Blog Archives for February 2010
What Constitutes A Church?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
February 25, 2010
Is a bad boys' club for legislators entitled to tax-exempt status?
6 Comments
Was That Fishers of Men or Fighters of Men?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
February 25, 2010
Turn the other cheek, and then throw a devastating punch
2 Comments
CFI’s Day in Church - Audio Recording
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
February 25, 2010
Audio recording of CFI spokesperson Kevin Smith's discussion at the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto
Ghost Hunters International Team Finds Evidence of Fictional Character’s Ghost!
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
February 24, 2010
Ghost Hunters International team finds evidence of a ghost of a woman who never existed
12 Comments
CFI Gets the “Calling” to go to Church! (by Kevin Smith, CFI Canada board member)
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
February 23, 2010
Gay pastor Brent Hawkes invited our Kevin Smith to inaugurate his Questions to God Series. Then we all went for drinks.
2 Comments
Secular Reason vs. the Sky King
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
February 23, 2010
Will secular society come crawling back to God eventually?
2 Comments
Shakespeare and Co
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
February 23, 2010
How much we owe Shakespeare.
1 Comment
Scientologists Hire Famed Reporters to Investigate Enemies
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
February 22, 2010
The Church of Scientology is paying journalists to "investigate" a paper that has reported on the church's activities.
2 Comments
Another Real-World Example of Eyewitness Unreliability
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
February 19, 2010
If you think eyewitness reports are accurate, you otter read this.
3 Comments
Skepticalisms
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
February 17, 2010
A word is coined for skeptical remarks.
2 Comments
Assault on Public Education
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
February 17, 2010
Public education in the United States is being unfairly attacked.
5 Comments
A belief in science: Dalhousie Atheist Community receives warm coverage, interesting comments follow
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
February 16, 2010
CFI's affiliate campus group at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, has been among our most active and dynamic
2 Comments
Follow Up on 11 February. What actually happened.
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
February 16, 2010
How did the confrontation of 11 February finally turn out?
4 Comments
Racism is linked to Religious dogmatism
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
February 16, 2010
A new analysis of religious attitudes shows how the devout are more prejudiced
26 Comments
Texas Police Blotter: Drunk Man “Running from Chupacabra”
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
February 15, 2010
Police near Abilene, Texas, who responded to a prowler report found a drunk man "running from a chupacabra."
Apocalypse How?
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
February 15, 2010
The Virginia House has passed a bill meant to save humanity from "mark of the beast" microchip implants.
5 Comments
Those Haunted Aykroyds
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
February 12, 2010
Peter H. Aykroyd (father of Dan) writes A History of Ghosts.
Promoting CFI at HASTI
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
February 11, 2010
Promoting and networking with science teachers--our natural allies.
1 Comment
Morality evolved first, long before Religion
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
February 10, 2010
Religion is an artificial way of enforcing humanity's natural morality.
10 Comments
Bloody Thursday? Tehran 11 February.
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
February 09, 2010
The Iranian Regime is bracing itself for a demonstration of possibly three million Iranians demanding freedom and justice.
2 Comments
George W Bush Celebrates Life in Indy
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
February 06, 2010
Right-to-lifers will go to any expense to interfere with a woman's right to choose.
5 Comments
New Chupacabra Documentary: More Speculation than Investigation
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
February 05, 2010
Radford reviews early footage of a film on the chupacabra monster, finding more speculation than investigation.
5 Comments
The Geert Wilders Trial
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
February 04, 2010
We should be concerned about this attempt to punish free speech
The Masked Librarian
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
February 04, 2010
CFI Libraries director Tim Binga has a dramatic role.
Religious freedom is self-contradictory?
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
February 02, 2010
Friends of religion apparently need another lesson about defending religious freedom.
4 Comments
“Hijab is not a ticket to heaven”
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
February 02, 2010
To veil or not to veil? Hijab-less Kuwaiti women supported by Kuwaiti Constitution.
1 Comment
Another Cancer Hoaxer Preys on Goodwill
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
February 01, 2010
Another tragic story of battling a horrible disease turns out to be made up—either for profit or simply attention.
3 Comments
CBS Shows Ideological Bias in Accepting Super Bowl Ads
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
February 01, 2010
CBS has chosen its Super Bowl ads. Ads for gay dating are out; Religious Right anti-abortion commercials are in.
9 Comments
