Blog Archives for April 2010
Rescuing Oiled Wildlife: Expensive and Ineffective
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 30, 2010
The desire to clean oiled wildlife is admirable and noble, but the most obvious solution is not always the best one.
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Supreme Court Embraces Congressional Scheme to Maintain Cross Inside Federal Park
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 29, 2010
A 5-4 conservative majority blessed a legislative scheme to maintain an eight-foot Christian cross in a federal park.
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Council for Secular Humanism Celebrates Another Court Victory in Florida
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 29, 2010
The Florida Supreme Court could hear the Council's case challenging government funding of sectarian social service providers.
Bultmann’s Job
The Bible Geek with Robert M. Price
April 29, 2010
The Book of Job has always disturbed me. The thought of God being taunted into proving anything to Satan seems ridiculous to...
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Simon Singh, Chriopractics, Libel Reform and the Canadian Situation
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
April 28, 2010
CFI releases a response regarding Simon Singh's fight for libel reform in the UK and the situation in Canada
If Humanists overlook Evil, do they commit a Secular Sin?
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 27, 2010
Humanists wonder if their worldview can have any role for "sin" or "evil"
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Physicist Stephen Hawking Warns of Hostile Space Invaders
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 26, 2010
Stephen Hawking says that humans should avoid, rather than seek extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Tribute to CICAP
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 26, 2010
New book by Italian investigators is tops.
Iran and the Bomb. Does it matter if Iran eventually acquires a nuclear bomb?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
April 23, 2010
Will Iran acquire a nuclear bomb despite the proposed sanctions by Obama? And does it matter if they do acquire it?
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CFI’s Matthew LaClair, Creationist Don McLeroy to Square Off on Radio Show
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
April 23, 2010
LaClair, president of CFI On Campus, will host McLeroy, creationist leader of the conservative faction of the Texas Board of Ed.
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Humanism and Atheism
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 22, 2010
Secular humanism: if it's not broken, don't fix it
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Homeopathy: Watering Down Mental Health Issues
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
April 22, 2010
Skeptics hijack Homeopathy Awareness Month to promote awareness of the pseudoscientific nonsense behind this 18th cent practice
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British Government Study Finds Homeopathy Worthless
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 22, 2010
A recent UK committee investigating homeopathy provides yet another nail in the coffin for this pseudoscience
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Holocaust Denial and Free Speech
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
April 21, 2010
Should governments punish Holocaust denial?
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Funerals
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
April 21, 2010
Funerals provide closure, relief from stress, and a chance to share family memories and pride.
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Elisha and the Bears
The Bible Geek with Robert M. Price
April 20, 2010
Welcome to a new feature: The Bible Geek! Some of you may be familiar with my podcast with the same title. In it I seek to...
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Secularity and Secularism explained
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 20, 2010
A handy guide to varieties of the secular
Yeti? Not Yet!
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 20, 2010
Chinese “Yeti” is probably a mangy critter.
Supreme Court Splits in Argument over Religious Group’s Violation of Non-Discrimination Policy
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 19, 2010
The Court is split on whether a religious student group has a right to public funds while excluding gays, non-Christians
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What is Islamophobia?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
April 17, 2010
Am I guilty of Islamophobia?
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Federal Court Rules National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 15, 2010
US District Judge Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the "National Day of Prayer" violates the Establishment Clause.
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Stop “Psychic” Sylvia Browne
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
April 15, 2010
Saskatoon Freethinkers protest recent appearance by fraud and charlatan who uses emotional vulnerability to con the innocent
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CFI: Home to Both Atheist Fundamentalists and Religion-Loving Wankers?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 14, 2010
Comments on a PZ Myers blog post
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Biology textbooks should stay out of Religion
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 14, 2010
It is inappropriate for a biology text to directly address a damaging social trend that is hurting the teaching of science
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Dawkins, Hitchens Call for Arrest and Trial of Pope Benedict
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 13, 2010
Lawyers for Dawkins and Hitchens are exploring the possibility of prosecuting the Pope for crimes against humanity.
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Sometimes The Market Works
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 13, 2010
A pharmacy should not be a pulpit
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The Naturalistic Approach to Morality
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 13, 2010
Naturalism can explain how people acquire and change moralities
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Christian Science Maneuvering
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 12, 2010
Christian Scientists seek accommodation with science.
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Should Biology Textbooks Include “Biblical Myth” Language?
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
April 12, 2010
A Tennessee father is fighting to ban a textbook that refers to the Biblical creation story as a "myth." Does he have a point?
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Thank You Justice Stevens
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 09, 2010
A great jurist and defender of church-state separation retires
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How Global Warming Creates Monsters
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 08, 2010
Benjamin Radford reveals an interesting link between Bigfoot and global warming. From his upcoming book on the chupacabra.
World Homeopathy Awareness Week 2010: A Celebration with No Substance
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
April 06, 2010
CFI Canada's new Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism Sends Out Media Release
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The Fraud of Turin
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 06, 2010
The Shroud of Turin is still a medieval fake.
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Reflections in a Brooklyn Graveyard.
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
April 06, 2010
Do Humanists prefer cremation to burial?
There is Objective Morality in Nature
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 06, 2010
Naturalism can accomodate objective morality, if you know where to look for it.
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Abortion: A Question of Women’s Rights, Morality—or Both?
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
April 05, 2010
Too often liberals defend abortion as a women's right without first making the moral and legal case for the procedure.
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Vatican Compares Criticism of Church’s Handling of Child Rape to Persecution of Jews
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 02, 2010
In Good Friday remarks, a senior priest compared the uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church to anti-Semitism.
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Atheist Money Is Terrifying
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 01, 2010
We have made some progress, but we still have a long way to go
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