David Barton says the key to educational success is prayer and Bible reading in school.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Church/State Separation and Public Schools :: Barry Lynn
Barry Lynn has been the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State for 20 years. He is both an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and an attorney admitted to the United States Supreme Court bar. Barry Lynn also worked at the national office of the American Civil Liberties.
Earlier in his career he worked to end the military draft, secure amnesty for Vietnam war resisters and improve conditions for Vietnam veterans. Barry Lynn has won numerous awards from both religious and humanist organizations and is likely to remain the only person in history to have been given both a Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award and a Freedom of Worship Medal from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Barry Lynn firmly believes that the union of religion and government ruins both.
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Earlier in his career he worked to end the military draft, secure amnesty for Vietnam war resisters and improve conditions for Vietnam veterans. Barry Lynn has won numerous awards from both religious and humanist organizations and is likely to remain the only person in history to have been given both a Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award and a Freedom of Worship Medal from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Barry Lynn firmly believes that the union of religion and government ruins both.
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Jon Stewart Disproves Intelligent Design in 5 Minutes
Jon Stewart's "Evolution, Schmevolution" segment with panelists Edward J. Larson (an evolutionist), William A. Dembski (an Intelligent Design Proponent), and Ellie Crystal (a metaphysical theorist).
Wednesday September 14, 2005. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Commedy Central.
Wednesday September 14, 2005. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Commedy Central.
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Why the Gospels Are Myth - Richard Carrier
Dr. Richard Carrier is a world-renowned author and speaker. As a professional historian, published philosopher, and prominent defender of the American freethought movement, Dr. Carrier has appeared across the country and on national television defending sound historical methods and the ethical worldview of secular naturalism. His books and articles have also received international attention.
Richard Carrier holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history, specializing in the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, particularly ancient philosophy, religion, and science, with emphasis on the origins of Christianity and the use and progress of science under the Roman empire.
Richard Carrier is best known as the author of Sense and Goodness without God, Not the Impossible Faith, and Why I Am Not a Christian, and a major contributor to The Empty Tomb, The Christian Delusion, The End of Christianity, and Sources of the Jesus Tradition, as well as writer and editor-in-chief (now emeritus) for the Secular Web, and for his copious work in history and philosophy online and in print. His latest book is Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus. Richard Carrier is currently working on his next books, On the Historicity of Jesus Christ, The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire, and Science Education in the Early Roman Empire.
Richard Carrier holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history, specializing in the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, particularly ancient philosophy, religion, and science, with emphasis on the origins of Christianity and the use and progress of science under the Roman empire.
Richard Carrier is best known as the author of Sense and Goodness without God, Not the Impossible Faith, and Why I Am Not a Christian, and a major contributor to The Empty Tomb, The Christian Delusion, The End of Christianity, and Sources of the Jesus Tradition, as well as writer and editor-in-chief (now emeritus) for the Secular Web, and for his copious work in history and philosophy online and in print. His latest book is Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus. Richard Carrier is currently working on his next books, On the Historicity of Jesus Christ, The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire, and Science Education in the Early Roman Empire.
Print Anti-Gay Scripture On The Back Of Gay Wedding Photos
"Dr. Chaps" Gordon Klingenschmitt says that any Christian photographer required to photograph a gay wedding should print Scripture verses saying gays are worthy of death on the back of every photo.
Truth vs Make-Believe
This is a talk by AronRa at Atheist Alliance of America's national convention at the Westin Waltham hotel in Boston Massachusetts.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Testing Homeopathy: Plausbility
Is homeopathy plausible, or bunkum? Starting with its origins, this video looks at how its fundamental claims stand up to a sprinkling of reason.
Samuel Hahnemann (1745-1843)
Samuel Hahnemann (1745-1843)
Parents chose faith over medicine; two children die
Murder charges stand for faith-healing parents after a second of the couple's children died.
Anderson Cooper 360. CNN
Anderson Cooper 360. CNN
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