New Republican Leadership Promises Inaction, Obstruction on Climate Change

November 16, 2010

The new House leadership promises to halt climate change legislation and investigate climate scientists for alleged wrongdoing.

Energy Committee Chairman Candidate Says Bible Shows No Catastrophic Climate Change Can Occur

November 10, 2010

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), candidate for chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, says God promised no major climate change.

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The Overlooked Casualties of the 2010 Elections: State Court Judges

November 03, 2010

Iowa voters ousted three state supreme court judges for making Iowa the first Midwestern state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Junk Medicine and Health Care Reform: Where Was the Scientific Community?

October 26, 2010

The scientific community as a whole should speak out about wasteful spending on junk medical treatments.

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CFI Submits Testimony on DC Marriage Officiant Act

October 15, 2010

Pending legislation would allow secular officiants to perform marriages in Washington, DC as public notaries.

Federal Court Issues Worldwide Injunction Against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

October 12, 2010

A federal judge today issued a worldwide injunction against the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

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CFI Urges Federal Appellate Court to Strike Down Government-Mandated Day of Prayer

October 08, 2010

CFI submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in their case challenging the Day of Prayer.

Catholic Archbishop Lectures Supreme Court Justices on Church and State

October 05, 2010

Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts and Breyer were present for Archbishop Di Noia's politically-charged "Red Mass"

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Atheists, Agnostics Trump Believers in Religious Knowledge Test

September 28, 2010

The Pew Forum found that atheists, agnostics scored highest on a basic religion test, along with Jews and Mormons.

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CFI, Council for Secular Humanism Join Amicus Brief on Religious School Subsidies

September 23, 2010

CFI and the Council argued Arizona's tax breaks for donations to religious school scholarships violates the Establishment Clause

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