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Hubble spots a chunk of ice 6.7 billion km away! December 16, 2009

I love stories like this: Hubble spotted a small iceball — only about a kilometer (0.6 miles) across — orbiting the Sun 6.7 billion kilom12 Vote(s)

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The return of sunspots! Maybe! December 16, 2009

After a very long absence, it looks like the Sun may finally be kick-starting its magnetic cycle. A big ol’ group of sunspots has just appeared10 Vote(s)

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Rachel Maddow Speaks About the Cecil Bothwell Case December 16, 2009

The other night, Rachel Maddow did a segment about the Cecil Bothwell case — it’s worth watching just to hear him not take an oath to God8 Vote(s)

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Kabbalah Vodka with Christian Infants December 16, 2009

I’ve never been much of a drinker, but I think I’m going to have to start…I can’t tell if it’s real or not,15 Vote(s)

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The Season of Reason December 16, 2009

At the end of the year, lots of charities ask for money. It’s a combination of the giving season, as well as your chance to make some tax-deduc5 Vote(s)

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Nativity Scenes on Public Property December 16, 2009

Yesterday, I got an interesting email from a producer of a radio show asking if I could come on to talk about Nativity scenes on government property.5 Vote(s)

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Well-heeled, tax-exempt charlatan December 16, 2009

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AGW, Revisited December 16, 2009

Though this subject is not one that directly concerns the JREF, I'm very frequently asked if I'll turn my skeptical eye to it. As a year-end fling, I18 Vote(s)

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New York City Atheists Offer Meetings in Spanish December 16, 2009

The New York City Atheists are trying to reach out to the local Spanish-speaking population by conducting services in their native language. T12 Vote(s)

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How a4Letting Go of Goda4 is Truly a One-Woman Show December 15, 2009

Julia Sweeney explains why the label “one-woman show” is a perfect way to describe Letting Go of God. Unlike her previous projects which17 Vote(s)

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Elderly in suicide pill Christmas gift swaps December 17, 2009

Elderly couples are buying each other suicide kits as Christmas presents, says controversial euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke.

Turkey and Iraq's Kurds finally see mutual benefit in acting wisely December 16, 2009

After several years of acute tensions, there is an accelerating rapprochement between Turkey and the Kurds of Iraq.

Free-will offering this isn't December 16, 2009

News that two struggling inner-city Catholic schools might be saved via, uh, conversion to charter schools made for one of those feel-good stories that tend to lose their lovin feeling upon due deliberation.

Burial cloth found in Jerusalem cave casts doubt on authenticity of Turin Shroud December 16, 2009

Archaeologists have discovered the first known burial shroud in Jerusalem from the time of Christ's crucifixion - and say it casts serious doubt on the claimed authenticity of the Turin Shroud.

Combating homegrown terrorism December 16, 2009

Five young men from Northern Virginia are captured in Pakistan attempting to join in jihad.

Christian goods spoof commercial brands or logos December 16, 2009

Christian stores have just the Christmas gift for Facebook fans: A "Jesus Christ wants to be your friend" T-shirt that mimics the design of the popular social networking site.

www.jihad.com December 15, 2009

Lets not fool ourselves. Whatever threat the real Afghanistan poses to U.S. national security, the Virtual Afghanistan now poses just as big a threat.

Clergy unite on a common message: Thou Shalt Be Civil December 15, 2009

It's gotten ugly out there in the public square -- on television, at public meetings, on the Internet.

Oral Roberts, dean of Pentecostal evangelists, dies at 91 December 15, 2009

Oral Roberts, the pioneering TV evangelist and faith healer who became the dean of America's Pentecostal preachers, died Tuesday (Dec. 15) at the age of 91.

Feds bug Chicago terror suspects December 15, 2009

Unaware they were being secretly recorded on a long car ride, two Chicago men spoke openly in September of how they knew about plans for the terror attacks that killed nearly 170 people last year in Mumbai, India, federal investigators alleged for the first time Monday.

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The devil stole Rod Parsley's money! December 16, 2009

That's what he says, anyway: he's put out a desperate call for mo' money because he is under a "demonically inspired financial attack". His ministry is facing a $3 million dollar shortfall. Coincidentally, he also had to make a big payout of $3.1 to the family of a two-year-old who was spanked to the point of being covered in welts a […]

Wrong in principle, right on detail December 16, 2009

I was all prepared to criticize a young atheist who refused to read the bible as literature in an English class. Newton South High School officials dropped a requirement to read excerpts from the Bible for one student last month, after he refused to read the Biblical passages as a literature assignment because he is an atheist. Jack Summers, a 15-year-old so […]

Godless givers, read this! December 16, 2009

This will be handy: it's a long list of secular and atheist charities. Science, education, medicine, civil rights, fighting poverty and hunger…we have a lot of areas in which secularism is the best way to contribute. Read the comments on this post...

Say it ain't so, Randi! December 16, 2009

This is so disappointing: James Randi joins the ranks of the climate change denialists, and he does so on the basis of an extremely poor argument. I know, he's a professional skeptic about everything, but skeptics must have some standard for evidence … a standard which the climatologists have reached, while the denialists have not. Here's th […]

Called home, finally December 15, 2009

I guess Oral Roberts didn't meet his fundraising quota this year, because god has finally pink-slipped the old fraud. Read the comments on this post...

I'd better mention this again December 15, 2009

Yes! I've seen the octopuses using coconut shells, and it's very, very cool. Here's the video: (This is one of the dilemmas of having a popular blog. I just checked my inbox, and I've been getting notifications about this observation at the rate of about 20 per hour since yesterday. Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it, and you should […]

Another lecture online December 15, 2009

The Minot Skeptical Society has posted my lecture on Evolutionary Denialism to youtube. You have to work your way through a series of numbered segments to see the whole thing, and I do go on. Read the comments on this post...

Gotta keep you on your toes December 15, 2009

The comment registration system here is still a PITA. I know; I get so many complaints from so many people, yet at the same time, I need the dog-damned thing in order to manage the horrendous pile of spam and troll-trash spilling over into the comments. So I'm going to compromise a bit. I will occasionally switch off the comment registration requirement […]

I get email December 15, 2009

I am often chided by morons. Consistent Dear Mr. Myers, To be wrong is always acceptable, because we are human. But, to be consistently wrong, especially when you call yourself a Professor, is going way beyond the bounds of good sense. Anyone who even gives ear to people such as Dawkins and Kitchens is no less than a fool. There is nothing wrong with being a […]

Nice debunking of biocentrism December 15, 2009

Robert Lanza and Deepak Chopra (just the fact that he is associated with it should discredit it right there) have been peddling this bizarre notion of Biocentrism, the idea that the universe is the product of human awareness — it's a kind of upscale version of The Secret, gussied up with more science vocabulary. The gang at Nirmukta have put toget […]