http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:53:43 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:05 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Binding-international-antiblasphemy-law-advances-proponents-threaten-rise-in-terrorism-if-resisted?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006 (Photo: Jacob Lundberg) An internationally enforceable anti-blasphemy law is on the march, and according to the chair of one UN subcommittee, resistance to such a backward and oppressiv... Politics Extremism Terrorism Church-State Separation Persecution Civil Rights Theocracy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Binding-international-antiblasphemy-law-advances-proponents-threaten-rise-in-terrorism-if-resisted?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Hillary-Clinton-is-wrong-The-US-has-a-national-security-interest-in-Afghanistan-education?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) I have been very much encouraged by what appears to be a refreshing degree of forthrightness and assertiveness in the public comments of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. I have had love/suspect/hate/love feelings toward ... Politics War Terrorism Education Media Theocracy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:44:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Hillary-Clinton-is-wrong-The-US-has-a-national-security-interest-in-Afghanistan-education?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Its-no-longer-okay-to-mix-up-the-Constitution-and-the-Declaration?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner The following is not an isolated incident. Keep reading after the video. Now, I know that there might be some sympathy for a mix-up like this. Oh, you know, they're both really old founding documents on parchment with lots of fancy langu... Politics History Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Its-no-longer-okay-to-mix-up-the-Constitution-and-the-Declaration?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d6-The-New-Atheism-and-the-Great-Divide--My-talk-to-the-Northern-Virginia-Ethical-Society-audio?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Me enjoying coffee, which has nothing to do with this post. On October 18, I gave an address to the Northern Virginia Ethical Society on the subject of the New Atheism and the divides within the atheist community--a subject that seems to have boile... Politics Activism Strategy Atheists Secularism Extremism Organization Education Public Relations Popular Culture P.Z. Myers Darwin Evolution Freedom from Religion Foundation Church-State Separation New Atheists Culture Stereotypes Intelligent Design Bigo Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d6-The-New-Atheism-and-the-Great-Divide--My-talk-to-the-Northern-Virginia-Ethical-Society-audio?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Campbell-Browns-nonscoop-Mixing-up-bias-and-bull-in-Fox-News-debate-with-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner   It's amazing to me that someone could miss the point of the White House's calling-out of Fox News as much as CNN's Campbell Brown has. Embedded video from CNN VideoBrown is completely hung up on the notion that the White House is not equall... Politics Media Journalism Debates Video Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:30:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Campbell-Browns-nonscoop-Mixing-up-bias-and-bull-in-Fox-News-debate-with-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Ross-Douthat-plays-up-conflict-with-foe-Islam?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner The Pope has a big fan in Ross Douthat Is New York Times columnist Ross Douthat calling for religious war? Well, no. But he is spoiling for a fight of sorts, and he might also be adding a dose of refreshing honesty to the interfaith discussion. The... Atheists Theology Culture Media Journalism Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:55:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Ross-Douthat-plays-up-conflict-with-foe-Islam?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Newsweek-religion-columnist-calls-atheists-adolescent-regurgitators?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Christopher Hitchens is a particular focus of Millers' ire. Lisa Miller of Newsweek, it seems, has had it with us nonbelievers. In her latest column, she seems to be indulging is some form of guilt-laden catharsis, awash in shame for having devoted... Atheists Richard Dawkins New Atheists Culture Stereotypes Sam Harris Bigotry Media Journalism Greg Epstein Debates Christopher Hitchens History Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:34:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Newsweek-religion-columnist-calls-atheists-adolescent-regurgitators?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d20-On-Twitter-war-waged-over-No-God-no-peace?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner The Fail Whale There's a fascinating little development on Twitter this afternoon. Earlier today, it seems a group of Christians were retweeting the phrase "No God, no peace. Know God, know peace." But because of the quirks of the inner wo... Atheists Media Debates Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:43:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d20-On-Twitter-war-waged-over-No-God-no-peace?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Brights-cofounder-on-atheists-and-the-nonreligion-religion-ballgame-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner I spoke with Mynga Futrell, co-founder and director of the Brights movement, at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention, and she talked about some of the frustrations she's felt concerning the reticence of many in the atheist community to... Activism Atheists Organization Education Public Relations Richard Dawkins Media Daniel C. Dennett Video Atheists Alliance International Convention Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:56:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Brights-cofounder-on-atheists-and-the-nonreligion-religion-ballgame-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Tony-Blair-equates-atheists-with-violent-religious-extremists-in-Georgetown-speech?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) In a speech delivered earlier this week at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, former British prime minister Tony Blair cast atheists and violent religious extremists in the same light, as enemies wh... Politics Atheists Secularism Extremism Terrorism Discrimination Bigotry Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:58:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Tony-Blair-equates-atheists-with-violent-religious-extremists-in-Georgetown-speech?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d10-How-Secular-Student-Alliance-gives-young-nonbelievers-a-community-and-a-voice-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner How can young atheists be made to feel like they have a community of like-minded fellows? How can sympathetic folks who aren't in college anymore help them to do it? What will that do to change attitudes toward nonbelievers? Lyz and August from the... Activism Atheists Organization Students Education Public Relations Media Video Atheists Alliance International Convention Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:18:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d10-How-Secular-Student-Alliance-gives-young-nonbelievers-a-community-and-a-voice-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Bill-OReilly-struts-his-ignorance-in-interview-with-irritated-Richard-Dawkins-with-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Bill O'Reilly and Richard Dawkins Bill O'Reilly tonight brought back Richard Dawkins to argue over teaching intelligent design in science classes, absurdly confusing unrelated issues and making astoundingly ridiculous leaps of pseudo-logic. Dawkin... Atheists Education Theology Richard Dawkins Evolution Church-State Separation New Atheists Intelligent Design Media Journalism Video Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:20:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Bill-OReilly-struts-his-ignorance-in-interview-with-irritated-Richard-Dawkins-with-video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Surly-Amy-sells-secular-ceramics-by-the-skeptics-symposium?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Before the close of the Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention in Burbank, I had a chance to get a quick chat with Amy Davis Roth, who had on display all her godless wares from Surly-Ramics (I bought my wife the "Talk Nerdy to Me" ... Activism Atheists Video Atheists Alliance International Convention Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:27:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Surly-Amy-sells-secular-ceramics-by-the-skeptics-symposium?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Brother-Richard-on-losing-faith-and-gaining-community-Video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Richard Haynes (Photo: Paul Fidalgo)   The Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention was over, but the best was yet to come. After a perfunctory "closing ceremony," two additional talks were scheduled for this exciting gathering... Politics Activism Atheists Organization Public Relations Church-State Separation Media Atheists Alliance International Convention Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Brother-Richard-on-losing-faith-and-gaining-community-Video?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-The-Mojave-Cross-Supreme-Court-dances-around-churchstate-issues-Scalia-gets-snippy?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner (AP Photo/Liberty Legal Institute, Henry and Wanda Sandoz) In the 1930s, a cross went up in the Mojave National Preserve to honor war dead. About 10 years ago, a guy named Frank Buono thought it was a bad thing for there to be an implicit endorsemen... Politics Activism Secularism Church-State Separation News Roundup Americans United Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:36:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-The-Mojave-Cross-Supreme-Court-dances-around-churchstate-issues-Scalia-gets-snippy?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Humanism-activism-and-politics-An-interview-with-Jende-Huang-of-the-American-Humanist-Association?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner On the first day of the Atheist Alliance International Convention this past weekend, I interviewed the American Humanist Association's Jende Huang, who talked about the nuts-and-bolts work of activism at the AHA, as well as his own discovery of athe... Politics Activism Atheists Humanism Video Atheists Alliance International Convention Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:53:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Humanism-activism-and-politics-An-interview-with-Jende-Huang-of-the-American-Humanist-Association?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Physicist-Lawrence-Krauss-blows-everyones-minds-at-atheist-conference?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Lawrence Krauss discusses an image from the Hubble telescope(Photo: Paul Fidalgo) If you think that the civilizations of 150 billion years from now will have a better idea of how the universe came to be than we do, Lawrence Krauss has news for you. C... Atheists Richard Dawkins Intelligent Design Cosmology Atheists Alliance International Convention Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:17:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Physicist-Lawrence-Krauss-blows-everyones-minds-at-atheist-conference?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Cassini-astronomer-looks-to-the-cultural-ascent-of-science-at-atheist-convention?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Dr. Carolyn Porco (Photo: Paul Fidalgo) Planetary scientist Carlyn Porco, best known for her work on the imaging for the Cassini probe mission to Saturn, told a convention of atheists in Burbank, California Saturday that atheism faced an uphill clim... Atheists Popular Culture Richard Dawkins Culture Media Carl Sagan Astronomy Atheists Alliance International Convention Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:06:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Cassini-astronomer-looks-to-the-cultural-ascent-of-science-at-atheist-convention?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Bill-Maher-honored-by-Richard-Dawkins-at-atheist-convention?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner (Photo: Paul Fidalgo) Comedian Bill Maher was honored for his contribution to atheism Friday night at the Atheist Alliance International Convention in Burbank, California. Richard Dawkins bestowed the eponymous award, and was careful to specify th... Politics Activism Atheists Bill Maher Richard Dawkins New Atheists Media Atheists Alliance International Convention Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:19:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Bill-Maher-honored-by-Richard-Dawkins-at-atheist-convention?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Public-expression-of-religion-discussed-by-Atheist-Alliance-convention-panel?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner Rich Orman, William B. Davis, Sunsara Taylor, and PZ Myers.(Photo: Paul Fidalgo) A high-powered panel discussion at the opening of the Atheist Alliance International Convention in Burbank, California Friday raised important and illuminating points ab... Politics Activism Atheists Organization P.Z. Myers Church-State Separation Culture Civil Rights Media Atheists Alliance International Convention Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:56:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4275-Secularism-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Public-expression-of-religion-discussed-by-Atheist-Alliance-convention-panel?cid=exrss-Secularism-Examiner