THE FOCUS     

Section 1 of  4                             June 9, 2006                 Volume 2, Issue 23

                  

Published by the Center For Atheism (CFA)

Editor: Suzy Lanza

Email: THEFOCUSATCFA@AOL.COM

   

The Focus will provide links to articles collected

from major newspapers and magazines, and will be emailed weekly. 

 

The Focus has four sections.

Section #1:  News Articles

Section #2:  CFA Programs

Section #3:  Special Notices

Section #4:  Legislation Alerts       

Please email any comments and suggestions to THEFOCUS@CENTERFORATHEISM.ORG

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See Section #1: News Articles
Court says prison program violates First Amendment - NYT
Senate Rebuffs Same-Sex Marriage Ban - NYT
Merck cancer vaccine faces Christian-right scrutiny
 
See Section #2: Center for Atheism Programs
 
See Section #3: Special Notices
CENTER FOR ATHEISM (CFA) SEARCHING FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED LOBBYIST

 

See Section #4: Legislation Alerts

LEGISLATION DESCRIPTION, FIND YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL, LETTER TEMPLATE, 
           COMPOSE LETTER, SEND LETTER.
 
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Section 1 of  4

                                                  NEWS ARTICLES

 

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ATHEISM

The Day In The Life Of An Atheist - American Chronicle
... science and nature. Atheists are able to feel an overwhelming awareness of our own smallness, our frailties if you will. Unlike deists ...
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BOOKS / FILMS / THEATRE / TV
 
 
Kingdom Coming The Rise of Christian Nationalism - San Francisco Chronicle
... foray into the Church of Satan, which happens to operate out of a post office box at Radio City Music Hall, and look at the American Atheists, who hold their ...
 
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EVOLUTION / CREATIONISM / INTELLIGENT DESIGN
 
Astronomers link human evolution, cosmic radiation - San Diego Union Tribune
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almost anyone else, the suggestion that a burst of cosmic radiation profoundly mutated life on Earth and altered the course of human evolution would probably ...
 
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SCIENCE
 
Galaxy Evolution in Cyber Universe Matches Astronomical ... - AScribe
... "In the early stages of evolution of the universe, each galaxy has a high probability of having a close neighbor of similar luminosity," Kravtsov said, much ...
 
... "Understanding their evolution may shed light on how all life forms evolve and interact with the environment through geological history.". ...
 
Still Evolving, Human Genes Tell New Story - New York Times
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH / STATE
Court says prison program violates First Amendment - NYT
... a state-financed evangelical Christian program to help inmates re-enter society was "pervasively sectarian" and violated the separation of church and state. ...
 
Senate Rebuffs Same-Sex Marriage Ban - NYT
The 49-to-48 vote killed the issue for the year in the Senate, though the House is expected to consider its own version this summer.
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MISC.
 
JUNE 24-25, 2006
 
... Fundamentalist Christians want us to be afraid of Immigrants, Hedonists, Liberals, Gays, Atheists, and Fornicators. Hedonists, Liberals ...
 
Merck cancer vaccine faces Christian-right scrutiny
The Christian Right fears that promiscuity and a false sense of security may arise from Merck's vaccine to prevent the world's most prevalent sexually transmitted infection.
 
Alabama Governor Defeats Former Justice in Primary - NYT
Bob Riley, the current governor of Alabama, held off Roy Moore, who is known for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument.
 
 
Church, ex-member battle over discipline - Dallas Morning News ...
Church, ex-member battle over discipline. ... For the leaders of Watermark Community Church, church discipline is simply loving like Jesus.
 
 
Darby's showing cause for reflection - Montgomery Advertiser
... It surely is revealing that the same freedoms of expression and religion so often touted by Darby the advocate for Alabama atheists were so easily discarded by ...
 
Richard Dawkins joins the Advisory Board of Secular Coalition for America.
 
Contra-Contraception - NYT
A growing number of conservatives see birth control as part of an ailing culture that overemphasizes sex and devalues human life. Is this the beginning of the next culture war?
 
Grunting chimpanzees are talking language of lunch. ... Other chimps seem to know exactly what the calls mean. When scientists played recordings of the ...
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Section 2 of  4
CFA PROGRAMS

 

The Center for Atheism (CFA) was established by New York City

Atheists as a separate and independent national organization to

propose, develop and be a catalyst for new national activities

supporting the objectives of atheists, agnostics, humanists,

freethinkers, skeptics, secularists and separation-of-church/state

advocates.

CFA will accept and review suggestions from individuals and

other secular organizations that will foster our goals  

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SECTION 3 OF 4                                                            

SPECIAL NOTICES

 

CENTER FOR ATHEISM (CFA) SEARCHING FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED LOBBYIST

To establish a Washington D.C. based Atheist Lobby and Public Relations center.


The Center for Atheism (CFA) is seeking a full or part-time person,

with significant experience on Capitol Hill as a lobbyist.

The Position will consist of working with government and                     
congressional officials and their staffs, other lobbyists, coalitions,                            

think tanks, academia, the media, etc. to enhance the public image
and promote policies and legislation favorable
to Atheism.

See the Center For Atheism (CFA) http://www.centerforatheism.org/ website for

responsibilities and qualifications. 

Contact: centerforatheism@aol.com                                                                                                                   

or Ken Bronstein / 212-535-7425
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SECTION 4 OF 4
LEGISLATION ALERTS

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Legislative Action Center
Alert!  
'To require everyone to pay all elected and appointed officials to engage in public prayer.'

Click Here.
OPPOSE S. 1765 and Stop the Rebuilding of Churches and Vouchers

Click Here.
Stop the Broadband Investment & Consumer Choice Act

Also oppose H.R. 3146 and S. 1349 Click Here.
Stop The Religious Right From Attacking Science Classes

Click Here.
Stop Congress From Passing The Madrassas Readiness Act

Click Here.
S. 520 - A bill to limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts in cases involving god(s)

Stop the Congress from overturning the First Amendment Click Here.
H.R. 1070 Eliminates Jurisdiction of Federal Courts In Cases Involving God.

Stop The Congress From Overturning the First Amendment. Click Here.
'Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.'

Another School Prayer Amendment Click Here.