LONDON - Advertisements promoting atheism are to appear on London buses starting in January following ... http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/855497/Atheists-clamber-board-Dawkins-driven-ad-campaign/
Atheists put faith in 'God-free' advertising Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland BRITAIN : "THE SKY'S the limit for atheists, even if we don't believe there's anyone up there." That was the cheerful forecast of Atheist Bus Campaign ... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1023/1224625124776.html
Atheists plan ad campaign on side of London buses The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London buses have God on their side — but not for long, if atheists have their way. The sides of some of London's red buses will soon carry ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5dT9_Mfzt50a2hTXDwEg0nhJweAD93VME6O0
Atheists Run Ads Saying God 'Probably' Doesn't Exist CNSNews.com - Alexandria,VA,USA Disturbed by the ads, she wrote an article in the Guardian newspaper suggesting that people donate around $8 apiece for bus ads touting atheism. ... http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=38019
Atheists for bus ad campaign Howrah News Service - Howrah,West Bengal,India By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Oct. 23: Come January, and London will have atheist buses, with the comment, "There's probably no God. ... http://howrah.org/World/34844html The quick answer is no, free will does not solve the problem of evil. I actually heard this argument last semester when Katrina Myers wrote a response to my ...
BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE The Book of Atheist Spirituality and Between the Monster and the ... Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom The Book of Atheist Spirituality rejects all claims of the supernatural. Spirituality of every variety is entirely contained within nature; he believes that ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/10/23/bocom123.xml
EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D. Expert education panel sparks doubts Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USABy Laura Heinauer One of the leading proponents of intelligent design and two scientists who say they have doubts about the theory of evolution are among ... http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/10/16/1016science.html
Martin says evolution debate isn't completely resolved Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA A conservative Republican from Clay Center, Martin actively supported state science standards critical of evolution after sitting through days of trial-like ... http://www.cjonline.com/stories/101908/loc_346097101.shtml
Churches can tout issues, not hopefuls Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA "I thought we were secular and we had separation of church and state," said Ruiz. Like Allred, he wondered whether the churches were treading on treacherous ... http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/10/19/20081019preachingissue1019.html
Washington Co. school board candiates discuss intelligent design ... Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA Candidates discuss their thoughts on whether intelligent design has a place in the classroom on page A3 of today's Herald-Mail. They also respond to another ... http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=206227&format=html
Evolution can't be ignored in board of ed race Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA The race for the District 4 seat on the State Board of Education heated up Monday over the issue of teaching evolution during a debate. ... http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/oct/21/evolution_cant_be_ignored_board_ed_race/?city_local
Creationists declare war over the brain New Scientist (subscription) - UK In August, the Discovery Institute ran its 2008 Insider's Briefing on Intelligent Design, at which Schwartz and Michael Egnor, a neurosurgeon at Stony Brook ...
SCIENCE Researchers examine evolution of genes that trigger the body's ... PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have traced the evolutionary origin of two genes that serve as primary cellular ... http://www.physorg.com/news143805921.html
How to Catch Evolution in the Act ABC News - USA By LEE DYE Scientists are planning to take advantage of global climate change and catch evolution in the act. They hope to collect millions of seeds from ... http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6082221&page=1
Tiny Juvenile Dinosaur Fossil Sheds Light On Evolution Of Plant Eaters Science Daily (press release) - USA ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2008) — One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered has been identified and described by a team of scientists from London, ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023222248.htm
Ghostly Glow Reveals Galaxy Clusters In Collision ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2008) — A team of scientists, including astronomers from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), have detected long wavelength radio emission from a colliding, massive galaxy cluster which, surprisingly, is not detected at the shorter wavelengths typically seen in these objects… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015144157.htm
Fine Balance: Class Of Spinal Cord Neurons Makes Sure That Sides Of Body Don't Get Ahead Of One Other ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2008) — Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But walking and running require a high degree of coordination between the left and right sides of the body. Now researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have shown how a class of spinal cord neurons, known as V3 neurons, makes sure that one side of the body doesn't get ahead of the other… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008150449.htm
First Gamma-ray-only Pulsar Observation Opens New Window On Stellar Evolution ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth. This object, known as a pulsar, is the first one known to "blink" only in gamma rays, and was discovered by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and international partners… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081016141421.htm
Bugs In The Gut Trigger Production Of Important Immune Cells, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — A new study reveals that specific types of bacteria in the intestine trigger the generation of pro-inflammatory immune cells, a finding that could eventually lead to novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015183450.htm
Neuroscientist Finds Transplanted Hand-to-brain Mapping 35 Years After Loss Of Limb ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — Four months after a successful hand transplant -- 35 years after amputation in an industrial accident at age 19 -- a 54-year-old man's emerging sense of touch is registered in the former "hand area" of the his brain, says a University of Oregon neuroscientist… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081009143652.htm
Einstein's Relativity Survives Neutrino Test ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — Physicists working to disprove "Lorentz invariance" -- Einstein's prediction that matter and massless particles will behave the same no matter how they're turned or how fast they go -- won't get that satisfaction from muon neutrinos, at least for the time being, says a consortium of scientists… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015144155.htm
Gorilla Study Gives Clues To Human Language Development ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — A new University of Sussex study provides evidence that gorilla communication is linked to the left hemisphere of the brain - just as it is in humans http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081016124524.htm
Study Looks At The Lives Of Boys Who Commit Dating Violence ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2008) — A new study sheds light on the lives of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends. In their own words, the young men often describe facing challenges such as growing up with troubled family lives, having little or no support when they began to fail at school, and witnessing violence in their own homes and communities… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014204448.htm
SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE Group asks IRS to investigate Ark. pastor's sermon The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A group that advocates separation of church and state asked the Internal Revenue Service on Friday to investigate an Arkansas ... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jGU_qZCJml6cBDyQCUQnlyOtOrTgD93SFMR00
The Winchester Star The Winchester Star - Winchester,VA,USA In the firestorm concerning the separation of church and state in recent years, evangelical voters have seized headlines, often calling for the nation to be ...
Bay area churches choose sides over Amendment 2 Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA Right now, however, one flavor of religion is dictating the state's definition of marriage, which I see as a violation of the separation of church and state ... http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article862214.ece
Americans United Advises Houses Of Worship To Refrain From ... Americans United - Washington,DC,USA Americans United for Separation of Church and State is advising houses of worship nationwide to respect federal tax law and stay out of partisan politics. ...
New Mexico Church Violated Federal Tax Law With Pro-Republican ... Americans United - Washington,DC,USA ... voters to support Republican candidates over Democratic ones, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told the Internal Revenue Service. ...
Group asks IRS to investigate Catholic bishop against Obama USA Today - USA In a letter sent to the IRS on Wednesday (Oct. 22), Americans United for Separation of Church and State accused Paterson Bishop Arthur Serratelli of illegal ... http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-10-22-irs-catholic-obama_N.htm
Ark. pastor challenges IRS with pro-McCain sermon Houston Chronicle - United States He just said, `This is who I'm going to vote for and here are the principles behind it,'" said Angela Roberson, who has been attending the church for about ... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/6060526.html
Some say line between Church, State being blurred NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego,CA,USA Could the lobbying be a violation of separation of church and state? Should political activity involving the church impact it's tax exempt status? ...
Bishop's column on abortion brings complaint on tax status The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA BY JEFF DIAMANT A group that advocates for separation of church and state has alerted the Internal Revenue Service to a column by Arthur Serra telli, ... http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1224822381165130.xml&coll=1
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