THE   FOCUS
centerforatheism.org

May 9, 2007 Volume 3, Issue 17 - 19
Published by the Center For Atheism (CFA)
Editor: Suzy Lanza

The Focus provides links to articles collected from major newspapers and magazines, and is emailed weekly.

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          This Week’s Featured Articles
 
     
                A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin - New York Times
 
                Catholic Church buries limbo after centuries | Reuters.ca
 

 

          News Articles
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          ATHEISM 

                http://atheistdebate.org/ 


         BOOKS, MOVIES, THEATRE, TELEVISION, VIDEOS, DVD 
          A Brief History of Disbelief                                                

         Review: The Meaning of Life by Terry Eagleton | Review | Guardian Unlimited
           Books

           Evolution myths - TLS Highlights - Times Online

         Bits of News - The Sorrows of Empire

     EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D.

          Eager to Be Reagan's Heir, but Not Bonzo's Cousin - washingtonpost.com

          Why Darwinism Isn’t Depressing - New York Times  

     HUMOR

          Satan behind illegal immigration, Utah County Republican claims  Salt Lake 
            Tribune

                

     SCIENCE
             Evolutionary biology | A wriggly question | Economist.com 

             In Ducks, War of the Sexes Plays Out in the Evolution of Genitalia -  New 
            York Times

            Slate: A Closer Look at Your Brain - washingtonpost.com 

           How to wire your brain for religious ecstasy. - By John Horgan - Slate Magazine

           The American Scholar - A New Theory of the Universe - By Robert Lanza 


       SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

          Huckabee explains his views on evolution - NewsFlash - NOLA.com 
                                                                                                                                                                                       
          Civics lesson over license plate fight - Los Angeles Times

              Lawsuit: BMV gives preference to ‘God’ plates  Bedford Times-Mail Online
           News 

           Church, state and plumbing - Minnesota Daily 

           The Palladium Times Online - News

           firstamendmentcenter.org: news

           State lawmakers introduce a bundle of bills touching on religion | STATE
           NEWS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas 

           Americans United Wins Lawsuit Over Bible Display At Texas Courthouse   
          Americans United: Email - AU Press ::

          The Times-Tribune - YOUR OPINION 4/24/2007

          The ACLU’s hatred of the Mt. Soledad Cross is boundless, borderline psychotic 
          Stop The ACLU » Print »

          The Texas Constitution - Art 1 - Sec 4


      MISCELLANEOUS
  

           Religion and Politics: The End of the World? A Truthdig Debate  Truthdig 

           This Modern World | Salon Comics

             Million rally for secularism in Turkey. 29/04/2007. ABC News Online

             CITIZEN-TIMES.com: A parody raises serious questions

            The Newsmagazine of Texas Baptists - The Baptist Standard ::

            Can "neurotheology" bridge the gap between religion and science? -                    
            By George Johnson - Slate Magazine

            "Islam is not much more than a rather obvious and ill-arranged set of 
            plagiarisms." - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

            Why everyone loves the Book of Ruth. -  By David Plotz - Slate Magazine

            The Bible's sexiest book. - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine

            Nashuatelegraph.com: Religion

            Jesus ‘Love-Bombs’ You Truthdig - Reports -

           Study Says Hispanics Alter U.S. Catholicism - New York Times

           Churches slam doors on sex offenders | Salon Life

           The Bible book that rock stars love. - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine

           What happens to the babies who used to be in limbo? - By Michelle Tsai - Slate
           Magazine

 

 

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