Skeptics’ Circle

 Today is the 76th Skeptics’ Cirlce over at Aardvarchaeology.
There’s a lot of good stuff in this issue, including a holiday shopping guide by Rebecca over at Skepchick and one by Podblack Cat about exam lucky charms.
Be sure to head over to see everything that’s going on.

Student Sues Over Anti-Christian Teacher

This article, is about a California student suing his teacher for anti-Christian statements, in violation of state neutrality on religion.
Among the statements the lawsuit contends Corbett said to students include “when you put on your Jesus glasses, you can’t see the truth”; religion is not “connected with morality”; and suggested that churchgoers are more likely [...]

The Econamist, Says Don’t Hold the Government to the Law

So, in this article, The Economist discusses atheists in American politics, using Mitt Romney’s bigotry as a jumping off point. However, in the discourse, they introduce suggestions to atheists and other non-theists on how to gain political ground and influence. These suggestions, tend to be rather hopeless, and border on ignorant.

Article on Religion and Cults (which is which?)

Mitt Romney, a Mormon as we all know, has said some short quips about Atheists/Agnostics/Secularists in the past, and apparently his aids are refusing to clarify his position.  Quite frankly I don’t know why, most people know what his position is, and the only people who would not be openly happy with a clarification of [...]

The Golden Compass

May contain spoilers:
So, tonight I will be going to see the Golden Compass movie, which as most people know has somehow worked up a fervor of religious angst among Christians in America. They seem to think that Pullman’s novels are atheist dogma meant to brainwash children. I have recently finished the first novel, and [...]

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Bigotry Without A Religion

PZ has a story here, about Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez parading around a book with hate speak by some Islamic nut job.
At least its not a Christian hate monger, it may show some open minded atheist hate in DC.