THE FOCUS
OCTOBER 13, 2006 Volume 2, Issue 41
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
Churches and ordained clergy of all faiths get a series of tax exemptions that secular organizations and workers do not.
A secular humanist is almost the same thing as an atheist. ... All but unmentioned -- of course, I caught it -- was the fact that she was also an atheist. ...
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... which she coedited with NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch, with Church and State, the monthly journal of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. ...
... demystifying scientific riddles for laypeople. He also became known for his snarling brand of atheism. “Faith is powerful enough ...
| Dr. Sloan is the author of the forthcoming book "Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine" (St. Martin's Press, November 2006). ... |
HUMOR
The next day, the atheist notices the child out in front of a neighborhood church with a sign saying: "Adorable Methodist Kittens -- FREE."
A couple of days later, the kid is posted in front of the synagogue with a sign: "Adorable Jewish Kittens -- Free."
So the atheist isn't that surprised when, the next day the child is in front of her house with a sign promising "Adorable Atheist kittens."
"Now really," she tells the child, "they are adorable kittens, but I have a problem with your advertising. I've seen your kittens change their religion every day for a week. Why do you think I'll believe that these are Atheist kittens now, all of a sudden?"
"Well," said the child, "Now they have their eyes open."
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... seeking to help such groups obtain more contracts, Bush has systematically eliminated or weakened rules designed to enforce the separation of church and state. ...
... Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor had a question yesterday for those who argue that federal courts should not enforce a separation between church and state. ...
... it. Kagin is the national director for American Atheists Inc., the organization founded by famous atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. ...
... Windsor said the resolution really has nothing to do with the same-sex marriage issue, but is about concerns over the separation of church and state. ...
... the newsletter, Texarkana solo E. Ben Franks, Democratic nominee for a seat on the 6th Court of Appeals, "is reported to be a professed atheist" and apparently ...
... freedom for all," Brown said. "There's a tremendous increase from Congress in issues relating to separation of church and state.". ...
... professorate. “Conservative critics of higher education paint the academy as a bastion of atheism,” Gross wrote in an e-mail. ...
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
None
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SECTION FOUR: LEGISLATION
ALERTS
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ACTION ALERT!
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