THE   FOCUS
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January 25, 2008 Volume 4, Issue 4

Published by the Center For Atheism (CFA)

Editor: Kenneth Bronstein

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       Featured Articles
 
    Dinesh D'Souza Spreads Dishonest Propaganda...Again -OpEdNews                               
      By Kelly O'Connor (Rational Response Squard) - Isn't it remarkable that Christians 
      would like to use atheists as scapegoats for every evil action throughout history ...
      
      Atheism is not a Religion - Nolan Chart LLC 
      Atheism is not a religion. We are all born atheists. There is no such thing as a 
      Christian child or a Muslim child or a Buddhist child, ...
 
      National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2008 - Office of the Press Secretary
     National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2008 A Proclamation by the
     President of the United States of America ...
      China: ‘Greatest discovery since Peking Man’ - Science- msnbc.com
      ... that could date back 100000 years has been unearthed in China, state media said on 
      Wednesday, hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man.
         

 

  News Articles
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   ATHEISM

   We have science now; we don't need religion -Press of AtlanticCity                                       If this is true, there should be some evidence that atheists are less moral
   than believers. But the data show that atheists are not immoral, ...

   BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE

   Philosopher faces trial in 'New Jerusalem' - amNewYork 
   The drama focuses on the expulsion of Spinoza, arguably the first modern philosopher, 
   from the Jewish community of Amsterdam due to his radically atheistic ...

   EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D.

    Experts Urge Florida Education Board To Adopt Creationism-Free ...
    The NCSE, which advocates the teaching of Darwin's Theory of Evolution in public schools,
    rejected calls to include creationism in the science standards ...

    Scientists oppose ICR certification in Texas - National Center for Science Education
    Young Earth Creationism has repeatedly been shown, legally and scientifically, to be a
    religious belief system and not a credible scientific explanation for ...

   SCIENCE

   Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism — a bacterium —  
   in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life
.
 
   Scientists find pancreatic stem cells in mice - Reuters
   After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they 
   found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, ...
   New Study Explains Evolution of Bird Flight - RedOrbit
   A letter published in the advanced online publication Nature has revealed new insight
   into the evolution of flight in birds. ...
 
  Dust samples prompt rethink about comets | Science | Reuters
  Samples of rock dust retrieved from a comet called Wild 2 are forcing scientists to alter
  they way they think about these intriguing ...
 
   Weeds flourish as climate changes – and provides a speedy view of ... OCRegister    
   This is one of those cases where evolution can happen really fast, enough that we can
   actually observe it happening." The scientists were able to show not ...
 
   SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE
 
   Teacher crosses line between church, state, say Irasburg parents - Barre Montpelier   
   Times Argus

   "It's about the separation of church and state that is supposed to exist in my daughter's
   classroom." Downs' daughter attends seventh grade at Irasburg ...
 
   Group says it has legal standing to sue over Boys Ranch... | KXNet ...
   The nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics says there is legal precedent for its
   court challenge of foster care referrals by ...
 
   Federal earmarks to religious group raise constitutional concerns - Kansas City Star
   On the surface, the taxpayer-supported appropriations for World Impact Inc. raise
   constitutional questions about the separation of church and state.
...
 
   Group Protests Religious Film Shown In Ala. School Evening Bulletin 
   An Alabama high school is in hot water after a liberal group advocating for a strict
   separation of church and state protested when an inspirational film,
...

 
   MISCELLANEOUS
 
   Almost three-quarters of Americans who haven’t darkened the door of a church in the
   last six months think it is “full of ...
     
   CONVENTIONS / MEETINGS / EVENTS
 
Darwin Day 
(199th Birthday)
 
 American Atheists
 
                                        
Feb. 12, 2008
 
 
Mar 21- 23, 2008
 
 
 
 
Minneapolis, MN
 
 Madalyn Murray O'Hair                                   April 13, 2008
 (Birthday)
 
 Gift for Life Day                                                May 1, 2008 
 
 Atheists  Alliance International                    Sept. 2008                Long Beach, Ca.
 
 Freedom From Religion                                Oct. 10-12, 2008       Chicago
 
 Gift for Life Day                                                Nov. 4, 2008    
 
             

 

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