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Atheist’s outburst at Polk meeting gets him arrested
By JEREMY MAREADY and MERISSA GREEN
February 24, 2011
Print: The News Chief
John Kieffer, president of Atheists of Florida, was arrested yesterday at the start of the Polk County School Board meeting while protesting the school board’s practice of holding prayers before their meetings.
Faith Healers Responsible For Child Deaths Under Proposed Oregon Bill
By Steve Mayes
February 23, 2011
Print: The Huffington Post
Oregon prosecutors and lawmakers endorsed a bill Monday (Feb. 21) that would remove special legal protection for parents who treat seriously ill children with faith healing instead of providing medical treatment.
Wrestling with conviction
By Rick Reilly
February 20, 2011
Print: ESPN
A boy in the Iowa state high school wrestling tournament refuses to get in the ring with his girl opponent on religious grounds.
Renowned atheist draws crowd at Nova Southeastern
BY JAWEED KALEEM
February 20, 2011
Print: The Miami Herald
Renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins addressed hundreds at Nova Southeastern University.
Picking science that fits politics: Rep. Mike Beard on climate change
Don Shelby
February 17, 2011
Print: MinnPost.com
State Rep. Mike Beard is a man with deep Christian values is a man with deep Christian values, a free-market conservative and a veteran of eight years on the Minnesota House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Earlier this month he introduced legislation to lift the moratorium on coal-fired power plants in Minnesota. Beard believes that “God is not capricious. He’s given us a creation that is dynamically stable. We are not going to run out of anything.”
Religion: the ultimate tyranny
Paula Kirby
February 16, 2011
Print: Washington Post
Is freedom a religious idea? As John McEnroe would have said, “You cannot be serious.” If you value freedom, you should flee from religion as the antelope flees the lion.
Why the Afterlife Is Box-Office Poison
Chris Suellentrop
February 15, 2011
Print: Wired
The typical film about the realm of the dead is a better brief for new atheism than anything dreamed up by Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens.
Support the Darwin Day resolution in Congress
Hugh Kramer
February 12, 2011
Print: The Examiner
California Rep. Pete Stark, the only openly atheist member of Congress, called for the designation of February 12, 2011 as Darwin Day in recognition of the ground-breaking work of Charles Darwin and the importance of science to bettering the human condition.
The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology.
by Lawrence Wright
February 10, 2011
Print: The New Yorker
Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning writer-director, speaks out on why he left the cult of Scientology.
Forgive Me, Father, for I Have Linked
By MAUREEN DOWD
February 10, 2011
Print: New York Times
A look at an iPhone app, approved by the Catholic Church, which acts as your electronic Christian conscience.
What the Bible Really Says About Sex
by Lisa Miller
February 10, 2011
Print: Newsweek
New scholarship on the Good Book’s naughty bits and how it deals with adultery, divorce, and same-sex love.
Atheists head for high schools with new clubs for Godless teens
By Cathy Lynn Grossman
February 9, 2011
Print: USA Today
The Secular Student Alliance, which promotes atheism and humanism with chapters at more than 200 colleges, is in a push to launch 50 new high school clubs.
From the Director of the International Freethought Film Festival
By Andrea Steele
February 7, 2011
Print: Freethought Film Festival Foundation
Andrea Steele, director of the International Freethought Film Festival, shares a word about their film submissions, and the upcoming event.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Brain.
By Jesse Bering
February 6, 2011
Print: Slate
How our innate theory of mind gives rise to the divine creator.
Are We Hard-Wired to Doubt Science?
By FELICITY BARRINGER
February 1, 2011
Print: New York Times
The absence of scientific evidence doesn’t dissuade those who believe childhood vaccines are linked to autism, or those who believe their headaches, dizziness and other symptoms are caused by cellphones and smart meters. And the presence of large amounts of scientific evidence doesn’t convince those who reject the idea that human activities are disrupting the climate.
