Minnesota Atheists News http://mnatheists.org Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://mnatheists.org/images/M_images/logo.jpg http://mnatheists.org Minnesota Atheists News http://mnatheists.org/content/view/121/32/ It's Mother's Day today in the US. To honor women, Annie Laurie Gaylor talks about women in the Bible with Grant Steves. Later, August Berkshire learns all about the founding mothers of freethought. We hope you enjoy Annie Laurie Gaylor. If you do, please support the Freedom From Religion Foundation. INTERVIEW OF ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR, CO-FOUNDER AND CO-PRESIDENT OF FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION “WOMEN AND THE BIBLE” • “Woe to the Women, The Bible Tells Me So” by Annie Laurie Gaylor (http://ffrf.org/shop/books/details.php?cat=fbooks ID=FB10) • “Religion and Women: Chains That Still Bind” by Susan Jacoby (http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/susan_jacoby/2007/01/religion_and_women_chains_stil.html) “FOUNDING MOTHERS OF FREETHOUGHT” • “Women Without Superstition” by Annie Laurie Gaylor... Podcast - Radio Sat, 10 May 2008 14:19:58 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/119/44/ St. Cloud Times, April 19, 2008 Times Writers Group member Mike Williamson believes we should turn to the Bible and Christianity as a cure for modern-day sexual immorality. (“It’s time for cultural rebellion” April 11) Really? Williamson condemns, as we all do, the sex crimes alleged to have been committed by a 32-year-old man against a 13-year-old girl in Becker. But what does the God of the Bible tell the Israelites to do after conquering the Midianites and killing every man? “Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every... Local News - Latest Wed, 07 May 2008 12:23:19 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/118/32/ Cynthia Egli talks with Lois Shadewald about pseudo science, including perpetual motion machines, and the Flat Earth Society which are mentioned in Worlds of Their Own. Greg Laden steps in to talk with Mike Haubrich about legislation which is hoping around the country, proposing Academic Freedom, that would require the teaching of Creationism in public schools. INTERVIEW OF LOIS SCHADEWALD, EDITOR OF “WORLDS OF THEIR OWN,” A BOOK OF ESSAYS ON PSEUDOSCIENCE BY THE LATE ROBERT J. SCHADEWALD, BY CYNTHIA EGLI • Worlds of Their Own: Insights into PseudoScience from Creationism to the End Times by Robert J. Schadewald (http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Their-Own-Robert-Schadewald/dp/1436304342/minnesatheis-20) INTERVIEW OF... Podcast - Radio Sun, 04 May 2008 06:21:59 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/116/44/ If you are a paid member of Minnesota Atheists, and would like your site promoted in a new Member Blogs section on the website, please email (mailto:web@mnatheists.org?subject=Blog%20Submission) me your site, and I will start building the page. Local News - Latest Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:39:43 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/114/32/ Hold onto your Consitutional Rights, people! Rob Boston exposes the slippery slope of providing federal funds to religious organizations. Steve Petersen and August Berkshire discuss the National Day of Prayer and the National Day of Reason. Both events will be celebrated locally at the Capitol in Saint Paul on Thursday, May 1 at noon. INTERVIEW OF ROB BOSTON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, ON “FAITH-BASED GOVERNMENT TAX EARMARKS FOR RELIGION” BY GRANT STEVES • Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS (#mce_temp_url#)) • AUSCS Press Release (#mce_temp_url#) • Secular... Podcast - Radio Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:58:58 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/113/44/ Minnesota Atheists strongly value the separation of church and state. To remind our government of who they represent, we make our collective voices heard in the State Capitol while our fellow citizens observe the National Day of Prayer. Every voice counts. If you can take a long lunch break, or have the free time, we would appreciate making your presence known with us. You'll be hearing from the leadership of Minnesota Atheists, as well as from our members. Prepare to be moved by famous speeches you may have heard before, and listen for original orations on separation and the rights... Local News - Latest Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:25:13 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/111/34/ How many people have never heard about Jesus of Nazareth? Of course everybody has heard of Jesus. The bible tells us his fame spread throughout the lands of Palestine and Syria. This is the god-man / savior of the world who performed miracles only a God could perform: He turned water into wine; fed thousands with a few pieces of bread and fish; walked on water; stilled the raging storm; healed the blind, the deaf, the infirm, the withered hand and the demon-possessed; and raised the dead. His moral teachings are said to surpass anything ever taught. Rejected by his own Jewish people, the Romans brutally crucified him. But,... Member Letters & Essays - Letters & Essays Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:15:20 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/110/32/ Lee Salisbury gives us a lesson on living Biblically, and examines passages which most Christians, if not all, either do not take literally, or choose not to follow. Coming up after Lee is Bjorn Mastiaux who is here from Germany to research members of atheist organizations. INTERVIEW OF LEE SALISBURY BY GEORGE KANE• Lee’s deconversion from Christianity to atheism (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Eslocks/tsr/tsr28.html)• Lee’s articles at Axis of Logic (http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/lee.shtml)• “Answers to Prayer” by Lee Salisbury (http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/features/1999/prayer.html)• “America’s Most Insidious, Immoral Movement” by Lee Salisbury (http://www.dissidentvoice.org/May05/Salisbury0503.htm)• Critical Thinking Club of Minnesota (http://www.criticalthinkingclub.org/)INTERVIEW OF GERMAN ATHEIST RESEARCHER BJORN MASTIAUX BY CYNTHIA EGLI•... Podcast - Radio Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:15:54 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/109/32/ PZ Myers talks about his experience with the producer for Expelled and explains some misconceptions about evolution which are made in the film. Lynn Fellman also stops by to describe her passion for science and art with her unique portraits called The DNA Project. EXPELLED FROM “EXPELLED” INTERVIEW OF PZ MYERS BY KRISTINE HARLEY THE MOVIE • “Expelled” Exposed: Flunked, Not Expelled; (http://www.expelledexposed.com/) What Ben Stein Isn’t Telling You About Intelligent Design (http://www.expelledexposed.com/) • Fox News pans “Expelled”: Ben Stein: Win His Career (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,348468,00.html#2) • Review of the film by Scientific American: (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=ben-steins-expelled-review-john-rennie page=2) Ben Stein’s “Expelled”: No Integrity Displayed (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=ben-steins-expelled-review-john-rennie page=2) • Michael Shermer... Podcast - Radio Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:42:21 +0100 http://mnatheists.org/content/view/108/44/ Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy is a K-8 charter school in Inver Grove Heights. Star Tribune columnist, Katherine Kirsten, writes (http://www.startribune.com/local/17406054.html) that, Students pray daily, the cafeteria serves halal food - permissible under Islamic law -- and Islamic Studies is offered at the end of the school day. School buses don't leave until after extracurricular activities at the school, including Islamic Studies is over. In the article, Kirsten cites teacher Amanda Getz as a source on what happens in the school, including prayer led by administration and teachers in the gym, teachers escorting students to... Local News - Latest Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:45:34 +0100