| ||
FEATURED ARTICLES Humanist group has faith in people Sunday, February 15, 2009 Dozens of times a day, red streetcar No. 2004 trundles up and down Canal Street, past nine churches and a couple of cemeteries planted thick with Christian crosses, rumbling along a street that soon will be choked with thousands of New Orleanians celebrating Mardi Gras ahead of the austerity of Lent... http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-33/1234678965117890.xml&coll=1 Is the Supreme Court About to Kill Off the Exclusionary Rule? By ADAM COHEN - Published: February 15, 2009 In 1957, the Cleveland police showed up at Dollree Mapp's home looking for a bombing suspect. Ms. Mapp would not let them in without a search warrant, but they entered anyway. The police did not find the bomber, but they came across a trunk containing "lewd and lascivious" books and pictures... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/opinion/16mon4.html?_r=1&th&emc=th Federation of atheists launched Politics.co.uk - London,UK By politics.co.uk staff A national student body of atheists and secularists will be formed today to represent the interests of non-believers across the ... http://www.politics.co.uk/news/legal-and-constitutional/federation-of-atheists-launched-$1270501.htm Oklahoma bill promoting discussion of 'alternative theories' to ... The Canadian Press - OKLAHOMA CITY ... allowed classroom discussion of alternative theories to evolution, along with other topics where science conflicts with religious or moral viewpoints. ... http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hRqXK8tNQ9bpI1QMRTdtnQiHxR5A ATHEISM The New Atheism, and Something More New York Times - United States By PETER STEINFELS If the label "new atheists" has been accorded to a fistful of polemicists who set out to counter in-your-face religion with in-your-face ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/14beliefs.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 52%: YES THERE IS GOD 48%: NO THERE ISN'T GOD Globe and Mail - Canada As of late this week, the Canadian Atheist Bus Campaign had generated $43200 in online donations - more than seven times Mr Hammond's initial $6000 target ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090214.ATHEISTS14/TPStory/National City of Ottawa quizzed over atheist ad rejection Calgary Herald - AB, Canada Ottawa is being questioned over why it rejected atheist ads proclaiming "There's probably no God," similar to the ad pictured on British buses. ... http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/City+Ottawa+quizzed+over+atheist+rejection/1295881/story.html Atheism bus advertising stalls in Italy MarketWatch (press release) - USA GENOA, Italy, Feb 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Atheists' first rolling advertisement in Italy got off to an ignominious start Monday when the bus touting ... http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/atheism-bus-advertising-stalls-italy/story.aspx?guid=%7B13C06053-9005-48ED-B55B-0D394E1B79CB%7D&dist=msr_1 OC Transpo rejects atheist bus ads Centretown News - Ottawa,ON,Canada By Maggie de Barra The "atheist bus" campaign was momentarily bound for Ottawa, but OC Transpo has ruled out allowing provocative advertisements bearing a ... http://centretownnewsonline.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=741&Itemid=126 Councillors to review atheist bus ads Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada The atheism ads, which say: "There's probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life," began in Britain and have spread around the world. ... http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Life/Councillors+review+atheist/1301987/story.html Council to decide whether OC Transpo should take pro-atheism ads Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada OTTAWA — City council will decide whether OC Transpo buses should accept ads from an atheist group, after its transit committee deadlocked in a tied vote. ... http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/Council+decide+whether+Transpo+should+take+atheism/1303023/story.html The march of the atheist movement Independent - London,England,UK The launch of the National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies – which the founders have agreed to shorten to the abbreviated AHS ... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-march-of-the-atheist-movement-1627061.html Public transit to steer clear of atheist ad controversy Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls,Ontario,Canada Now stop worrying and enjoy your life" to promote atheism. The Canadian association borrowed the slogan from a similar campaign in Britain. ... http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1442896 Ottawa transit committee votes to keep atheist ads off city buses London Free Press - Canada By THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Ottawa's transit committee has voted to support a decision by OC Transpo to reject an atheist group's advertisement. ... http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/02/19/8447286.html First were the buses. Now atheists get a student society guardian.co.uk - UK The National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies launches today to mobilise non-believers. The "anti-God squad", as it is happy to ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/19/atheist-student-society BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE An American Foundation: Separation of Church and State is Expected Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA Bill Greer, economist and vice president of Milligan College, a Christian college, says the separation of church and state is necessary for the school to ... http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/an_american_foundation_separation_of_church_and_state_is_expected/20326/ 10 books beyond belief: a freethinking foundation for your kids Examiner.com - USA Atheist Primer: Did You Know All The Gods Came from the Same Place? by Madalyn Murray O'Hair, illustrated by Joe Kirby (American Atheist Press, ... http://www.examiner.com/x-591-Childrens-Book-Examiner%7Ey2009m2d16-10-books-beyond-belief-a-freethinking-foundation-for-your-kids It's Darwin's Birthday: But Can You Answer the Intelligent Design ... NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA Even if you do not believe in Intelligent Design do you know how to answer their objections to evolution? If you do not wish to have creationism taught in ... http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=25491 EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D. Worlds of science and atheism interlink on Darwin Day InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK Find out how to recognise symptoms and minimise the risk to yourself with Street Doctor's Dr Ayan Panja. Full Story Events are taking place across the UK ... http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/health/science/worlds-science-and-atheism-interlink-on-darwin-day-$1268470.htm Evolution site draws legal challenge San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA The celebrations of his 200th birthday coincide with an anti-evolution lawsuit that has just landed him on the doorstep of the US Supreme Court. ... http://wwwsfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/13/MNM915T5JB.DTL What Biology And Evolution Can Teach Us About Our Safety: Tribute ... Science Daily (press release) - USA 13, 2009) — When it comes to our own security, says UCLA behavioral ecologist Daniel T. Blumstein, there is much we can learn from biology and evolution. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161123.htm Evolution education for K-12 teachers needs beefing up, says CU ... Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA "The questions we are asking ourselves as scientists and educators is what the problem is here, and what are the objections to evolution," he said. .. http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=49694526 Oklahoma bill to promote intelligent design talk fails NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA "Senate Bill 320 is a wolf dressed in sheep's skin," Lerblance said, predicting it was a first step toward teaching intelligent design in Oklahoma schools. ... http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-bill-to-promote-intelligent-design-talk-fails/article/3346291 Group to shun NO over evolution law 2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA A big reason, Satterlie said, is because of an evolution measure that Jindal signed last year and that the Legislature overwhelmingly approved. .. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/39699157.html Utah policy on evolution helps land science conference Salt Lake Tribune - United States "Utah, in contrast, passed a resolution that states that evolution is central to any science curriculum," the letter continued. ... http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11731609 Blaine woman trying to get anti-evolution initiative on state ballot Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA Hoyle disagrees with Struiksma and says it's OK to teach evolution in schools. He argues that evolution is a legitimate scientific theory, ... http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/800162.html SCIENCE Humans And Chimpanzees Genetically More Similar Than One Yeast Variety Is To Another ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2009) — There may be greater genetic variation between different yeasts of the same species than between humans and chimpanzees. This is one of the findings of a study from the University of Gothenburg that is being published in the scientific journal Nature. This study heralds a new era in evolutionary genetics research -- the mapping of an individual's DNA... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114325.htm White-nose Kills Hundreds Of Bats Near Abandoned Mines In Pennsylvania ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2009) — Several hundred little brown bats are dead from White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) in Lackawanna County, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking to residents for help uncovering other sites where this deadly disorder may have surfaced... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203172713.htm When It Comes To Elephant Love Calls, The Answer Lies In A Bone-shaking Triangle ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2009) — Many a love-besotted soul has declared they would move the world for their true love, but how many actually accomplish that task in their quest to unite with a lover... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161038.htm Tracking The Digital Traces Of Social Networks ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2009) — Why do we create and maintain social networks? Most people can immediately think of a few natural reasons -- we get something from the interaction, or the person is nearby and is close to us in proximity, age or gender... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161031.htm Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies: Stars Packed Together In Early Universe A Million Times More Closely ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2009) — In our Galaxy, we are used to the idea that even the nearest stars are light years away from the Sun. But a team of scientists led by Professor Pavel Kroupa of the University of Bonn think things were very different in the early Universe... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212093900.htm Astronomers Unveiling Life's Cosmic Origins ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2009) — Processes that laid the foundation for life on Earth -- star and planet formation and the production of complex organic molecules in interstellar space -- are yielding their secrets to astronomers armed with powerful new research tools, and even better tools soon will be available... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212161814.htm SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE Italy crucifix row teacher barred BBC News - UK The separation of church and state is set down in the post war Constitution. It is designed to give equal status to all religions. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7897802.stm MISCELLANEOUS Man Sues Pennsylvania for Rejecting Business Name By SEAN D. HAMILL The name, I Choose Hell Productions, was turned down because state law restricts names that include blasphemy, cursing or "that profane the Lord's name." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/us/19penn.html?_r=1 Norway criminalizes blasphemy "The Norwegian parliament has amended the Penal Code to criminalize blasphemy in the wake of the republication of Danish cartoons that lampooned Prophet Muhammad... http://tribes.tribe.net/2012the-end-times/thread/a3aab696-6423-42c3-a265-fae57b8ae4b9 | ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
|
| ||
|
| ||
|