It’s Friday, what’s going on?

As we’ve reported in the past, a new film touting creationism, and starring Ben Stein, called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, slated to come out this winter. Well, according to today’s New York Times, scientists who tout evolution were tricked into taking part in the film:
A few months ago, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins received an […]

According to a recent article in The Times Picayune, Senator David Vitter (yes, the same man who recently confessed to commiting adultery with a prostitute) actually earmarked $100,000 for the Louisiana Family Forum, a group that, according to their website, is working to “persuasively present biblical principles in the centers of influence on issues affecting […]

We wanted to make sure that you saw this story from last week around a Ten Commandments display. According to Associated Press:
A display of the Ten Commandments at an eastern Kentucky courthouse does not violate the Constitution, but a lawsuit challenging a similar display in another county can proceed, a federal judge has ruled.
The Ten […]

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As we move towards the 2008 presidential election, apparently the religious right is none too please with their candidate choices, according to Congressional Quarterly:
GOP hopefuls will get no free passes this time from a religious base angered by tepid progress on its agenda
In almost every presidential election of the past three decades, social conservative and […]

We wanted to give you an update on the situation with DefCon board member Erwin Chemerinsky. According to The New York Times:
After backing out of a deal last week, the University of California, Irvine, reversed course yesterday and announced that it was hiring Erwin Chemerinsky, a liberal law professor, to be dean of its […]

The religious right is up in arms about new legislation entitled the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). According to the Associated Press:
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would make it illegal for employers to make decisions about hiring, firing, promoting or paying an employee based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Churches and the military would be exempt.
Not […]

While not about the religious right, we thought you all should know about the controversy surrounding DefCon board member Erwin Chermerinsky, who was unfairly ousted from a new position after publicly criticizing the Bush administration. According to the Washington Post:
Scholars across the political spectrum protested what they called an assault on academic freedom after the […]

It’s Friday….you know what to do.

Focus on the Family is being forced to lay-off employees, according to the Associated Press:
Focus on the Family is laying off 30 employees and reassigning 15 others.
The changes are due in part to a drop in projected revenue and to growth in technology.

Remember when we told you about the upcoming movie, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, starring Ben Stein? We thought you would like to read Stein’s new blog on the movie, where he says, among other things:
Under a new anti-religious dogmatism, scientists and educators are not allowed to even think thoughts that involve an intelligent creator. […]

It’s Friday…what’s going on out there?

Check out yesterday’s Chicago Tribune story on the growing influence of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a religious right advocacy group, founded by Pat Robertson. According to the Tribune:
Whether they like it or loathe it, most Americans recognize the American Civil Liberties Union as a constitutional watchdog. Far fewer know […]

Apparently, until late last week, the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau, a tax supported organization was using language to promote the Creation Museum which was highly critical of evolution. According to The Cincinnat Enquirer:
The Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau has quietly removed from its Web site some controversial language it had used […]