Is Political Interference with Science Continuing under Obama?
July 12, 2010
Despite the President's promises to protect scientific integrity, some report a culture of politics trumping science.
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Florida Supreme Court Denies Review of Council for Secular Humanism Legal Victory
July 09, 2010
The Council's suit against state funding of sectarian prison drug rehabilitation programs may finally proceed to trial.
Supreme Court Rules Christian Group Can’t Demand Funding while Violating Non-Discrimination Policies
June 28, 2010
The Supreme Court ruled that religious student orgs that violate non-discrimination policies cannot demand public funding.
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CFI Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Question Kagan on Religious Liberty
June 25, 2010
CFI urged the Committee to determine Kagan's views on taxpayer funding of religious orgs, exemptions from civil rights laws.
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Message to Congress: Stop Wasting Taxpayer Dollars on Junk Medical Research
June 23, 2010
The US government could save $240 million - and improve biomedical research - by eliminating funding for alt med research.
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Live Blogging of Closing Arguments in CA Same Sex Marriage Case - Wed., June 16
June 15, 2010
Interested CFI supporters may follow closing arguments via live blogging; video cameras have been barred from the courtroom.
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CFI Publishes Position Paper Criticizing Government Funding of Acupuncture
June 08, 2010
CFI argues that government funding of discredited acupuncture therapy lowers standards of care and degrades respect for science.
“Gay Exorcisms”: Free Exercise of Religion, or Child Abuse?
June 08, 2010
Some Pentacostal and Evangelical churches "exorcise demons" that "cause" homosexuality. Many who undergo exorcisms are minors.
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Texas Board of Education to Target Church-State Separation
May 17, 2010
The state board of education that removed Thomas Jefferson from US history books now seeks to erase the Wall of Separation.
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Anti-Gay “Family Research Council” Co-founder Caught with Male Escort
May 06, 2010
George Alan Rekers, a longtime, prominent anti-gay activist, recently took a 10-day European vacation with a male escort.
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