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	Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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11/19/2008 11:34 AM

Gentler, jollier atheism
World Magazine, NC - 5 hours ago
... Religulous), Krattenmaker said other atheists are trying to give atheism more positive PR: A new current in non-belief is intent on showing the public ...

11/16/2008 11:24 PM

Atheism, a positive pillar
USA Today - 16 Nov 2008
Anti-atheism might have found its ugliest public expression during an episode in the Illinois Legislature this spring. As atheist activist Rob Sherman ...
Atheist Billboards? Blogger News Network
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11/17/2008 11:00 PM

Atheists Reach Out -- Just Don't Call It Proselytizing
Wall Street Journal - 17 Nov 2008
The new ad campaigns and other public-relations efforts are designed to raise comfort levels about atheism by making the point that nonbelievers are "just ...
Of Sacred and Secular Austin American-Statesman
American Crisis: Atheists In Our Midst! Gawker
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11/4/2008 2:35 AM

Atheism is a belief system too -- should it be protected?
Calgary Herald, Canada - 4 Nov 2008
Atheism is a belief -- specifically unbelief -- that is as deserving of protection under freedom of religion as any other belief. What atheism is not, ...
Sorting things out Ottawa Citizen
U of A convocation may go God-free Canada.com
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11/18/2008 8:22 AM

Atheists Attempt Public Relations
Christian Post - 18 Nov 2008
Some atheists evidently disagree, and they want to help atheism get over a rather significant public relations problem. As Tom Krattenmaker reports in USA ...

11/11/2008 11:41 PM

Post Chronicle

Taking Atheism for a Ride Around Town
Washington Post, United States - 11 Nov 2008
By John Kelly If you sometimes find yourself praying for a seat on a crowded Metrobus, some atheists have a message for you: Don't bother. ...
"Why Believe in God?" Campaign Debuts for Christmas Season Associated Content
'Why Believe in a God?' Ads to Hit US Buses Christian Post
God, humbug: Humanist holiday ads say just be good The Associated Press
Christian Broadcasting Network
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11/17/2008 6:11 PM

Fine journalist turns to honest wrestling with the God question
Irish Times, Ireland - 17 Nov 2008
O'Mahony quotes Patrick Masterson's 1974 book Atheism and Alienation on the proposition that the affirmation of God is one of the most noteworthy of human ...

11/19/2008 2:53 PM

BBC News

Al-Qaida Warns President-elect Obama of Continuing US Policies
NewsHour - 2 hours ago
According to Islamic law, a person born to a Muslim father who renounces Islam is a Muslim apostate, a fact that Shireen K. Burki, an adjunct professor at ...
Video: Al-Qaida No. 2 Insults Obama in New Tape AssociatedPress

Commentary: Why haven't we heard from Osama bin Laden? CNN
Al Qaeda's welcome message to Obama Foreign Policy Passport
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11/18/2008 12:58 PM

Voice of America

Charity For All. Even Lieberman.
Washington Post Blogs, DC - Nov 18, 2008
But the apostate managed to persuade his colleagues to surrender the floor to him. "Did you say you're sorry?" CNN's Ted Barrett asked. ...
Video: Dems Vote to Keep Lieberman in Caucus AssociatedPress

Hoping the Democrats say no to Joe Change of Subject - Chicago Tribune Blog
Come back, Joe. All is forgiven Salon
Scripps News - Washington Post Blogs
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11/18/2008 2:44 PM

Jawa Report

Islamic Theologian, "Muhammad Was Myth?"
Jawa Report, TX - Nov 18, 2008
The professor, a burly 42-year-old, says he has received no specific threats but has been denounced as apostate, a capital offense in some readings of Islam ...

10/30/2008 6:55 PM

Liberal Media to Blame? Not This Time: Apostate Conservatives Nail ...
Huffington Post, NY - Oct 30, 2008
But more importantly, it belies a more significant and insurmountable problem for the campaign: apostate conservatives. Traditional media conservatives ...

10/28/2008 10:21 PM

Hussein Obama – Muslim apostate?
ireport - Oct 28, 2008
After all, the 2008 campaign could very well give Al Qaeda the ultimate propaganda tool: President Barack Hussein Obama, Muslim apostate. ...

11/3/2008 2:15 PM

Tyrannical Elites for a Pseudo-Kurdistan, Formed by the Apostate ...
American Chronicle, CA - Nov 3, 2008
A few days ago, the editorial board of the American Chronicle forwarded to me no less than twelve (12) mails sent to them within the span of almost 24 hours ...

11/12/2008 4:32 AM

The Nut Graph

"There is no compulsion in religion"
The Nut Graph, Malaysia - Nov 12, 2008
And they decided against their (the Bar Council's) argument, ie Article 11(1) does not allow a Muslim to become an apostate. So your position is that a ...
Ketuanan Melayu - a view from a non-Muslim Malaysia Kini
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Science News

11/19/2008 11:04 AM

Texas education board to hear testimony today on role of evolution ...
Dallas Morning News, TX - 6 hours ago
Backers of the rule said evolution, just like other scientific theories, should be examined from all sides by students in science classes.
Should students be taught strengths and weakness of a theory? WFAA
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11/18/2008 2:52 AM

Majority say teach evolution in Texas
Dallas Morning News, TX - 18 Nov 2008
The rest said children should learn both evolution and the creationist theory called "intelligent design." "Many of these science faculty members help ...
Most Texas profs back unlimited teaching of evolution Houston Chronicle
Texas scientists overwhelmingly reject antievolution arguments National Center for Science Education
Texas biology professors see little controversial about evolution ... Fort Worth Star Telegram
Dallas Observer - Austin American-Statesman
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11/19/2008 2:33 PM

Draft of revised Texas science standards further undermines ...
Pegasus News, TX - 2 hours ago
One of those reviewers is Stephen Meyer, vice president of the prominent anti-evolution pressure group Discovery Institute in Seattle. The new draft science ...

11/19/2008 2:13 PM