American Atheists Flash LineNews of Interest to AtheistsBiology teacher fired for referring to Bible- March 21, 2007 During his eight days as a part-time high school biology teacher, Kris Helphinstine included Biblical references in material he provided to students and gave a PowerPoint presentation that made links between evolution, Nazi Germany and Planned Parenthood. That was enough for the Sisters School Board, which fired the teacher Monday night for deviating from the curriculum on the theory of evolution.(03-21-2007)http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/03/20/teacherfired.ap.ap/index.html U.S. Mint goof creates Godless dollars- March 13, 2007 An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including “In God We Trust,” and are fetching around $50 apiece online. The properly struck dollar coins, bearing the likeness of the nation's first president, are inscribed along the edge with “In God We Trust,” “E Pluribus Unum” and the year and mint mark. They made it past inspectors and went into circulation Feb. 15.(03-13-2007)http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/godless_dollars Tennessee state senator calls for answer on creation of universe- March 10, 2007 NASHVILLE - Sen. Raymond Finney proposes to use the legislative process to get an answer to the question of whether the universe was created by a “Supreme Being.” Under Senate Resolution 17, introduced by the Maryville Republican, the answer would come from state Education Commissioner Lana Seivers “in report form” no later than Jan. 15, 2008.(03-10-2007)http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_5380655,00.html |