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                                      THE FOCUS                                               

 DECEMBER 15, 2006                                                     Volume 2, Issue 50

 Published by the Center For Atheism (CFA)

Editor: Suzy Lanza

   

The Focus provides links to articles collected from major newspapers & magazines and is emailed weekly.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

This Week's Featured Articles                                                           

Section #1:  News Articles                                                                

Section #2:  CFA Programs                                                              

Section #3:  Special Notices                                                             

Section #4:  Legislation Alerts                                                          

       

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                                This Week's Featured Articles 

Atheism Is Not a Religion - Blogcritics.org
Some Atheists ... assert that Atheism is not a religion but instead is the total absence of religion.... ... Atheists do not believe in a god or gods. ...
 
Religion for a Captive Audience, Paid For by Taxes - NYT
A growing number of programs use tax dollars to pay for religious activities aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers and others.

 
AMISH CULTURE CLASH: Tradition of child vocational training ... - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
... permission from others to raise their own kids. It breaches the Amish community’s firm belief in separation of church and state.
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"Church Polling Place is Unconstitutional" Says Suit Launching Nontheist Legal Center
Suit filed in Florida; More States to Follow...
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                                      SECTION ONE: NEWS ARTICLES

(some publications may require that you sign up for membership to view their article) 

 ATHEISM

 
Evangelical students return atheists' volley at UTSA - San Antonio Express
... Shanada Muhammad, a 23-year-old biology major and a Muslim, said she was "a little disgusted" by the atheists' claim that the Koran and Islam degrade women.
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Local atheists tell their stories. 
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BOOKS / MOVIES / THEATRE / TV / VIDEOS
 
The Atheist Delusion
 
RichardDawkins.net - The Official Richard Dawkins Website
Video Richard Dawkins on The Late Late Show with Pat Kenny. RTÉ 1, Ireland. Richard Dawkins with Pat Kenny on The Late Late show, 2006-12-09. ...
Bible business
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CREATIONISM / EVOLUTION / I.D.

 

A surprisingly recent instance of human evolution has been detected among the peoples of East Africa. It is the ...
 
The Chronicle: 11/17/2006: The Social Responsibility in Teaching Sociobiology
 
Early Mammals Took to the Air, Fossil Suggests - New York Times
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SCIENCE

DNA Gatherers Hit Snag: Tribes Don’t Trust Them - New York Times
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SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE
  
Daniel C. Dennett - Washington Post
... is the price we must pay for this religious freedom: we must commit ourselves to the First Amendment principle of separation of church and state even when the ...
 
 
 
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MISC.
 
Bible as prop in official oaths - Daily Herald
... Religion and government do not mix here. They coexist. "The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife ...
 
A Skeptical View: A Skeptic's Guide to Bible Study for Christians - Introduction
 
Take Action: Tell Wal-Mart to stop selling the religious right's violent video game
 
The Frederick News-Post : Opinion - Joe Volz
Kai and god
 
ACLJ's Argument: 'Separationists' Have No Standing in Notre Dame Case.

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                                      SECTION TWO: CFA PROGRAMS

 

The Center for Atheism (CFA) was established by the New York City Atheists as a separate and independent national organization to propose, develop and be a catalyst for new national activities supporting the objectives of atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, skeptics, secularists and separation-of-church/state advocates.  

 

CFA will accept and review suggestions from individuals and other secular organizations that will foster our goals.   

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SECTION THREE: SPECIAL NOTICES

 

No special notices for this week... 

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                                SECTION FOUR: LEGISLATION ALERTS

 

No special notices for this week... 

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