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You can love both Darwin and divinity (02-11-2009) |
 People among many faiths balance their religious views with evolution
Charles Darwin is widely praised by atheists for the way his theory of evolution denies the existence of God. For the same reason he's vilified by conservative religious people.
There is just one problem with the opinions of these opposing camps: They're not exactly based on what Darwin said. The pioneering 19th-century biologist confessed that evolution placed him in a "hopeless muddle" about the concept of God. more...
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Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited (02-10-2009) |
 As the temperature across the U.S. has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than it used to. more...
Ah, it's all in the Al Gore's head...
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Darwin celebrated, despite controversy, on 200th birthday (02-10-2009) |
Charles Darwin would no doubt be surprised to learn that, 127 years after his death, people around the world will be celebrating his 200th birthday on Thursday. more...
Let's have a prayer for him, he must be suffering in Hell?
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Prayer proposal placed on school board agenda (02-10-2009) |
 The San Diego school board will discuss today whether to open its public meetings with prayer, at the suggestion of President Shelia Jackson. more...
Yeah, Christians are underground in this country, we need more acknowledgment of the God in our schools!
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Battle of the ages: Bible versus Science (02-08-2009) |
Two hundred years after the birth of British naturalist Charles Darwin, the debate between scientists and the religious right over the origins of man remains as heated as ever in the United States. more...
Christianity is fighting for its very existence so it's probably not surprising that it will fight to the death.
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Pseudo science costs us bigtime (02-06-2009) |
When outrage greets the rational, this time a bus ad questioning the existence of God, we shouldn't be surprised non-science is tolerated.
In Alberta, teaching kids creationist fairy tales as an alternative to real biological science is even paid for with our tax dollars. Last summer, the province quietly began shipping more of our dough to private and religious schools by upping their per student grant from 60% to 70% of the total instructional cost. more...
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2 Afghans face death over translation of Quran (02-06-2009) |
No one knows who brought the book to the mosque, or at least no one dares say. The pocket-size translation of the Quran has already landed six men in prison in Afghanistan and left two of them begging judges to spare their lives. They're accused of modifying the Quran and their fate could be decided Sunday in court. more...
Don't be messing with our "book", or the lights are out...
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Stein's Views On Science Get Him Nixed From Graduation (02-03-2009) |
 Comedian, economist, speechwriter and game show host Ben Stein withdrew as speaker at the University of Vermont's spring commencement ceremonies Monday after concerns arose about his opinions on evolutionary theory, intelligent design and the role of science in the Holocaust.
Stein, 64, has also made comments attributing the theory of evolution to the emergence of eugenics -- a Nazi-supported ideal that promoted notions of racial supremacy and purity -- and the rise of Nazi Germany and the ensuing Holocaust. more...
Sadly, eugenics is a part of evolution's scientific history. Contrary to Stein, though, eugenics does not invalidate the theory. It just demonstrates that science in evil hands becomes evil just the same.
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Early Whales Gave Birth on Land, Fossils Reveal (02-03-2009) |
It's an evolutionary discovery Darwin himself would have been proud of.
Forty-seven million years ago primitive whales gave birth on land, according to a study published this week that analyzes the fossil of a pregnant whale found in the Pakistani desert. more...
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German pope becomes an embarrassment in homeland (02-03-2009) |
Nearly four years after a rare outburst of national pride over the election of a German pope, Germans are falling out of love with Pope Benedict because of his rehabilitation of a bishop who denies the Holocaust. more...
Warm and cuddly Pope who grew up as a member of the Hitler Youth.
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Scientists use Darwin theory to develop new technologies (02-02-2009) |
Still a flash point among fundamentalist Christians, the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin 150 years ago has become an indispensable tool for biologists to comprehend the natural world.
Yet as scientists mark Darwin’s 200th birthday this month, evolution is no longer simply a narrative of life. Scientists have begun using it as a tool to develop new technologies. more...
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Bart Simpson recruited into Scientology against his will (01-31-2009) |
Bart Simpson used to be an underachiever and proud of it. These days, it seems, he’s an Operating Thetan VII in the Church of Scientology and proud of that, too. more...
Tom Cruise has a new spiritual friend.
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Creationism to be taught in La. public schools (01-29-2009) |
“Evolution is not a science. It’s as much a science as Christianity is. The majority of America is Christian, and we should acknowledge that in school,” said Sam Huff, LSU geography freshman.
Apparently, lawmakers in Louisiana agree with Huff. more...
They obviously don't know much about science in Louisiana
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Blushing 'biggest gap in evolutionary theory' (01-28-2009) |
Blushing is the biggest gap in evolutionary theory, say scientists who admit they can't explain why people turn red when they are embarrassed. more...
Boy is science embarrassed. Now they have to scrap the entire theory.
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It's not a Catholic theory of creation (01-25-2009) |
The newest strategy of the Discovery Institute to promote its agenda of creationism and intelligent design is to work for and promote "Academic Freedom" legislation for science education in K-12 schools. more...
Still trying to keep American school children in the dark ages
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Obama acts to reverse Bush climate moves-officials (01-25-2009) |
U.S. President Barack Obama will start reversing former President George W. Bush's climate change policies on Monday by taking steps to allow states to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and by ordering 2011 vehicle fuel efficiency standards to be set by March. more...
It's hard to know what environmental impact 8 years of inactivity will have but at least the problem is being recognized as significant.
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Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations (01-24-2009) |
Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image. more...
Ah, it's okay, he was a volunteer after all.
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Texas Board Amends Standards on Science, Evolution (01-24-2009) |
The State Board of Education voted Thursday to drop a 20-year-old Texas requirement that science teachers address both "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories, including evolution.
While refusing to reinstate the language, however, the Board has passed amendments that would require students to "analyze and evaluate" all the major parts of evolutionary theory, including common descent, natural selection, and mutation using empirical evidence more...
The Flat Earth Society is going to make a comeback in Texas
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Pope rehabilitates Holocaust denier (01-24-2009) |
Pope Benedict Saturday rehabilitated a traditionalist bishop who denies the Holocaust, despite warnings from Jewish leaders that it would seriously harm Catholic-Jewish relations and foment anti-Semitism. more...
A good way for the Pope to kick off his YouTube experience
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FDA OKs First Human Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells (01-23-2009) |
The Federal Drug Administration has approved the first human trials of embryonic stem cells — a sign of a new, liberal attitude toward stem cell research, which was hamstrung by the Bush administration. more...
The government is finally moving into the 21st century
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