March 2, 2007                                                                   Volume 3, Issue 9

Winston-Salem Journal | Justices may say if group can sue

 

ContraCostaTimes.com | 02/24/2007 | Group lobbies to keep church, state separate

 

Experts: More danger than meets eye in upcoming Supreme Court case 

 

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Faith-based Program -- Beliefnet.com

 

Justices Weigh Right to Sue Over Church-State Separation - washingtonpost.com

 

cantonrep.com

 

Church-state question before justices - USATODAY.com

 

I.R.S. Finds Tax Errors in Reports of Nonprofits - New York Times 

 

 Court Hears Arguments Linking Right to Sue and Spending on Religion - New York Times --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

MISC.

 

Virgin Mary image draws throngs in Houston | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

 

Do Pennsylvania Schools Prefer Pagans to Christians? - Offbeat

 

Philosophy Now

 

Satan's first appearance in the Bible! - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine

 

What's new in New York, the New York Times Magazine, etc. - By Christopher Beam, Torie Bosch, and Paul Gottschling - Slate Ma.  

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SECTION TWO: CFA PROGRAMS  

Atheists to Counter ‘National Day of Prayer'

with Blood Donations

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Lifesaving Action, Not Passive Prayer, Is the Message

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What do you do on May 3, 2007, the “National Day of Prayer,” if you are an atheist, do not believe in prayer and are opposed to the observance of a prayer day being imposed on all American citizens?

 

While Believers are praying on May 3rd, groups of atheists will go to Blood Banks in scores of U.S. locales to donate their blood and sign up for organ donation programs. It is a nationwide action which we hope will point out that there are alternatives to silently beseeching a deity to perform miracles.

 

"We want to make a public statement about how nonreligious people can observe the so-called National Day of Prayer, which we have renamed Gift of Life Day.

 

If you want to start a Gift of Life Day in your locale; contact:  

Ken Bronstein: centerforatheism@aol.com

 

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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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