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The Nativity of Yeezus
The Morning Heresy with Paul Fidalgo
June 18, 2013
The Morning Heresy is your daily digest of news and links relevant to the secular and skeptic communities.
Paul is still off exploring the Windy City, he's set to return on the 20th. Maybe we'll even let him have is blog back! Until then, your Guest Heretics remain CFI's Director of Marketing Lauren Becker and Senior Policy Analyst Ed Beck. Now, by the grace of Yeezus, the news:
In honor of Yeezus' arrival, a handy timeline of blasphemy in popular music.
Kenan Malik examines pluralism, offense, and freedom: You can't have one without the others:
To defend the right to give offence, in other words, is not merely to defend free speech. It is also to defend diversity in its true sense. If we want the pleasures of pluralism, we have to accept the pain of being offended.
Never get lost on a road trip again with this fascinating 3D map of the entire known universe.
A New Hampshire court struck down yet another Rube Goldberg school "neo-voucher" machine that aimed to divert public tax dollars to sectarian religious schools.
The Point of Inquiry Weekly Wrap-up: Daniel Dennett
by Point of Inquiry
June 17, 2013
A look back at the last Point of Inquiry featuring guest Daniel Dennett.
Too Ridiculous for Words
The Morning Heresy with Paul Fidalgo
June 17, 2013
The Morning Heresy is your daily digest of news and links relevant to the secular and skeptic communities.
Paul is off on something called a "vacation," but we are starting to suspect he's really "bonding with Sasquatch." He'll return on the 20th. Until then, your Guest Heretics are CFI's Director of Marketing Lauren Becker and Senior Policy Analyst Ed Beck. Now to the news!
If you're like me, a good weekend can sometimes leave you struggling on Monday morning to summon the energy to be really concerned about rights and wrongs. Fortunately (?) there is much in the news to wake you up today.
First up, we celebrate a happy 50th anniversary for Ellery Schempp and the landmark case that removed official prayers from public schools. Thanks, Ellery!
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Defamation—In Space!
The Morning Heresy with Paul Fidalgo
June 14, 2013
The Morning Heresy is your daily digest of news and links relevant to the secular and skeptic communities.
Paul is off on something called a "vacation." He'll return on the 20th (we're skeptical). Until then, your Guest Heretics are CFI's Senior Policy Analyst Ed Beck and Director of Marketing Lauren Becker. Any and all bad puns are property of Paul.
From the land of dropbears, the question: Should pseudoscience be tolerated in a democracy?
Missing socks: found?
Science, our sense of wonder, and the parts of physics that—let's admit—are basically voodoo.
