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FEATURED ARTICLES Texas State Board of Education approves new curriculum standards Dallas Morning News “We need to have students compare and contrast this current view of separation of church and state with the actual language in the First Amendment,” said ... http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/052110dnedusboeupdate.2671ec55.html State's Supreme Court May Rule On Century-Old 'No-Aid' for Religious ... The Ledger Flynn said a Florida Supreme Court ruling could set a bright line separation between government and religious programs that could be mirrored nationwide. ... http://www.theledger.com/article/20100521/NEWS/5215022/1374?p=2&tc=pg Fargo atheist to get ISNOGOD license plate Jamestown Sun AP - BISMARCK, ND A Fargo atheist has won an appeal to get a personalized license plate declaring there "ISNOGOD." North Dakota transportation officials ... http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/apArticle/id/D9FVF8102/ ATHEISM Blacks, Mirroring Larger US Trend, 'Come Out' As Nonbelievers Huffington Post (blog) "You commit social suicide as a black person when you say you're an atheist." Bey and other black atheists, agnostics and secularists are struggling to ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/24/blacks-mirroring-larger-u_n_587854.html Teachers accused of bullying atheist 7Online WSVN-TV "Ms. Rodriguez was saying that she's an atheist and that she doesn't believe in God," Toni Calloway said. Rainer and Robinson overheard a conversation ... http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI88085/ Teacher Accuses Coworkers of Sprinkling Her With 'Holy Water' Because She's an ... ABC News ... FRIEDMAN Two Florida teachers have been put on desk duty after a fellow teacher accused them of sprinkling "holy water" on her because she's an atheist. ... http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-teachers-accused-sprinkling-holy-water-atheist-coworker/story?id=10739596 Atheist Turkish family wins case on compulsory religion classes Hurriyet Daily News An administrative court in Istanbul has ruled that the child of an atheist couple can be exempt from compulsory religion classes at a primary school, ... http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=atheist-family-wins-the-case-on-religion-classes-2010-05-26 Florida teacher alleged coworkers poured “holy water” on her for being atheist Justice News Flash Pompano Beach, FL—After an atheist teacher claimed two self-proclaimed Christians poured “holy water” on her during class, the accused teachers were placed ... http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2010/05/27/coworkers-poured-holy-water-on-her-for-being-atheist_201005274475.html BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE 'Nomad,' by Ayaan Hirsi Ali San Francisco Chronicle By Ayaan Hirsi Ali For the very few of us who have chosen atheism over Islam, the world is a dangerous place. Radical clerics call for our death and ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/21/RVRG1DBB80.DTL Book review Nomad A Personal Journey through the Clash of Civilisations Scotsman In a move that seems almost designed to compound Ali's problems, this self-proclaimed atheist argues that the Christian churches should proselytise among ... http://news.scotsman.com/books/Book-review-Nomad-A-Personal.6312382.jp Charles Darwin Reimagined As Absolute Badass (VIDEO) Huffington Post (blog) (satire) Evolution has never seemed this action-packed. Darwin, if I remember correctly, is regarded as having been very meek. Which makes Dana Carvey's Darwin all ...3 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/24/charles-darwin-reimagined_n_587534.html EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D. The evolution of emotion: Charles Darwin's little-known psychology experiment Scientific American (blog) In addition to publishing his theory of evolution, Darwin wrote books about coral reefs, earthworms and carnivorous plants. But the eminent naturalist made ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=the-evolution-of-emotion-charles-da-2010-05-24 Questions raised about 'Ardi' as man's ancestor The Associated Press NEW YORK — Last fall, a fossil skeleton named "Ardi" shook up the field of human evolution. Now, some scientists are raising doubts about what exactly the ... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbeoT7UVejy3nQodKBfYAaQ28N_gD9FVB6L00 SCIENCE Breaking the Logjam: Improving Data Download from Outer Space ScienceDaily (May 22, 2010) — Satellite systems in space keyed to detect nuclear events and environmental gasses currently face a kind of data logjam because their increasingly powerful sensors produce more information than their available bandwidth can easily transmit... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100519092702.htm Cassini Heading to Saturn's Titan After Tagging Enceladus ScienceDaily (May 22, 2010) — NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on its way to a flyby of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after capturing some stunning images of Enceladus. One view shows the hazy outline of Titan behind Saturn's rings, with the dark curve of Enceladus at the bottom... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100521210426.htm Low-Cost, Ultra-Fast DNA Sequencing Brings Diagnostic Use Closer ScienceDaily (May 22, 2010) — Sequencing DNA could get a lot faster and cheaper -- and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics -- thanks to a new method developed by a research team based at Boston University. The team has demonstrated the first use of solid state nanopores -- tiny holes in silicon chips that detect DNA molecules as they pass through the pore... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100519163840.htm Hubble Finds a Star Eating a Planet ScienceDaily (May 21, 2010) — The hottest known planet in the Milky Way galaxy may also be its shortest-lived world. The doomed planet is being eaten by its parent star, according to observations made by a new instrument on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS). The planet may only have another 10 million years left before it is completely devoured... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100521191622.htm What Makes Music Sound So Sweet (or Not) ScienceDaily (May 21, 2010) — Ever since ancient times, scholars have puzzled over the reasons that some musical note combinations sound so sweet while others are just downright dreadful. The Greeks believed that simple ratios in the string lengths of musical instruments were the key, maintaining that the precise mathematical relationships endowed certain chords with a special... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520131431.htm Probing the Dark Side of the Universe: In Search of Primordial Gravitational Waves ScienceDaily (May 21, 2010) — Advancing into the next frontier in astrophysics and cosmology depends on our ability to detect the presence of a particular type of wave in space, a primordial gravitational wave. Much like ripples moving across a pond, these waves stretch the fabric of space itself as they pass by. If detected, these weak and elusive waves could provide... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520141216.htm Clue to Antimatter Conundrum: Physicists Find Evidence for Significant Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry ScienceDaily (May 21, 2010) — Scientists of the DZero collaboration at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have announced that they have found evidence for significant violation of matter-antimatter symmetry in the behavior of particles containing bottom quarks beyond what is expected in the current theory, the Standard Model of particle physics... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520212139.htm Scientists 'Boot Up' a Bacterial Cell With a Synthetic Genome ScienceDaily (May 20, 2010) — Scientists have developed the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome. They now hope to use this method to probe the basic machinery of life and to engineer bacteria specially designed to solve environmental or energy problems... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520131435.htm SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE Texas Board Approves Controversial Curriculum Standards Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) Last year, the board approved changes in science-curriculum standards so that they now raise questions about evolution and global warming. ... http://chronicle.com/article/Texas-Board-Approves/65661/ New Texas School Curriculum Re-Writes History Afro American Last year, the same board voted to revise the state science curriculum to de-emphasize theories of the Big Bang, evolution, and cell formation, according to ... http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story.htm?storyid=1302 Texas board approves social studies standards that perceived liberal bias Washington Post By Michael Birnbaum The Texas state school board gave final approval Friday to controversial social studies standards that minimize the separation of church ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/21/AR2010052104365.html?hpid=moreheadlines Fargo man appeals after rejection of atheist license plate Bismarck Tribune By EMILY COLEMAN Bismarck Tribune | Posted: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:05 pm | (27) Comments A Fargo man says the state has violated the separation of church ... http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/article_bf0ff282-6557-11df-9bb3-001cc4c03286.html Chaplain invokes Christ at ceremony for fallen troopers Richmond Times Dispatch Rob Brown, senior policy analyst at the Washington-based Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the issue of sectarian prayer at ... http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/CHAP22_20100521-222806/346192/ Enfield Church Graduation Battle Heads to Federal Court NBC Connecticut By BRAD DRAZEN The separation of church and state issue in Enfield will be decided in federal court. Earlier this month, the ACLU filed suit over the ... http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/ACLU-Takes-Enfield-Church-Graduation-Fight-to-Federal-Court-94729869.html College backs down from excluding graduation prayer AZ Central.com (blog) ... is far from the norm, said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a Washington, DC-based organization. ... http://www.azcentral.com/news/Blog/LiveWire/84251 Judge Visits Church At Center Of ACLU vs. Enfield Graduation Battle Hartford Courant That vote prompted a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and a group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State, seeking a court ... http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-aclu-church-school-20100525,0,7348194.story ACLU wants apology from MSU-Northern for graduation prayer KXLH Helena News The ACLU says invocation and benediction prayers at the ceremony violated constitutional protections of the separation of church and state by referencing ... http://www.kxlh.com/news/aclu-wants-apology-from-msu-northern-for-graduation-prayer/ Galloway Township adopts prayer-protection policy Press of Atlantic City "As for separation of church and state, I don't see it as crossing that line because by simply opening the meeting with a prayer, we're not letting the ... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_35036748-686a-11df-a203-001cc4c002e0.html Henderson County Commission Discussing Prayer In Meetings News Channel 7 We asked Chairman Bill Moyer if he thought praying before the meetings was an issue of the separation of church and state and he says, “I really don't. ... http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/may/26/henderson-county-commission-discussing-prayer-meet-ar-214040/ Atheist appeals denial of ISNOGOD license plate Grand Forks Herald Magee, a 47-year-old who hosts an atheist radio show Saturdays on KNDS 96.3 FM, said he'd prefer to see all the personalized plates mentioning God pulled. ... http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/162769/ Atheist activist says state funds for Bald Knob Cross are unconstitutional Southeast Missourian By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian ALTO PASS, Ill. -- A Chicago-area atheist activist today will ask the Friends of the Bald Knob Cross to return $25000 ... http://www.semissourian.com/story/1637318.html Atheist license plate sparks debate WDAY Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - A Fargo man is being denied a personalized license plate by the DOT, based on his atheism. Brian Magee is appealing his case for a ... http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/34055/ Governor Meets Civil Union Supporters KITV Honolulu He emphasized separation of church and state, and said, “no one's civil rights should be limited by another's religious beliefs and prejudices. ... http://www.kitv.com/news/23677113/detail.html Friends of Bald Knob Cross, atheist to meet tonight The Southern ALTO PASS - One of Illinois' self-proclaimed leading atheists will meet tonight with a volunteer fundraising group for the Bald Knob Cross of Peace. ... http://www.thesouthern.com/news/local/article_ad9e631c-67b9-11df-a4e0-001cc4c002e0.html Rob Sherman, Chicago-Area Atheist, Threatens To Sue Illinois Over Grant For Cross Huffington Post (blog) He suggested the city slicker fashioning himself as "the state's best-known atheist activist" shouldn't hold his breath that any money will be handed back. ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/27/rob-sherman-chicago-area_n_592552.html High Court challenge to stop Bideford council prayers BBC News The legal move was prompted by Bideford atheist councillor Clive Bone, who has failed to have the prayers stopped. The NSS believes religion should be ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/devon/10171461.stm Judge To Rule In Church Case Regarding Enfield Graduations FOX CT The plaintiffs — two seniors and three parents who have asked to remain anonymous — say that use of the church violates the separation of church and state ... http://www.ctnow.com/news/connecticut/hartford/hc-bridgeport-enfield-aclu0528-20100527,0,7733065.story Senate Passes Leno Bill Strengthening Religious Freedom California Chronicle The Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), reaffirms the separation of church and state and clarifies under ... http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/159255 Ashburn: 'No longer willing or able to remain silent' on gay issues Sacramento Bee (blog) Leno said in a statement that the bill reaffirms separation of church and state and "simply affirms that California is a diverse state and that we can all ... http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/2010/05/ashburn-no-long.html MISCELLANEOUS Are College Professors Less Religious than the General Population? Free Market Mojo (blog) About 35% of professors said they were absolutely sure God exists, while 21% believe, but are not sure. 10% of professors said they were atheist while 13 ... http://freemarketmojo.com/?p=9960 =================================== |