American Atheists Flash LineNews of Interest to AtheistsPriests Scuffle, Throw Brooms, Stones Inside Bethlehem Church- December 29, 2007 Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning.(12-29-2007)http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,318728,00.html Clergy tax break to end- December 17, 2007 Ministers in Boone County have been exempt from paying the county's payroll tax for seven years, but the clergy may soon lose that perk.(12-17-2007)http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20071217/NEWS0103/712170361 Gas company won't display yule cross- December 15, 2007 A large, lighted cross displayed over Owensboro every Christmas season for four decades won't be on view this year.(12-15-2007)http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695236109,00.html Huckabee winning support by highlighting Romney's Mormonism- December 12, 2007 Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee appears to be using Mitt Romney's Mormon faith as a wedge issue to attract evangelical voters in the early states, political scientists say, a move that in part seems to be helping Huckabee stay ahead in Iowa polls. (12-12-2007)http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7704812 IN OUR VIEW: Romney speech needs follow-up- December 9, 2007 Mitt Romney answered many questions in his speech Thursday on "Faith in America." But he raised a few as well, and we foresee a day when he will need to answer -- more clearly and forcefully, and for a wider audience -- what he thinks about the relationship between church and state. (12-09-2007)http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/246756/ Atheists herald holiday season a bit differently- December 4, 2007 An atheist group has taken advantage of the town's new all-inclusive policy regarding holiday displays in Center Park by erecting their own seasonal message. (12-04-2007)http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19082225&BRD=985&PAG=461&d |