American Atheists Flash LineNews of Interest to AtheistsJudge: Keep Religion Out of Post Offices Run By Churches, Contractors- April 26, 2007 Religion has no place in post offices run by churches and other private contractors, a federal judge has ruled, citing the constitutional separation of church and state.(04-26-2007)http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268280,00.html Mormons hit children with rolling pins- April 23, 2007 Two ‘out-of-control’ Mormon women tortured six children by beating them with rolling pins and whipping them with stinging nettles, a court heard yesterday.(04-23-2007)http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393039-details/Mormons+'hit+children+with+rol... Judge orders external audit of San Diego diocese accounts- April 12, 2007 A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday ordered an external audit of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, chastising church lawyers for a lack of transparency in court filings. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louise DeCarl Adler grilled attorneys representing both the diocese and a parish organization, as well as two pastors who had sent letters the judge said misrepresented comments made from the bench during an earlier hearing. (04-12-2007)http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5641068 |