THE FOCUS
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Section 1 of 4 May 5, 2006 Volume 2, Issue 17/18
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Section 1 of 4
NEWS ARTICLES
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ATHEISM
Robert Weitzel: Time to change
nation's mindset that atheists ... - The Capital
Times
"No, I don't know
that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered
patriots.
Speaker on atheism generates controversy
and interest
Grand Rapids Herald Review
Grand Rapids Herald Review
...the college was
“promoting atheism” by bringing in Tabash that was not at all the case.
...
Its central theme is that man alone is solely responsible for his destiny on earth. Morality has been shown to be a product of human development over thousands of years; no deity is necessary to counsel us about right and wrong.
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BOOKS / FILMS / THEATRE /
TV
A Vatican official
reportedly called for a boycott of the upcoming "The Da Vinci Code" saying it
contained "slanderous" offenses against Christianity that would have provoked a
worldwide revolt had they been directed against Islam or the
Holocaust.
Evolving
Evolution - The New
York Review of Books
Despite much recent controversy about the theory of evolution, major changes in our understanding of evolution over the past twenty years have gone virtually ...
Despite much recent controversy about the theory of evolution, major changes in our understanding of evolution over the past twenty years have gone virtually ...
Is theocracy in the United States (1) a legitimate fear, as
some liberals argue; (2) a joke, given the nation’s rising secular population
and moral laxity; (3) a worrisome bias of major GOP constituencies and pressure
groups; or (4) all of the above? The last, I would argue.
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief -
Wikipedia, the free ...
| Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief (also known as Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief) is a 2005 documentary series conducted by Jonathan Miller ... |
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EVOLUTION / CREATIONISM / INTELLIGENT
DESIGN
Evolution's case
evolves - Los Angeles Times
... But even as they were touting
their results as yet another validation of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution,
biochemist Michael Behe, a leading advocate of
...
Christian
schools are teaching evolution with a method that is sensitive to Christian
values.
Bureau Of Prisons' Plans For
Single-Faith Prison Ministry Programs Violate First Amendment, Warns Americans
United......
Intelligent Design is the logic
of ignorance.
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HUMOR
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SCIENCE
Black Holes Collide, and Gravity
Quivers -
NYT
Researchers have calculated the shape of the gravitational waves that should result when two black holes, orbiting one another, merge.
Researchers have calculated the shape of the gravitational waves that should result when two black holes, orbiting one another, merge.
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For Science's Gatekeepers, a Credibility
Gap - NYT
Recent disclosures of fraudulent or flawed studies in medical and scientific journals have again called into question the merits of their peer-review system. Starlings' Listening Skills May Shed Light on Language Evolution - NYT A new study suggests that starlings recognize song patterns based on rules of the sort that make language possible, but the results have drawn sharp reactions both pro and con. Studies Find Elusive Key to Cell Fate in
Embryo -
FREE REPUBLIC
Scientists have uncovered what seems to be a crucial
feature of how a cell's fate is determined, even though much remains to be
understood. |
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SEPARATION
Georgia plans to teach the
Good Book in schools.
Sonny Perdue signed two
bills into
law that clearly violate the separation of church and state. The bills, one
which creates Bible classes in the state’s public schools and the other which
allows for the display of the Ten Commandments in government
buildings.
Pensions in Peril Over Church
Exemptions - NYT
Under a little-known aspect of pension law, churches can opt out of the costly rules that apply to secular employers.
Under a little-known aspect of pension law, churches can opt out of the costly rules that apply to secular employers.
COMMON DREAMS NEWS
WIEW
Politicians Are Using
Religion To Further Political Agenda, Church-State Watchdog Group
Charges...
THE Ten
Commandments marker on the Lucas County Courthouse lawn can remain where it has
stood for nearly 50 years.
...Calling the United States "a nation of
prayer,"
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MISC.