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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-16707869188966060982017-01-12T21:47:00.003-08:002017-01-12T21:47:33.603-08:00Fewer Americans are practicing religion<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A staggering 21 percent of those surveyed said they don’t practice a “formal religion” — up from the 15 percent who said that in 2008, according to Gallup.</i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-45507342368029049872017-01-12T21:35:00.001-08:002017-01-12T21:35:38.752-08:00Joplin School District suspends Bible study at North, other middle schools <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Joplin School District has suspended a middle school Bible study that had come under fire from a national organization -- but only because it was out of compliance with school board policy, not because it was deemed unconstitutional by district officials.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wcnc.com/news/politics/bill-would-put-in-god-we-trust-on-tennessee-license-plates/385363240" target="_blank">MORE</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-89960038873514220772017-01-12T21:21:00.001-08:002017-01-12T21:24:11.483-08:00Dark matter has decreased since the Big Bang: Study<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"The amount of dark matter in the era of hydrogen formation and today will be different," said researcher Dmitry Gorbunov.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/12/28/Dark-matter-has-decreased-since-the-Big-Bang-Study/7501482935301/" target="_blank">MORE</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-58188107870135429672016-06-20T22:39:00.000-07:002016-06-20T22:43:12.962-07:00A Norwegian Journalist's Look at Church/State Separation in the U.S.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Norwegian journalist Even Gran spent a year in the U.S. not too long ago and he used the opportunity to dive into our nation's problems with church/state separation. He spoke with a couple of the students I've written about extensively on this site -- Jessica Ahlquist and Damon Fowler -- and the result is his book Rise of the Seculars.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buy the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rise-seculars-Humanist-uphold-Separation/dp/1533603286/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1465983613&ref_=la_B01BJ37QDU_1_2&s=books&sr=1-2&linkCode=sl1&tag=wwwfriendlyat-20&linkId=f6cdd6e1722555a7462ff6c4efb4f130" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-28663049414530417372016-06-20T22:35:00.002-07:002016-06-20T22:35:21.469-07:00Pharisees And Sadducees: The Religious Right Reacts To Orlando By Doubling Down<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This rhetoric is obviously extreme, but it's also not new.</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-5525804725674228662016-06-20T22:26:00.000-07:002016-06-20T22:32:07.391-07:00Thousands of atheists gather in DC for 'Reason Rally'<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thousands of atheists turned out Saturday on a muggy Washington day to take part in "Reason Rally," dedicated to boosting the political power of the growing number of non-religious Americans.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/07/an-atheist-singer-humiliated-on-ecuadors-got-talent-found-redemption-at-the-reason-rally/" target="_blank">An Atheist Singer Humiliated on Ecuador's Got Talent Found Redemption at the Reason Rally</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-godless-descend-on-dc-for-the-reason-rally_us_575ab0a6e4b052f656ef71e3" target="_blank">The Godless Descend on DC for The Reason Rally</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ozy.com/2016/the-political-ascension-of-the-nonbelievers/70107" target="_blank">The Political Ascension of the Nonbelievers</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/rev-graham-reason-rally-atheists-will-stand-god-they-disown-and-face-eternity#.V1XpzpqGwRA.facebook" target="_blank">Rev. Graham to 'Reason Rally': Atheists Will Stand Before the God They Disown and May Face Eternity in Hell</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/02/the-catholic-leagues-bill-donohue-is-angry-that-good-for-nothing-atheists-are-gathering-in-d-c/" target="_blank">The Catholic League's Bill Donohue is Angry That "Good for Nothing" Atheists Are Gathering in D.C.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pictures from the event can be found <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/48595559@N08/albums/72157668999101731" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A local recording of the event is below. The official video with all speakers and performers will be released later.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://elections.ap.org/content/divided-america-evangelicals-feel-alienated-anxious" target="_blank">Evangelicals feel alienated, anxious</a></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-85480268908388998522016-06-20T22:09:00.004-07:002016-06-20T22:09:40.246-07:00Iowa Governor Steps Into A Tangled Web Of Church And State With Proclamation Encouraging Bible Study<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a proclamation in April encouraging "all Iowans" to participate in a statewide Bible-reading marathon, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa argues the declaration is unconstitutional.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://americanhumanist.org/news/details/2016-06-humanist-group-condemns-iowa-governors-proclamation" target="_blank">Humanist Group Condemns Iowa Governor's Proclamation Promoting Christian Scripture</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-56127613109330680252016-06-20T22:06:00.001-07:002016-06-20T22:06:16.575-07:00Public Schools Across The Country Are Violating The Separation Of Church And State<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A conservative Christian non-profit, Focus on the Family works to promote right-wing values in public policy, including gay conversion, intelligent design creationism, and opposition to certain types of birth control. According to their website, they provide "resources for couples to build healthy marriages that reflect God's design, and for parents to raise their children according to morals and values grounded in biblical principles." It's astonishing that the organization has somehow become a go-to resource on so many different topics for some public schools and even local governments, especially given the legal status quo which mandates the separation of church and state.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier: <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/priest-banned-for-molesting-girl-gets-a-new-job-as-director-of-teen-pregnancy-center/" target="_blank">Priest banned for molesting girl gets a new job as director of teen pregnancy center</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-17025885703837149202016-06-20T22:00:00.003-07:002016-06-20T22:00:33.667-07:00Texas County with Crosses on Police Cars Will Pay Atheist Group More Than $22,000 in Settlement<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Brewster County (Texas) Sheriff Ronny Dodson is one of the many, many government officials to put "In God We Trust" stickers on all the vehicles in his department. But rather than pretending it was just an act of patriotism and saying it's just our national motto, Dodson made clear this was all about promoting Christianity.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See also: <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/11/bangladeshi-police-arrest-more-than-3000-people-to-prevent-further-attacks-on-atheists-and-others/" target="_blank">Bangladeshi Police Arrest More Than 3,000 People To Prevent Further Attacks on Atheists and Others</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-64038193427716693122016-05-30T20:12:00.004-07:002016-05-30T20:12:40.820-07:00Nonreligious Americans March to Capitol Hill Ahead of Historic Rally<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Washington, DC - On June 2-3, more than three hundred nonreligious Americans will march to Capitol Hill. Hosted by the Secular Coalition for America, nontheist Americans from across the country will meet with members of Congress as part of the Reason Rally Advocacy Days.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Participants will lobby their representatives in support of the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA), which would eliminate all federal funding for abstinence only education and reallocate the money to support evidence-based sex education. The Advocacy Days precede the Reason Rally on June 4th, when tens of thousands of nontheists will assemble on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to voice their support for science-based public policy and the separation of church and state.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.secular.org/news/media-alert-nonreligious-americans-march-capitol-hill-ahead-historic-rally" target="_blank">MORE</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-73059148373191527462016-05-30T20:09:00.002-07:002016-05-30T20:09:26.784-07:00Proud Godlessness Grips Our Transportation System<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The organization has a new advertising campaign on Metro trains, Bikeshare bikes, PTRC commuter buses, and garages that say "I'm an Atheist and I Vote" before the forthcoming Reason Rally at the Lincoln Memorial on June 4 and the D.C. Democratic Primary on June 14. The ads will run through June 6. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://dcist.com/2016/05/proud_godlessness_grips_metro.php" target="_blank">MORE</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-82039131408558220142016-05-30T20:08:00.002-07:002016-05-30T20:08:17.528-07:00Women Are Leaving Church, And the Reason Seems Clear<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Why have women stopped going to church? It isn’t because they're too busy or too well educated. Maybe they stopped going when conservative politics took over the pulpit.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://religiondispatches.org/women-are-leaving-church-and-the-reason-seems-clear/" target="_blank">MORE</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38746762.post-41831829943069543022016-05-30T20:07:00.003-07:002016-05-30T20:07:17.473-07:00University of Miami Establishes Chair for Study of Atheism<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With an increasing number of Americans leaving religion behind, the University of Miami received a donation in late April from a wealthy atheist to endow what it says is the nation's first academic chair "for the study of atheism, humanism and secular ethics."</i></span><br />
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