Tag: United States
Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists?
By John Allen Paulos February 14, 2012.
Print: The New York Times
Scientists lead many powerful countries, including China and Germany, but they have never gotten a political foothold in the United States.
Painful Junction: The Sad Truth about Religion and Gays in the Military
N. Bonaparte October 16, 2009.
Print: Council for Secular Humanism
I’m twenty-two years old, and I proudly serve my country in the United States Navy. I have served since 2005, and in that short time I have striven to be nothing less than an outstanding sailor. Permanently stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, I have received Blue-Jacket of the Quarter twice as well as a Navy Achievement Medal. Also, I was the most junior sailor onboard my ship to earn the coveted Enlisted Surface Warfare pin. I have been moving up through the ranks in record time and have received relatively great praise throughout my short time in the Navy. I also happen to be a proud atheist and homosexual man. In the military, both of those identities are greatly frowned upon.
Faith-based Discrimination
Editor October 14, 2009.
Print: New York Times
As a candidate, Mr. Obama drew the right line. Effective social service programs should not be ineligible for federal dollars just because they have a religious affiliation. But they should be required to abide by the same anti-discrimination laws as everyone else. Public money should not be used to pay for discrimination.
The Bible Bill?
Victoria McGrane May 23, 2009.
Print: Yahoo News
A congressional resolution to declare 2010 “the Year of the Bible” is drawing widespread criticism.
New England surpasses West Coast as least religious region in America, study finds
Joanna Lin March 15, 2009.
Los Angeles Times
New England surpasses West Coast as least religious region in America, study finds
Boom-years borrowing hits churches
Associated Press March 14, 2009.
MSNBC
Loans dry up, foreclosures and delinquencies rise for houses of worship
Americans becoming less religious, study shows
Duke Helfand March 9, 2009.
Los Angeles Times
Americans are increasingly turning away from many denominations, with the percentage who do not claim a religious identity nearly doubling since 1990, to 15%, according to a national survey.
Americans abandoning religion as number of nonbelievers climbs to 15 per cent
Mark Coleman March 9, 2009.
The Telegraph
Americans are turning their backs on conventional religion.
The reappliance of science
Ian Sample March 9, 2009.
The Guardian
US stem cell researchers will always meet with some disapproval – but at least they now have their president behind them.
Obama’s Call to Rebuild
Jim Wallis February 25, 2009.
The Huffington Post
This wasn’t really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country—from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.
