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Pledge âLordInTheLordsâ February 10, 2010

I pledge to donate one pound to the International Red Cross for eachof the 26 Anglican bishops sitting in the House of Lords who completesthe Sober Survey13 Vote(s)

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More good science in HuffPo February 9, 2010

Steve Newton of the wonderful National Center for Science Education has written another article promoting science in the Huffington Post, this time about asteroid impacts. And special bonus; he gives your loyal host here a shout-out.Specifically, he mentions that I have said that the Hale-Bopp comet was larger than what wiped out the dinosaurs. It’s [. […]

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Utah to be destroyed by a comet! Or not! February 9, 2010

Utah is only one state over, so when I see a website that tells me a fragment of a comet will hit it on March 1 of this year, I sit up and take notice. Then I see the flashing text. The multiple colors. The GIANT FONT. The URL: satansrapture.com. Well, still. It can’t be [...]5 Vote(s)

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Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be February 9, 2010

People keep asking me for books on evolution for their kids,...17 Vote(s)

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Bloody Thursday? Tehran 11 February. February 9, 2010

Bloody Thursday?The Iranian opposition, the Green Wave, and the government of Khamenei are preparing for a confrontation on Thursday 11 February, a confrontation that could turn very violent indeed. The Greens are hoping to mobilise three million defiant and courageous people demanding freedom and justice, while the regime is plannning to put 300 000 Revolut […]

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Opportunity for anaglyphs February 9, 2010

Oh, I have a very cool anaglyph (red-green 3D images) for you! Stuart Atkinson from the Cumbrian Sky blog has created some fantastic anaglyphs of images from the Mars rover Opportunity as it investigates Concepcion crater. Here are some blocks that look like ejecta from the impact itself:[Click to embiggen.]These are beautiful! They almost look [...]9 Vote(s […]

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Randi's Invitation to Darwin Day February 9, 2010

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We might err, but science is self-correcting February 9, 2010

If claims about climate change need to be debunked, you can rely on scientists to do it. Scepticism is what we are all about9 Vote(s)

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Blasphemy art exhibition in Dublin this month February 9, 2010

PZ Myers, author of the Pharyngula science blog, and Michael Nugent, chair of Atheist Ireland, visit the Blasphemy exhibition in the Oonagh Young Gallery in Dublin.6 Vote(s)

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On Sharia law, banning the burqa, and One Law for All 100 Club February 9, 2010

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Focus on the Family got Super Bowl buzz it wanted February 9, 2010

Suddenly, the focus is off the family and on the data.

Gays in the Militaries February 9, 2010

There are some excellent arguments for ending the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

ACLU accuses Calif. instructor of religion lessons February 9, 2010

An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday.

Christian teacher 'forced out' after complaining Muslim pupils praised 9/11 hijackers 'as heroes' February 9, 2010

A Christian teacher yesterday claimed he was forced out of his job after complaining that Muslim pupils as young as eight hailed the September 11 hijackers as heroes.

Needle exchange raises weighty Catholic moral questions February 8, 2010

In launching its needle-exchange program last week, the Catholic Diocese of Albany, N.Y., said the decision came down to choosing the lesser evil. Illegal drug use is bad, but the spread of deadly diseases is worse.

Bishops change feeding tube guidelines February 8, 2010

If ever Carol Gaetjens becomes unconscious with no hope of awakening, even if she could live for years in that state, she says she wants her loved ones to discontinue all forms of artificial life support.

Conservative evangelicals in the Church of England yesterday became the latest group to threaten to split the church if it decides to consecrate women bishops. February 8, 2010

Conservative evangelicals in the Church of England today became the latest group to threaten to split the church if it decides to consecrate women bishops.

In northern Iraq, a vote seems likely to split on familiar lines February 8, 2010

There was a hope, not long ago, that democracy would mean peace and stability for Nineveh, a place where cultures and armies have clashed since biblical times.

Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders February 8, 2010

The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.

Egypt's Copts fearful amid increasing tensions February 7, 2010

Father Metyas Mankarios ministers to garbage men and runs a newspaper for Coptic Christians from an office crammed with brittle archives above vegetable sellers and fishmongers barking out prices along the muddy roads of a Cairo neighborhood.

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Things to do when you're godless February 10, 2010

Bored and godless? Want something fun to do? Visit the Phillipines! The Filipino Freethinkers are having a film festival on 27 February. It'll be a whole day of classic atheist documentaries and comedy films. Quick, catch a plane to Australia: the Adelaide Atheists are having a youtube party. This is a cool idea: show up at a bar with a laptop and a vid […]

Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be February 9, 2010

People keep asking me for books on evolution for their kids, and I have to keep telling them that there is a major gap in the library. We have lots of great books for adults, but most of the books for the younger set reduce evolution to stamp collecting: catalogs of dinosaurs, for instance. I just got a copy of a book that is one small step in filling that g […]

How can we not? February 9, 2010

It looks like a lot of people love xkcd. Read the comments on this post...

List of science blogs, with an asterisk February 9, 2010

The Times Online has posted a list of science blogs of various sorts, which I was inclined to endorse since they did include me, and also some blogs I hadn't seen before — I am enchanted by 2d goggles, and want to spend the rest of the day reading the archives — but then I got to the end of the list and … Anthony Watts? Crank weatherm […]

I'm having bad acid flashbacks, man February 9, 2010

It's never going to end — Ben Stein's voice still makes me grind my teeth (oh, wait — Stein's voice did that to me even before he made Expelled). Now here's another parody of his horrible little movie, with a little name check of yours truly in there. Read the comments on this post...

That sneaky, nasty blasphemy law February 9, 2010

Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland made a few more videos of me babbling before I left, and has posted them to the website. I'm terrible in them — no fault to Michael, I was just worn out and burned out on the last night of my trip. You can poke fun at me if you want. The interesting thing about them, though, is that they were made in the Oonagh Yo […]

Rise up, Texans! February 9, 2010

Grassroots action can do wonderful things. Voters in Don McLeroy's district in Texas are organizing an ad campaign and are looking for contributions to help air radio ads opposing McLeroy's candidacy: as they say, "The ads will target moderate republicans who realize that to compete globally in the 21st century Texas needs smart students who a […]

Nice euphemism February 9, 2010

It's yet another Catholic sex scandal, this time a chronic pattern of sexual abuse by a few priests in Berlin that was known and tolerated by church leaders for almost 20 years. They've got a nice phrase for what was going on: "intimate, fatherly behavior." Catholic church: you don't know what fatherly means, and none of you deserve […]

Dutch poll needs a little help February 9, 2010

Dutch creationists have put up a foolish little poll — surprise them with a little adjustment. Hoe is het leven op aarde ontstaan? (How did life arise on Earth?) God schiep het leven in zes dagen (God created life in six days) 69.4% Door Evolutie (By Evolution) 20.7% Door Spontane Generatie (By Spontaneous Generation) 5% God stuurde de evolutie (By god […]

But he doesn't know my mom February 8, 2010

This article on why an octopus is more awesome than your mom is generally accurate and valid — octopuses probably are more awesome than your mom — but suffers a bit from an incomplete survey of moms. The author has not met the awesome mom of me, nor is he acquainted with the ferocious Trophy Wife™, who also happens to moonlight as the indom […]