Exploring the Infinite
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-06-28-court-christian-group_N.htm Yes! From the page: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state law school may refuse to recognize a religious student group that discriminates against gay students and non-Christians, in a 5-4 decision that could affect campuses nationwide.
http://www.koco.com/news/24046264/detail.html From the page: According to the lawsuit: Varner’s grandson had called 911 to request emergency medical technicians to stop by to help her with medication. He had stopped by to check on her in advance of an approaching winter storm, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit alleges that instead of EMTs, 10 police officers came to the apartment and “pushed
Woman Says Citibank Fired Her Because She Was Too Hot If she had just wore a burkha to work, none of this would have happened. Also see: Burkha Barbie
http://jezebel.com/5539059/iranian-director-faces-death-for-lbgt-film Kiana Firouz is at risk of being deported from the UK. (http://librarianchick.com/kiana-deported) to Iran, where homosexuality is considered a heinous crime punishable by hanging. Make your voice heard by writing to the British Home Office (public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk) requesting that Kiana receive refugee status.
http://www.secular.org/node/255 “Whether we will teach our students the truth about science and history has now become a point of political contention, where religiously-based myths compete with reality and fact.”
http://americanhumanist.org/news/details/2010-04-in-good-we-trust-says-new-humanist-billboard From the page: “This billboard nicely sums up two of the main messages of the American Humanist Association,” said Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the AHA. “First, that you don’t have to believe in God to be good–in fact, humanists and other nontheists see being good as one of the most important of responsibilities in our one and only
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22356/94994 I don’t take these things for granted, pretty sure most women don’t. Equal income and equal opportunity for employment? Hah. What a joke.
http://www.tfn.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=2682&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS Politicians, stop dragging our children’s schools into the “culture wars”
The dumbing down of America, folks. From the page: AUSTIN, Tex. — After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/02/19/utah-passes-bill-that-charges-women-for-illegal-abortion-or-miscarriage
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100212/NEWS01/702129837&news01ad=1 Freedom of speech for minors and children too please, America?
http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/ From the page: “The Pod Delusion is a podcast about interesting things. From scepticism to lefty liberal things, it’s commentary from a secular, rationalist, ‘Guardianista’, sort of perspective. A bit like From Our Own Correspondent but with more jokes.”
http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/articles/thomas-paine-unsung-hero A look into the life and times of the forefather Christians love to hate. Did you know he was the first to use the phrase The United States of America?
The Age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology By Thomas Paine Thank you, Google Books!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20teacher.html From the page: “After an investigation, school officials notified Mr. Freshwater in June 2008 of their intent to fire him, but he asked for a pre-termination hearing, which has lasted more than a year and cost the school board more than a half-million dollars. … Last June, he filed a federal lawsuit against the school board seeking $1 million