Mass. Catholic school won’t admit lesbians’ son BOSTON – A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings, according to one of the boys’ mothers. It’s at least the second time in recent months that students have not [...]
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12 May
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Christian Nation
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Inquisition In Jacksonville: Religious Right Grills Muslim Nominee For Rights Commission Council Member Clay Yarborough, for example, sent a questionnaire – inquisition might be a better term — to Ahmed, demanding to know his views on everything from gay rights to the appropriateness of “under God” [...]
7 May
Climate Change and the Integrity of Science
From Skeptical Science: Climate Change and the Integrity of Science: a letter to Science A letter Climate Change and the Integrity of Science has been published in the journal Science. It’s written by 255 members of the US National Academy of Sciences, including 11 Nobel laureates (here’s the complete list plus their university affiliations). I [...]
7 May
Misconception: Scientists Disagree on Everything
Another excellent article rom Recovering Fundamentalists in their misconceptions about science series: This misconception is frequently alluded to in Christian circles in an attempt to discount the findings of the scientific community as merely “one man’s opinion.” While there is a constant hum of debate among scientists, Christians seem to think that no one agrees on [...]
28 Apr
Ginny Maziarka Complains About Library’s Support of Endangered Species
From her blog, Wissup: Local Library Takes Up Advocacy for…..gorillas? Our local Young Adult Librarian, Kristin Pekoll (you know, the one who apparently chooses the sexually inappropriate books for our youth at our library) is now partnering with WBHS students in advocating for ….. gorillas. Today’s West Bend News: A number of our animal species are [...]
21 Apr
Letter to the Editor Repeats Fallacious Arguments Against Evolution
This is just pathetic. From today’s Daily News opinion page: Evolution is based on faith more than science Darwin claimed that all organisms on earth descended from a common ancestor through survival of the fittest. This theory has not been proven, but is faithfully supported by those refusing to look at the facts. [...]
18 Apr
Maziarka After the Day of Silence Again
Ginny is at it again with this post on the Day of Silence. I have submitted a response to it on her blog but given her track record with allowing dissenting comments I doubt it will show up. At any rate, notice how she jumps to a conclusion without any supporting data whatsoever. She assumes [...]
5 Apr
ACORN Wrongly Accused, O’Keefe Wrongly Lionized
The California Attorney General’s report is worth a read and is a good example of why it is so important to to think rationally and demand evidence before jumping to conclusions. ACORN doesn’t escape unscathed but James O’Keefe is exposed as the fraud that he is. Glenn Beck and his other FOX friends fell all over themselves [...]
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