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Evolutionary cooperation

September 29, 2011 No Comment

Here’s a lecture on evolutionary cooperation by PZ Myers. Ok, it’s pretty long, but it’s worth downloading and watching (or even listening as the video doesn’t catch most of the slides). Click on World Humanist Congress 2011 08/13/11 07:32AM. Cooperation … Continue reading →

FFRF billboards revere Hartford’s famed “irreverents” — Twain and Hepburn

September 29, 2011 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation will be welcoming attendees to its national convention the weekend of Oct. 7-9 in Hartford, Conn., with two 14×48-foot billboards honoring freethinker Mark Twain and native daughter and atheist Katharine Hepburn.

Alabama city police chief tries to reform inmates in church

September 29, 2011 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a strong letter of protest on behalf of a local complainant to Bay Minette, Ala. judges, regarding an off-the-wall proposal from Bay Minette Police Chief Mike Rowland to have first-time offenders attend church services in lieu of incarceration.

Impaired Judgment: Justice Scalia just doesn’t know when to stop talking

September 29, 2011 3 Comments

It didn’t get much attention, but Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave an interesting address recently at a Catholic university in Pittsburgh.

Clergy should be wary of Religious Right attempts to politicize churches

September 29, 2011 No Comment

‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Is Stunt To Lure Churches Into Illegal Electioneering, Watchdog Group Says

‘If believers try to invoke their beliefs as a defence for treating other people badly, the law is right to prevent them’

September 29, 2011 No Comment

Domestic courts have been right to uphold human rights and equalities law and principles in dismissing cases of alleged Christian discrimination, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has stated today.

Alabama town’s ‘Jesus or Jail’ policy violates Constitution

September 29, 2011 No Comment

Bay Minette May Not Force Offenders To Choose Between Going To Jail Or Going To Church, Says Church-State Watchdog

Autism and atheism

September 29, 2011 3 Comments

A new paper on the potential links between autism and lack of god-belief has caught the attention of the blogosphere. You can read Razib’s take on it over at Gene Expression.

Kirkwood Claims Gay Rights Are "An Affront To The Most Holy God"

September 28, 2011 No Comment

Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality had as his guest today Chicago pastor and radio show host John Kirkwood. While speaking with LaBarbera, Kirkwood likened gays and lesbians to heroin users and said that supporting gay rights is…

Are Value Voter Summit organizers hiding Bryan Fischer’s involvement?

September 28, 2011 No Comment

Last month, we asked why Bryan Fischer was not being pictured among the confirmed and invited leaders to the upcoming Values Voter Summit.
Fischer has been a featured speaker for each of the last two years at the event and has always been prominently f…

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Evolutionary cooperation

FFRF billboards revere Hartford’s famed “irreverents” — Twain and Hepburn

Alabama city police chief tries to reform inmates in church

Impaired Judgment: Justice Scalia just doesn’t know when to stop talking

Clergy should be wary of Religious Right attempts to politicize churches

‘If believers try to invoke their beliefs as a defence for treating other people badly, the law is right to prevent them’

Alabama town’s ‘Jesus or Jail’ policy violates Constitution

Autism and atheism

Kirkwood Claims Gay Rights Are "An Affront To The Most Holy God"

Are Value Voter Summit organizers hiding Bryan Fischer’s involvement?

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