American Atheists Flash LineNews of Interest to AtheistsArguing With Fundamentalists The Skinny on Robert Lanhams Book The Sinners Guide to the Evangelical Right- September 11, 2006 “In his latest offering, the author of The Hipster Handbook brings his brand of sardonic wit and caricature assassination to bear on all things evangelical. Like all great satire, the book is cerebral, irreverent and hilarious, while also edifying in introducing the characters, vocabulary and complex political and social network loosely referred to as the Christian right.”(09-11-2006)http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/332 Teacher-Led Prayer Bulling Stuck Down In Missouri Public School- September 10, 2006 Decades after Supreme Court cases like MURRAY v. CURLETT helped to end coercive prayer and Bible verse recitation in public schools, this unconstitutional practice persists. A federal judge has put an end to teacher-led devotionals in the Doniphan, MO. school system.(09-10-2006)http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=5380733&nav=0jsh Is The Smart Money On Atheism Newsweek Profiles Nonbelievers And Non-belief- September 9, 2006 “How can anyone believe in a benevolent and omnipotent God who permits a tsumani to swallow 180,000 innocent people in a few hours How does it advance our understanding of the universe to suppose that it was created by a supernatural being who communicates only through the one-way process of revelation” Newsweek magazine asks some tough questions, and profiles leading Atheists and other non-believers. Discuss this at the NoGod Blog(09-09-2006)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14638243/site/newsweek/ Spooky Christian Dominionist Cult Linked To Path to 911 Docudrama- September 8, 2006 “Someone funneled $40 million (that’s the figure currently being mentioned) to Disney in order to broadcast a lying mockudrama on the ABC network…” Is a lavishly-funded Christian youth sect tied to this controversial film project Bloggers and other researchers are hot on the trial of the “Youth With a Mission” group founded by the father of the 911 producer.(09-08-2006)http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2006/09/is-spooky-cult-behind-path-to-911.html Can Atheists Be Spiritual The Scientific Wonder and Awe of our Universe- September 7, 2006 Do human beings need religious superstition to be struck by the complexity of our universe Atheist writer and blogger David Gleeson discusses this provocative topic. “There is more awe and wonder in one chapter of an introductory astronomy book than in any ten Bibles.” Discuss this at the NoGod Blog(09-07-2006)http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=12516 On The Coming American Religious Civil War A Warning From First Amendment Activist and AA National Legal Director Edwin Kagin- September 5, 2006 Katherine Harris isn’t the only public official speaking out in favor of theocracy and the demolition of what remains of the “wall of separation” between church and state. American Atheists National Legal Director Edwin Kagin describes the ARCW – “American Religious Civil War” – and why Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists and other non-believers must close ranks to combat a common nemesis.(09-05-2006)http://www.edwinkagin.com/columns/american-religious.htm American Atheists Files Suit Against City-Sponsored Prayer Day Rally- September 2, 2006 American Atheists files suit in federal against the City of Jacksonville, Fla. which used over $100,000 in public money to host a glitzy prayer day rally. The suit calls for an end to such government-sponsored religious events, and the return of the money to the taxpayers.(09-02-2006)http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/090206/met_4784112.shtml |