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Pat Churchland on the science of morality

July 28, 2011 No Comment

Pat Churchland’s “Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality” approaches the same topic Sam Harris did in “The Moral Landscape”, from a different perspective.

Same-sex marriage’s society-destroying record

July 28, 2011 6 Comments

We’ve often heard that if same-sex marriage is allowed, it will destroy society. People will be marrying lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats… Straight marriage will be so corrupted that the “sanctity of marriage” will disappear!

Humanist statement on terror attacks in Norway

July 28, 2011 1 Comment

On behalf of Humanists and other secular people across Europe and the rest of the world, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) express their profound sorrow at the mass murders in Norway.

BHA: English Baccalaureate harms Religious Ed, but RE needs reform

July 27, 2011 No Comment

The House of Commons Education Committee published their report today on the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBac), in particular looking at the impact on Religious Education (RE). The report found that a ‘focus on a fairly narrow range of…

Bryan Fischer Claims He Does Not Believe In "Imposing" His "Values"

July 27, 2011 No Comment

During Tuesday’s edition of Focal Point, the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer claimed he does not believe in “imposing” his values in the public square.
Come again?
This is the same Bryan Fischer who said that the gov…

Donnelly Denigrates The "San Francisco Military"

July 27, 2011 No Comment

The debt crisis might be the focus of most of the nation right now, but nothing can distract Elaine Donnelly from her campaign to prevent gay and lesbian soldiers from serving openly and honestly in our armed forces. Friday she told Frank Gaffney on Se…

Top Secular Headlines July 27, 2011

July 27, 2011 No Comment

Pakistan IJT influence: Pakistan Islamist student group IJT said to terrorize campuses – Los Angeles Times After philosophy students and faculty members rallied to denounce heavy-handed efforts to separate male and female students, Islamists on campus struck back: In the dead of night, witnesses say, the radicals showed up at a men's dormitory armed with [...]

Harvey: "Teens Will Suffer" From Anti-Bullying Efforts

July 27, 2011 No Comment

Linda Harvey of Mission America is speaking out against a grant to the anti-bullying group to help schools create “safe spaces” for LGBT students that are targeted for harassment. The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) sa…

Right-Wing Activists Explain How Daycare, Public Schools And Gay Rights Are Destroying Society

July 27, 2011 1 Comment

Jeffrey Kuhner of the Edmund Burke Institute for American Revival and the Washington Times joined Janet Mefferd yesterday to “analyze” what he called the progressive movement’s plot to “smash the family” and completely des…

Rick Perry Partners With Anti-Choice Extremist For Prayer Rally

July 27, 2011 No Comment

Yet another radical endorser has been added to the website of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s The Response prayer rally: Rob Schenck of Faith And Action. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Schenck was arrested along with Randall Terry “after t…

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Pat Churchland on the science of morality

Same-sex marriage’s society-destroying record

Humanist statement on terror attacks in Norway

BHA: English Baccalaureate harms Religious Ed, but RE needs reform

Bryan Fischer Claims He Does Not Believe In "Imposing" His "Values"

Donnelly Denigrates The "San Francisco Military"

Top Secular Headlines July 27, 2011

Harvey: "Teens Will Suffer" From Anti-Bullying Efforts

Right-Wing Activists Explain How Daycare, Public Schools And Gay Rights Are Destroying Society

Rick Perry Partners With Anti-Choice Extremist For Prayer Rally

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