THE FOCUS
CENTERFORATHEISM.ORG
February 9, 2007 Volume 3, Issue 6
Published by the Center For Atheism (CFA)
Editor: Suzy Lanza
The Focus provides links to articles collected from major newspapers & magazines and is emailed weekly.
Every Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. (EST) a panel of NYC Atheists will discuss some of the featured articles on Manhattan Cable station 57. Live streaming is available at: www.mnn.org.
Comments, suggestions and subscription:
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FEATURED ARTICLES
Political Cortex: Confronting Lies About Separation of Church & State
Political Cortex: The True Origin of the Concept of the Separation of Church and State
The Blog | Jack Huberman: How To Save Our Secular America! | The Huffington Post
Atheist Outreach: Group Coaxes Unbelievers Into the Open - January 15, 2007 - The New York Sun
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SECTION ONE: NEWS ARTICLES
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ATHEISM
AlterNet: Ammunition for Atheists
Pharyngula: Godlessness bustin' out all over
Atheist Ethicist: Faith Hospital
Aardvarchaeology : Carnival of the godless 59
MiamiHerald.com | 01/24/2007 | Jacksonville pays $5,000 to settle atheists' suit
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BOOKS / MOVIES / THEATRE / TV / VIDEOS
http://bluejacket7.com/who_really_cares.html
Book Report: "Who Really Cares - The Truth About Compassionate Conservatism."
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): The Path of Reason
Truthdig - Interviews - Chris Hedges: The Christian Right’s War on America
EVOLUTION / CREATIONISM / I.D.
Prehistoric 'Turkana Boy' - Exhibition opposed by clerics.
A Princeton Lab on ESP Plans to Close Its Doors - New York Times
Science: The Time Is All in Your Mind - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
How Do We See Red? Count the Ways - New York Times
A Small Part of the Brain, and Its Profound Effects - New York Times
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SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 02/09/2007 | Minnesota / State stops funding prison program
Americans United: Email - Announcing the First Freedom First Campaign
Americans United: Email - AU Press :: Commandments Display Sends Message Of Religious Intolerance
..: JOURNAL CHRETIEN [Bill would stop ACLU from recovering legal fees in church-state cases] :..
American Chronicle: School Voucher Debate Continues
Port Huron Times-Herald - www.thetimesherald.com - Port Huron, MI
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MISC.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health :: Medical morality#vote#vote
Digg - CNN Anti-Atheist Hit Piece - write them to protest unanswered hate-speech
Biblical Art in a Secular Century - Art - Review - New York Times
Student’s Recording of Teacher’s Views Leads to a Ban on Taping - New York Times
http://www.da.wvu.edu/XMLParser/printstory.phtml?id=25610
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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
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SECTION FOUR: LEGISLATION ALERTS
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