#religion
# science
If Giberson is the best Templeton's expensive finishing school can do in defending creationism, they should ask for their money back.
# politics
The Discovery Institute thinks it has JPL dead to rights for demoting a vocal creationist. But the case is a little more complicated than that...
# politics
The Catholic Church has a thousand year old history of various sexual abuses they successfully kept from the law. Their recent scandals merely reveal how they've always operated.
# science
The results of the biannual scientific literacy survey conducted by the National Science Foundation are so embarrassing, the organization felt the need to censor some of the results.
# science
Ayala shows us that the accommodationist ruse only works as long as no one can pin down your concrete views on where belief ends and science begins.
# politics
What the Catholic Church allowed its priests to do to children without consequence is monstrous and inexcusable. But the priests and their amoral henchmen are trying to find excuses anyway.
# science
According to a Muslim creationist, Allah is less of a deity and more of a programmer with a mad scientist streak.
# oddities
Chris Steadman and the (Non)Prophet Blog are very upset at my criticism and are ready to diligently dodge every one of my arguments.
# oddities
The (Non)Prophet blog has a contest for the atheists least likely to offend religious zealots and whose identity is based on how accommodating to their beliefs they are.
# science
John Polkinghorne managed to create a version of God that's both truly omnipresent and omniscient, and almost entirely powerless and irrelevant.
# politics
Templeton sends a not so subtle signal to the National Academy of Sciences that they intend to keep spreading their tentacles deeper and deeper into all public discourse about science.
# science
Michael Ruse seems to be angling for some of that sweet, sweet Templeton money by talking out of both sides of his mouth. But mostly the side that slams science and atheists...
# oddities
What happens when a preacher loses faith? They may have no choice but to keep preaching...
# politics
Just to answer the questions, no, I'm not interested in participating in the branding and sale of Atheism BrandTM Atheism...
# education
Many religious zealots homeschool their kids to stop them from learning about evolution. And thanks to some homeschooling textbook publishers, they have a helping hand in denying their kids a scientific education.