THE FOCUS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Volume 2, Issue 36
Published by the Center For
Atheism (CFA)
Editor: Suzy
Lanza
Email:
THEFOCUS@CENTERFORATHEISM.ORG
The Focus will provide links to articles collected from major newspapers & magazines, and will be emailed weekly.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS:
This Week's Featured Articles
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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THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTICLES:
| In the midst of religious revival, three scholars argue that atheism is smarter. |
| Schools in a California town expose
ninth graders to a world of thoughts, and it seems to
work. |
(some publications may require that you sign up for membership to view their article)
... One man said he was job-hunting and feared that being known as an atheist could cost him employment. Yvette and Matt Edwards, who ...
|
When Charles
Darwin published his most controversial work, four friends took the brunt
of the public storm.
An invitation for non=believers to write an
essay... |
More adults in the United States believe the theory of evolution is correct, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. ...
... and their brethren in the mainstream media that the First Amendment to the Constitution for the United States established a separation of church and state. ...
SECTION TWO: CFA PROGRAMS
The Center for Atheism (CFA) was established by the 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 THREE: SPECIAL
NOTICES
No special notices for this week...
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SECTION FOUR: LEGISLATION
ALERTS
* Click on bill to read its
description
* enter your zip code to find
your elected officials
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message page
* use template to compose
message
* send
message
Legislative Action
Center
ACTION ALERT!
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