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FEATURED ARTICLES Good Without God Tonic A coalition of eight atheist organizations, collectively called the Big Apple Coalition of Reason, is looking to raise awareness of atheism with a ... http://www.tonic.com/article/atheist-subway-advertising-campaign/ Teach both evolution and creationism say 54% of Britons guardian.co.uk More than half of British adults think that intelligent design and creationism should be taught alongside evolution in schoolscience lessons – a proportion ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/25/teach-evolution-creationism-britons Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in France, fined $600K THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Paris court convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more ... Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in France, fined $600K. ... http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_church_of_scientology_convicted_of_fraud.html Atheist group has similar campaigns in cities across US Boston Globe “The point of this 'Good without God' campaign is to reach out to the millions of humanists, atheists, and agnostics living in the United States,'' said ... http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/28/in_subway_ads_atheist_group_reaches_out_to_hubs_faithless/ ATHEISM Coalition promotes atheism in subway stations NYU Washington Square News by Samantha Cook An advertisement sponsored by a coalition of eight New York City atheist and secularist groups will appear in 12 major Manhattan subway ... http://nyunews.com/news/2009/oct/22/atheism/ Billboard in the Loop Spreads Atheist Message WGNtv.com The Chicago Coalition of Reason is trying to change the way people think about atheists. You might have noticed a new billboard at the corner of lasalle and ... http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-atheist-billboard-in-chicago-oct22,0,7680726.story Ex-bishop preaches a kinder atheism Toronto Star It deserves more respect than the neo-atheists pay it, he figures, and less obedience than religionists generally insist on. Though little known in these ... http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/714568--ex-bishop-preaches-a-kinder-atheism Atheism At A Subway Station Near You NBC New York This is not the first time an Atheist ad campaign has hit the city. In July, The New York City Atheists put advertisements that said "You don't have to ... http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Atheism-At-A-Subway-Station-Near-You-65991557.html Atheist group releases ad campaign on Boston subways WHDH-TV Ads promoting atheism are showing up on many Boston MBTA trains and some commuters are wondering if they go too far. "It's not my viewpoint but it sounds ... http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO128171/ BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE A Plant's-Eye View of Desire and Evolution New York Times As a book “The Botany of Desire” weaves together evolution, biology, psychology, literature, poetry, philosophy and Greek myth. Inevitably, some of that ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/arts/television/25jens.html A 'Collision' Of Beliefs: Atheist Vs. Theologian NPR Last fall, the journalist, literary critic and proud atheist, Christopher Hitchens, went on a debating tour with Pastor Douglas Wilson. ... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114115179 NOVA | Intelligent Design on Trial Science is "Exhibit A" in a landmark trial on the teaching of evolution... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/intelligent-design-trial.html EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D. Darwin Lives! Modern Humans Are Still Evolving TIME "That rate of evolution is slow, but pretty similar to what we see in other plants and animals. Humans don't seem to be any exception," Stearns says. ... http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1931757,00.html Alachua publisher enlists Kirk Cameron to promote criticism of Darwin Gainesville Sun Cameron recently defended the plan in People magazine, saying, “Atheism has been on the rise for years now, and the Bible of the atheists is 'The Origin of ... http://www.gainesville.com/article/20091024/ARTICLES/910229925/1004?Title=Alachua-publisher-enlists-Kirk-Cameron-to-promote-criticism-of-Darwin In the Muslim world, creationism is on the rise Boston Globe “American scientists have presented evidence that Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong,” the article opened. “The team announced yesterday that Ardi's ... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/10/25/in_the_muslim_world_creationism_is_on_the_rise/?page=1 Creation vote surprise Brisbane Times LONDON: More than half of British adults - 54 per cent - believe intelligent design and creationism should be taught alongside evolution in school - a ... http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/creation-vote-surprise-20091026-hgqo.html Britons back lessons on creationism The Press Association But of those, 54% said it should be taught together with ideas about intelligent design and creationism. Supporters of creationism reject the concept of ... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jNch2zlhAbeuVngLrvT2C0szGfOQ Poll finds over half of Britons support teaching Creationism and Intelligent ... IBTimes A Mori poll has found that over half of Britons believe Creationism and Intelligent Design should be taught alongside Evolution in science lessons. ... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20091026/poll-finds-over-half-britons-support-teaching-creationism-and-intelligent-design-along-with-evolutio.htm Darwin teaching 'divides opinion' BBC News Those opting for evolutionary theory "together with other possible perspectives, such as intelligent design and creationism" ranged from 38% in Spain to the ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8322781.stm SCIENCE Can We 'Learn To See?': Study Shows Perception Of Invisible Stimuli Improves With Training ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2009) — Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's Journal of Vision reveals that our brains can be trained to consciously see stimuli that would normally be invisible... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091021172659.htm Reproduction: Why Having A Mate Provides An Evolutionary Advantage Over Self-fertilization ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2009) — OK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for longer lives when they opt for a mate... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091021133856.htm Looking For The Origins Of Music In The Brain ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2009) — Music serves as a natural and non-invasive intervention for patients with severe neurological disorders to promote long-term memory, social interaction and communication. However, there is currently no plausible explanation of its neural basis for why and how music affects physical and psychosocial responses... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020111412.htm Scientists Bend Nanowires Into 2-D And 3-D Structures ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2009) — Taking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two- and three-dimensional structures with correspondingly advanced functions... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091021101816.htm Is Unknown Force In Universe Acting On Dark Matter? ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2009) — An international team of astronomers have found an unexpected link between mysterious 'dark matter' and the visible stars and gas in galaxies that could revolutionise our current understanding of gravity... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022154644.htm Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2009) — The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. The cluster is located about 10.2 billion light years away, and is observed as it was when the Universe was only about a quarter of its present age... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022114307.htm Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2009) — As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over the entire visible ring system for about four days... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091023163519.htm Galileo's Notebooks May Reveal Secrets Of New Planet ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2009) — Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new theory by a University of Melbourne physicist... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090709095427.htm Seeing Previously Invisible Molecules For The First Time ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2009) — A team of Harvard chemists led by X. Sunney Xie has developed a new microscopic technique for seeing, in color, molecules with undetectable fluorescence. The room-temperature technique allows researchers to identify previously unseen molecules in living organisms and offers broad applications in biomedical imaging and research... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091023104704.htm Sensing Disasters From Space: 'Earth Binoculars' See Our Planet Through An Astral Lens ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2009) — One small step for mankind is now a leap for averting natural and man-made disasters on earth... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022153635.htm SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE Woman files suit to stop prayer abc13.com The lawsuit says by allowing open prayer, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim or any other religion, it violates the separation of church and state. ... http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7079107 Atheists Now After Ministers' Housing Allowances Opposing Views ... Pacific Justice Institute is filing court papers this week to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed Friday by well-known atheist Michael Newdow. ... http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-atheists-now-after-ministers-housing-allowances-r-1256320692 Orthodox Union effective, but controversial NewsOK.com Diament says his organization is concerned about the separation of church and state. "We would never seek government funding for the direct funding of ... http://www.newsok.com/orthodox-union-effective-but-controversial/article/feed/98099 Warren man sues after county denies permission to put up nativity The Detroit News "Every Christmas holiday, militant atheists, acting like the Taliban, use the phrase 'separation of church and state' -- nowhere found in our Constitution ... http://www.detnews.com/article/20091026/METRO03/910260402/1409/METRO Group sues commission in removal of Jesus display Detroit Free Press The commission had expressed concerns about the nativity display after complaints from a group that supports separation of church and state, according to ... http://www.freep.com/article/20091026/NEWS04/91026042/1001/NEWS/Group-sues-commission-in-removal-of-Jesus-display 'Save The Cross Fund' Ready For Donations KSBW ... raised legal questions over the separation between church and state, and the city expects a lawsuit to be filed once the cross is replaced. ... http://www.ksbw.com/news/21428769/detail.html Courthouse Bible plaintiff now targets Houston council prayer Houston Chronicle ... Anne Clutterbuck, saying the council's prayers have gotten so overly Christian they violate the First Amendment separation of church and state. ... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6686568.html Barred From Field, Religious Signs Move to Stands New York Times Even Caleb Wickersham, a 17-year-old atheist from nearby southern Tennessee, acknowledges that fans are exercising a legal right to free speech. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27cheerleader.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1256918588-tzKAkuNIZwnKfYWsQAO9Xg Cumberland County freeholders seek to cut cost of planned cemetery chapel Press of Atlantic City Magazzu said the county has obtained legal advice indicating that constructing the chapel does not violate the separation of church and state tenet because ... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cumberland/article_48ac8a04-c351-11de-8e1f-001cc4c03286.html First Battle of the 2009 Christmas Season over Nativity Displays; Federal ... Right Side News ... letter claimed the presence of the nativity display on the public median violated the "constitutional principle of separation of church and state. ... http://www.rightsidenews.com/200910277021/culture-wars/first-battle-of-the-2009-christmas-season-over-nativity-displays-federal-lawsuit-filed.html Michigan Man Sues for Right to Put Back Family's Nativity Scene on Public Median FOXNews Satawa's permit application was later denied because it "clearly displays a religious message" and violated "separation of church and state," Macomb County ... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570308,00.html?test=latestnews Church service at Forks center sparks debate Allentown Morning Call Is rental agreement a violation of the separation of church and state? Meeting is set. By Christopher Baxter OF THE MORNING CALL A lease signed two months ... http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a14_3forks.7069029oct29,0,1816410.story MISCELLANEOUS Robert Crumb explores the Bible's dark side in comic book Genesis guardian.co.uk His father, a former marine, was an atheist and his home secular, but the young Crumb was sent to Catholic school in order to receive a disciplined ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/22/robert-r-crumb-genesis-cartoon Friendly Atheist by @hemantmehta » Which Religion Should I Follow? Oct 21, 2009 ... Lucky me, I turned out atheist, which means this chart is 100% accurate for .... You can be an Atheist and a Buddhist at the same time. ... http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/21/which-religion-should-i-follow/ =================================== |