Blog Archives for August 2010
“Killer Crocodile!”
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
August 30, 2010
It was the alarm that proved to be a crock.
2 Comments
CFIers Join Leading Secularists in Pondering the Future of Humanism
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
August 30, 2010
Ron Lindsay and I contributed to a collection of essays on humanism featured on the Web site Patheos.
Adult Reasoning About Embryos
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 27, 2010
Religious dogma obstructs research ... again
10 Comments
An Immodest Proposal for Ground Zero
Hollywood Reality Check with Jim Underdown
August 26, 2010
Our record in the Muslim-Christian feud is clean. We are neither Montague nor Capulet.
4 Comments
Jersey-Devil Expedition
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
August 26, 2010
Where the devil was the creature?
Are Brains Destined for Religion?
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
August 25, 2010
Scientists are so impressed by natural explanations for religion that they make religion sound unavoidable.
6 Comments
On what principles can we oppose the Islamic Center at Ground Zero?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
August 25, 2010
Is there a legal argument to block the building of the Islamic Center at Ground Zero?
50 Comments
On What Should Politicians Base Their Decisions?
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
August 24, 2010
This question comes up in nearly every political debate, and cuts to the very root of an elected official's responsibilities.
Judge Halts Stem Cell Research Funding
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 23, 2010
A federal district judge ruled that all embryonic stem cell research is an illegal violation of the Dickey-Wicker Amendment.
4 Comments
Operation Unity: Opposition Through Action
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
August 21, 2010
A rally to protest a visit by Sheriff Joe and to celebrate diversity.
The Armageddon Comes to Ottawa
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
August 21, 2010
Exposing the dangerous connection between Canadian Christian nationalists and high-ranking politicians
2 Comments
Onward Christian Soldiers
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 20, 2010
The military requires spiritual exercises
Tribute to Martin Gardner
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
August 20, 2010
In honor of the late skeptic
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Is it Possible to Study the ‘Paranormal’?
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
August 18, 2010
A question from the public: How does an investigator study subjects never proven to exist?
4 Comments
When God Calls, Don’t Answer
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
August 18, 2010
Revelation might be tempting, but it is wiser to keep one's sanity.
5 Comments
City Council’s 10 Commandments Proposal Sparks Heated Exchange
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 17, 2010
The Marion, IL city council wants to install a Ten Commandments monument in the town square, "in God's will."
Sam Harris to Speak at 3 CFI Branches on U.S. Book Tour
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
August 17, 2010
The author will be promoting his new book, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values."
1 Comment
That Mosque
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 16, 2010
The government should keep its distance from this controversy
5 Comments
Anti-semitism on the rise in Europe
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
August 16, 2010
Attacks on Jews have increased in the last ten years leading to emigration of many Jews to Israel and USA
3 Comments
“Dinner for Schmucks” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
August 13, 2010
Dinner table’s turned on the real schmucks.
2 Comments
Being Moral: A Humanist (and Humean) Perspective
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 12, 2010
The responsibility for choosing to act morally ultimately lies with us
5 Comments
CFI Commends House Resolution on Texas Curriculum Revisions
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 10, 2010
CFI joined 22 other advocacy groups in thanking Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's resolution supporting sound education.
1 Comment
Tribute to a True Humanist
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
August 10, 2010
Tribute to a True Humanist--Bob Dayle (September 16, 1946-July 26, 2010)
Why Should I be Moral?
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
August 10, 2010
Have you had some self-righteous religious believer throw this challenge at you?
25 Comments
Chino Valley High Schools to Teach “Bible as Literature”
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 10, 2010
Critics say the elective class is an attempt to use public school resources to push religion.
2 Comments
BC’s provincial slogan - “Super, Natural” - should now be changed to to “Superstitious”
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
August 09, 2010
In quick succession British Columbia plays host to pychics and pseudoscientists: Deepak Chopra,Sylvia Browne, James van Praagh
Refuting Extremist Ideas: Worth the Time and Energy?
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
August 06, 2010
I have been contemplating my usual reaction to the latest rhetoric from Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.
4 Comments
With David Copperfield
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
August 06, 2010
A tour through the looking glass.
1 Comment
More “Fan” Mail: How Are We Secular Humanists So Sure We’re Right, Huh?
Guest Blog from Debbie Goddard
August 05, 2010
Hissing like vampires, scurrying like cockroaches: e-mailer pulls no punches when describing us poor, deluded nonbelievers.
24 Comments
More on Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 04, 2010
Today's decision provides a refreshingly frank consideration of the religious motives behind the gay marriage ban.
9 Comments
Perry v. Schwarzenneger
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 04, 2010
A federal district court rules in favor of equal rights for gays and lesbians
1 Comment
New Prayer Study: Need Glasses or Hearing Aid? Ask God!
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
August 04, 2010
A new, badly flawed prayer study suggests that God will heal hearing and vision problems if someone else asks Him to.
2 Comments
Which of the Founders Was a Deist? Who Cares?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
August 04, 2010
It's what the Founders did that was important, not what they thought about Jesus
3 Comments
Christopher Hitchens, accidental Atheist
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
August 04, 2010
The new memoir by Hitchens is hardly about atheism, but instead about its principled foundations.
1 Comment
Louisiana School District Flirts with Creationism
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
August 03, 2010
The Livingston Parish School Board is considering whether to teach of creationism in public school science classrooms.
1 Comment
Eastern Decadence? Don’t You Mean Western Decadence?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
August 02, 2010
The East is neither morally nor culturally superior to the West.
