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But while that described what he didn't believe in, it left him wondering what he did believe in until he discovered humanist philosophy. Ironically, the things that drew him to humanism — community and a sense of compassion — are the same qualities ...

4 February 2012 | 4:18 am

Our relationships matter, nurture them while we can - Bradenton Herald

Our relationships matter, nurture them while we can
Bradenton Herald
One of the first individuals to “preach” Humanism in America was a UU Minister named John Dietrich who wrote, “If we live in a great impersonal universe with no friend to guide, it matters tremendously how we conduct ourselves.

4 February 2012 | 12:47 am

Coming to a South Dallas Billboard: A Celebration of Black Atheists & Freethinkers - Dallas Observer (blog)

Coming to a South Dallas Billboard: A Celebration of Black Atheists & Freethinkers
Dallas Observer (blog)
The South Dallas billboard is actually part of a national campaign, the brainchild of the upstate New York-based African Americans for Humanism and paid for by a grant from the Stiefel Freethought Foundation. The Dallas billboard will feature a picture ...

3 February 2012 | 12:41 pm

Israel's humanists should declare themselves a religious minority - Haaretz (blog)

Israel's humanists should declare themselves a religious minority
Haaretz (blog)
We should declare our religion as humanism and demand the status of a religious minority. Our religious creed does not allow us to oppress another people. Humanists will fight in any war meant to protect the state, but will not participate in the ...

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3 February 2012 | 6:16 am

African Americans for Humanism Launch Awareness Campaign - Care2.com (blog)

African Americans for Humanism Launch Awareness Campaign
Care2.com (blog)
by Joel Boyce African Americans for Humanism (hereafter referred to as the AAH) are launching a new awareness campaign for Black History Month. The campaign was announced on SkepChick by organizer Debbie Goddard: Today I'm proud to announce the new ...
Atheists Target Blacks During the Month of FebruaryEurweb.com

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2 February 2012 | 6:17 pm

The World of Humanism: Ghandi in Africa - The Southern Times

The World of Humanism: Ghandi in Africa
The Southern Times
Apart from “Zambia Shall Be Free” (featured in this column last week), Dr Kenneth Kaunda also wrote “A Humanist in Africa: Letters to Colin Morris from Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia” (1966); “Humanism in Zambia and its Implementation” (1967); ...

31 January 2012 | 2:27 am

Drama of humanism draws full house - Deccan Herald

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Drama of humanism draws full house
Deccan Herald
The director of the play Anil Sharma says, “Some might think of this play as controversial, but actually, it's a beautiful ode to humanism. It's thoughtfully written and has ghazals too. If you ask me, this is the best play a viewer could ask for.”

30 January 2012 | 9:43 am

We can make humanism a reality - Dayan Jayatilleka - Sunday Observer

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We can make humanism a reality - Dayan Jayatilleka
Sunday Observer
Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka participated as a panellist at the international conference on "21stCentury, Towards the New Humanism" last week at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture. The event gathered dignitaries as well as Russian and French ...

28 January 2012 | 2:56 pm

Humanism is the closest we can get to a universal good – Ambassador - IEWY News

Humanism is the closest we can get to a universal good – Ambassador
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Humanism is the closest we can get to universal good, to a universal idea. Humanism puts the human being at the center, Sri Lankan Ambassador in France Dayan Jayatilleka said. And placing the human being at the center means to recognize that above all ...
Humanity as a binding linkCeylon Daily News

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27 January 2012 | 7:44 am

Humanism 'the American way' - The Voice of Russia

The Voice of Russia

Humanism 'the American way'
The Voice of Russia
Frank Wuterich, a US marine sergeant who stood trial in a court martial at Camp Pendleton base on charges of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005, has been demoted to the rank of private and had his pay reduced but will serve no prison sentence.

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25 January 2012 | 7:54 am

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4 February 2012 | 4:04 am

Atheism is a religion
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3 February 2012 | 11:51 pm

So I just sent this email to my science teacher.

Here it is, with the names changed. Except Mrs Wagner. Hers is real. I hope she dies.

Dear Mrs. Derpina I'm not sure if you remember this, but last year when you taught us evolution, I got mad and asked you to also teach Intelligent Design and Creationism alongside it. You responded by saying that evolution was a fact, not an opinion.The reason I asked you to include those two theories wasn't at all that I believed in them, or even God for that matter, but that I thought they were all equally possible, and children needed the option to choose. My thought was that if there's this much controversy surrounding the subject, there must have been some valid points against evolution. Before last year, I thought evolution was by will. I believed that through evolution, animals saw a goal, and grew their bodies differently to accomplish that. I just want to thank you so, so much for knocking that idea out of my head, and teaching us all how evolution works. It's pretty frightening that 60% of americans don't "believe" in evolution. Part of the reason I thought creationism and evolution were equally likely is my 6th grade teacher Ms. Wagner. I asked her why, if we evolved from monkeys(thanks for getting rid of that idea too), monkeys were still around. I already knew she was religious, even though she never directly said that to us. Anyways, she very strongly implied that evolution wasn't "real", and put extra emphasis on the words "if" and "theory". Also, I'm a huge supporter of the idea that kids should be allowed to choose their beliefs, and should be presented with all the theories and all the evidence. The reason I'm writing this email is to apologize for disturbing class to validate creationism, thank you for teaching us all about evolution so clearly and awesomenessly, and ask you for a favor. Recently, Indiana state senate passed a law that says creationism should be taught in public school. Tons of other states are following them, and it kind of makes me sick. Most of the people in the lead for the position to run our country say that evolution is a myth, and "science isn't real".(COUGH COUGH MITT ROMNEY COUGH). I was just wondering if you could call or write to these stupid fact denying politicians and try to explain evolution by natural selection. I mean, you convinced like 100 kids just last year, I'm 99% positive you can convince two or three politicians. Please write to Romney and other politicians and explain evolution to them as if they were seventh graders, if you have the time. You're literally the best teacher I've met, and there's no reason that has to be restricted to just seventh graders.:) -Derpette

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3 February 2012 | 10:06 pm

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3 February 2012 | 9:01 pm

humanism - Bing News

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Concert-goers feel lively gusts of musical winds - Herald Times
Last May, on the University Theater stage, he produced a remarkably complex performance piece called “Passion with Tropes,” consisting of music, theater, dance, poetry, philosophic humanism and explosions of visuals. Tuesday evening ...

1 February 2012 | 11:34 pm

Knesset remembers Czech president Havel - Jerusalem Post
“He was committed to the values of humanism, moderate in his personality, but did not compromise when it came to freedom, and for that he paid a price,” Netanyahu says. The Knesset marked the death of former Czech president Vaclav Havel in a special ...

1 February 2012 | 9:40 pm

FL Senate approves bill that allows students to organize sectarian prayers - Examiner
The Florida senate voted 31 to 8 today to allow school districts to create policies that will allow students at all Florida schools, from kindergarten through high school, to vote to allow an "inspirational message" to be delivered at school functions (SB ...

1 February 2012 | 7:17 pm

Atheist Billboard Targets African Americans - MyFox Dallas
Do you really buy what you’re being told?” said Alix Jules, a member of African Americans for Humanism, a national organization of non-believers. In July, Jules was featured in a hot-button Ebony magazine article discussing his decision to ...

31 January 2012 | 5:59 pm

Newt Gingrich Understands Why Transhumanism a Pro-Life Issue - LifeNews.com
Many people who read my work elsewhere think transhumanism movement is not an important pro-life issue.  It is so abstract an idea to them that they regularly wonder why I bother writing about it.  I think it is simply because they don’t ...

30 January 2012 | 6:58 pm

We can make humanism a reality - Dayan Jayatilleka - Sunday Observer
Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka participated as a panellist at the international conference on "21stCentury, Towards the New Humanism" last week at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture. The event gathered dignitaries as well as Russian and French ...

28 January 2012 | 2:35 pm

Humanism is more beneficial” - A1 Plus News
How many of the 104 Armenian prisoners sentenced to life in prison have received a fair verdict? Lawyers are certain that the verdicts of at least some of them have to be reconsidered and they have appealed to the corresponding bodies with that request.

26 January 2012 | 9:58 am

Frank Wuterich And Humanism ‘The American Way’ – OpEd - eurasiareview.com
Frank Wuterich, a U.S. marine sergeant who stood trial in a court martial at Camp Pendleton base on charges of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005, has been demoted to the rank of private and had his pay reduced but will serve no prison sentence. The ...

26 January 2012 | 12:04 am

Decree on protection to people with disability shows humanism - Reliefweb.int
Luanda – The Presidential Decree on the Policy on people with disability and the strategy for protection to persons with disability shows that the Angolan Executive is concerned about the plight of this group of the society. This was said Wednesday in ...

25 January 2012 | 12:15 pm

Lecture: Humanism that goes beyond Kumbaya - Arizona Daily Star
FreeThought Arizona is sponsoring a lecture entitled "Culturally Relevant Humanism by Sikivu Hutchinson" today at 10 a.m. at DuVall Auditorium at University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. The lecture tackles the social and cultural ...

22 January 2012 | 10:39 am

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Is anything sacred? A discussion of Irish and international blasphemy laws, organised by Atheist Ireland on Sunday 29 January 2012. The meeting was chaired by Michael Nugent, Chairman of Atheist Ireland, and the main addresses were made by Professor David Nash, professor of history at Oxford Brookes University and Dr Austin Dacey, representative to the United Nations for the International Humanist and Ethical Union. This video is of the first part of the meeting. We hope to publish the second part -- the conversation with the audience -- as soon as possible. The meeting discussed the new anti-blasphemy legislation introduced in Ireland, on 1st February, 2010, and why Atheist Ireland is campaigning to have this law repealed, along with the Constitutional requirement that 'The publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law' . Two days after the meeting, Prof. Nash and Atheist Ireland met with senior politicians at the Oireachtas, an event organised by Sen. Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, to brief them about the negative international implications for Ireland if the law fails to be repealed.
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Available on iTunes. And at BlogTalkRadio: www.blogtalkradio.com AronRa (www.aronra.com) has spoken on behalf of skepticism and freethought for many years, and his Magic Sandwich podcast has been heard by thousands across the globe. Aron talks about his own journey, his studies on the "theory" of Evolution, his battles against the teaching of Creationism in public schools and more. Plus your questions and comments
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c0ct0pusprime.com unlike fox news, everyone, including atheists, are welcome at my site. like my shirt? message me on how to get one. note this fox video is about 6 weeks old at the time of this upload, but i've been wanting to make a response to it.
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(FULL EPISODE) The Atheist Experience #746 of January 29, 2012. Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser talk about truth, postmodernism and journalism, and also get to explain evolution to a creationist. First caller at 18:44. You can read more about this episode on the Atheist Experience blog: ► freethoughtblogs.com This episode of The Atheist Experience (topic: "To Tell the Truth") is archived on Blip.tv: ►blip.tv WHAT IS THE ATHEIST EXPERIENCE? The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals. We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism. VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES ► www.atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin) ► http (The Atheist Experience TV Show) More shows and video clips can be found in the archive: ► www.atheist-experience.com DVDs of the Atheist Experience can be purchased via: ► www.atheist-community.org <b>...</b>
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Posted on 30 January 2012 | 11:06 pm

YouTube Videos matching query: humanist,blasphemy


Is anything sacred? A discussion of Irish and international blasphemy laws, organised by Atheist Ireland on Sunday 29 January 2012. The meeting was chaired by Michael Nugent, Chairman of Atheist Ireland, and the main addresses were made by Professor David Nash, professor of history at Oxford Brookes University and Dr Austin Dacey, representative to the United Nations for the International Humanist and Ethical Union. This video is of the first part of the meeting. We hope to publish the second part -- the conversation with the audience -- as soon as possible. The meeting discussed the new anti-blasphemy legislation introduced in Ireland, on 1st February, 2010, and why Atheist Ireland is campaigning to have this law repealed, along with the Constitutional requirement that 'The publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law' . Two days after the meeting, Prof. Nash and Atheist Ireland met with senior politicians at the Oireachtas, an event organised by Sen. Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, to brief them about the negative international implications for Ireland if the law fails to be repealed.
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Posted on 3 February 2012 | 12:00 am


Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens at the 2005 Guardian Hay Festival debating blasphemy part 1.
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Tiny clip from the first series finale of Doctor Who. I found it rather poignant. Here it is. Enjoy!
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In May 2010 Paul Gill Walked the full lenght of Ireland from Mizen Head to Malin head to raise awarness of the new Irish Blasphemy law a fine of €25k. This is day 8-9 after 130 miles walked. Paul talked with members of the public (Christian and Atheists) about their opinions of the law. Paul would like to thank those that talked with him and for the support shown. ---- The Bill became Law on 23 July 2009, and came into effect on 1 January 2010. The advocacy group Atheist Ireland responded by announcing the formation of the "Church of Dermotology". On the date on which the law came into effect, Atheist Ireland published a series of potentially blasphemous quotations on its website and vowed to challenge any resulting legal action. It also said that it would be holding a series of public meetings to launch a campaign for secular constitutional reform.
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Posted on 10 October 2010 | 2:32 pm

American Zombie - Satyagraha

Fundies Say the Darndest Things!

Prophet Elisabeth Elijah Nikomia, Amightywind
 2 February 2012 | 4:32 am

The greatest mockery of MY Name yet will be done by Ellen DeGeneres by the ultimate blasphemy to portray I, YAHUVEH, the God of Creation. She will pay with her soul for this and all those that take part in this film. I, YAHUVEH, will send forth MY wrath on those that call themselves the greatest to the least. This includes not only the Studio, Producers, Script Writers, Actors, wardrobe, caterers; make up artists, even the stand-in actors and actresses. I, YAHUVEH, will pour out MY Wrath on even the State this is filmed in. I, YAHUVEH, warn any advertiser I, YAHUVEH, will command MY Babies, Bride, Chosen Ones and Elect as well even those who do not serve nor obey MY Holy Word but know there is a God YAHUVEH to fear, to protest and boycott your products.

A woman named Ellen Degeneres will openly mock ME, portraying to be Almighty God. Ellen Degenerate She is not only openly gay but she is the first in America to be embraced by the White House which included the President of the U.S.A., as they held a dinner for her and her same sex partner she claims to have married. I, YAHUVEH, call Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen Degenerate. She is reprobate and knows no shame as she is rewarded by satan with fortune and fame for she was the first to claim same sex marriage and knows no shame and is proud of her name. Start protesting and boycotting and warning all who will listen anyone that watches this film and listens to her mock I, YAHUVEH, and does not protest in fear will reap what she will sow.

I prophesied through MY Daughter Elisabeth, and that prophecy has been posted for years now for all to read [Prophecy 20], Ellen DeGeneres spoon fed the children and people the spirit of homosexuality while laughing about it. Because of this I, YAHUVEH, prophesied she would be the first to taste the Boiling Black Blood Plague when she will beg to die as black blood will spew from her mouth. All the sexually immoral will suffer this end time plague. I, YAHUVEH, prophesied this through this handmaiden of MINE because I knew what Ellen DeGeneres' master satan would have her do and that is to mock the Creator of all Creation.

Tony Perkins, The Raw Story
 2 February 2012 | 4:28 am

Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council — a hate group, according the the Southern Poverty Law Center — took to the radio to denounce Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.

“In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!” Perkins announced during his daily radio commentary. “In a galaxy not so far far away, Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side. The new video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has added a special feature: gay relationships.”

“That surprised a lot of gamers, since Bioware had made it clear in 2009 that ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ don’t exist in the Star Wars universe. Since the announcement, homosexuals have been celebrating the news, but parents sure aren’t.”

He continued: “On the game’s website, there are more than 300 pages of comments–a lot of them expressing anger that their kids will be exposed to this Star Warped way of thinking. You can join them by logging on and speaking up. It’s time to show companies who the Force is really with!”

Garvan Ellison, The Garvanian
 1 February 2012 | 3:56 am

The Absence of Transitional Forms
This is one of the most potent arguments against evolution I have ever come across. It has never, to my knowledge, been effectively countered by any evolutionist.

Basically the evolutionist believes that transitional forms happen "all the time" throughout history. So we don't actually need to look at fossil records to establish evolution - all we need to do is LOOK AROUND US and OBSERVE all the billions of transitional forms and species which - according to the evolutionist - should be running about the day. Since, according to the evolutionist, change is slow and gradual, then we be able to observe many forms which things like three legs, half a fin, one wing, etc.

So why can't we see them? Did evolution grind to a sudden halt over the past 150 years since Darwin declared its existence? That would be a bit odd, would it not???!!!

So, evolutionists, show me the evidence. Who needs to concern themselves with the fossil record when according to your own THEORY transitional entities should be ALL AROUND US - walking, swimming, crawling or flying.

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A 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist has her heavily Roman Catholic town of 80,000 in an uproar after she successfully sued her school to take down a eight-foot-tall prayer that hung in the school auditorium for 49 years, reports the New York Times . One state representative called Jessica Ahlquist “an...

27 January 2012 | 9:31 am

Man Arrested for Declaring Atheism on Facebook
Indonesian atheists, look out. An angry mob attacked a civil servant in Padang after he declared his atheism on Facebook, said police—who promptly arrested the civil servant . "He is suspected of having blasphemed against Islam," a police chief said of Alexander An, 30. "The man told police investigators that...

21 January 2012 | 4:24 pm

Katy Perry and ... Tim Tebow?
Will Katy Perry rebound from a recovering sexaholic atheist by dating an all-American, Christian quarterback? Yes, she'll be dating Denver Broncos star Tim Tebow if her parents have any say in it: “Katy’s mom firmly believes the best cure for heartache is to quickly fall in love again,” an unnamed...

14 January 2012 | 3:40 pm

Chipmunks Actor on Mission to Trash His Own Movie
It's not often that actors go on late night shows to specifically instruct the audience not to see their latest films, but David Cross did just that last night on Conan . Making Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked "was the most miserable experience I've ever had in my professional life," the...

10 January 2012 | 11:48 am

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WWU student club to host religious discussion
BELLINGHAM - A student club at Western Washington University is hosting a panel discussion about rel

3 February 2012 | 6:34 pm

‘Da Vinci’s Ghost’ Examines One of the Artist’s Most Famous Images
Toby Lester examines one of the world’s most intriguing drawings.

3 February 2012 | 4:01 pm

Ralph Fiennes' best-reviewed movies
In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of Ralph Fiennes' best-reviewed films. His latest film, "Coriolanus," which is also his directing...

2 February 2012 | 3:43 pm

Atheists Use Black History Month to Target Black Non-Believers
Organization wants black people to question what they're being told in church.

2 February 2012 | 12:34 pm

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5 Signs the Christian Right Still Wields Too Much Power in America
This political and cultural movement will not be sinking beneath the horizon anytime soon -- despite media reports to the contrary.

31 January 2012 | 8:00 pm

New York Muslims Fight Back Against Police Department's Institutionalized Paranoia About Islam
Muslim community leaders say Islamophobia is deep-seated in the New York Police Department.

31 January 2012 | 1:00 pm

Is Mitt Romney's Candidacy Part of 'The Eternal Plan' of the Mormon Church?
The seeds of Romney's unique brand of conservatism were sown in the secretive, acquisitive, patriarchal, authoritarian religious empire.

31 January 2012 | 1:00 am

Right-Wing Official Pushes Bible Death Message at Obama
A prominent Kansas elected official has made news in recent weeks after an email he passed around seemed to pray for the death of President Obama.

29 January 2012 | 5:00 am

Conservatives Use Creationist Playbook to Attack Climate Change Education in Schools
The overwhelming scientific evidence that says humans are causing the warming of the planet has emerged as the new battlefield in middle and high schools in the U.S.

26 January 2012 | 6:00 pm

Why You Don't Need God to be Good: the Rise of Atheist Charities
Charitable organizations geared towards non-believers are growing.

26 January 2012 | 10:00 am

3 Ways Conservative Christianity's Obsessions Promote Abortions
One of the great ironies of American society is that most abortions in the U.S. are caused by conservative Christians.

25 January 2012 | 12:00 am

Once Again, Believers Have it Wrong: Atheists Don't Just Want Sex, Drugs, and Lack of Morality
As much as religion's defenders would like us to believe otherwise, there is no non-human moral authority.

24 January 2012 | 2:00 am

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Court upholds Scientology fraud ruling in France
3 February 2012 | 7:51 pm
A French appeals court has upheld fraud charges and a €600,000 fine against the Church of Scientology for cajoling followers into paying large sums for bogus personality tests and cures.
Bath Christian group’s ‘God can heal’ adverts banned
3 February 2012 | 7:34 pm
A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets.
Can the US Army embrace atheists?
3 February 2012 | 7:30 pm
In a land of faith and flag, Justin Griffith is challenging the US military to abandon its religious ties.
Pennsylvania bible resolution is ‘sinfully’ unconstitutional
28 January 2012 | 2:15 pm
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting an unconstitutional resolution naming 2012 the “Year of the Bible,” unanimously passed (193-0) in the Pennsylvania General Assembly this week.

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Economist: Straight but narrow
ONE leaflet showed a wooden doll hanging from a noose and suggested burning or stoning homosexuals. “God Abhors You” read another.
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Irish Times: Court upholds Scientology fraud ruling in France
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Boston Globe: Romney shifted on 'conscience' issue
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