Rita Swan, founder of Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, grants a powerful interview about losing a baby to Christian Science anti-medicine tenets, and her subsequent activism to repeal religious …
Day: March 31, 2007
The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine: Richard Sloan
By Richard Sloan Should the medical care you receive from your doctor depend upon the quality of the available treatments? Or should it depend upon the doctor’s religious beliefs? According …
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A Step Backward: Paul Ginart
This essay was one of several which won an honorable mention” in the 2006 high school essay competition. Paul received a $100 cash scholarship on the subject of why “intelligent …
Of Pandas and Panderers: The Risks of Appeasing the Religious Right in the Intelligent Design Contro: Jill Marcellus
This essay was one of several which won an honorable mention” in the 2006 high school essay competition. Jill received a $100 cash scholarship on the subject of why “intelligent …
The Christianization of the Military: Mikey Weinstein
This speech was delivered on Oct. 7, 2006, at the 29th annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Foundation co-president Dan Barker bestowing a “Champion of the First Amendment” …
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Behind Intelligent Design: Christian Apologetics and the “Science” That Isn’t: Jonathan Cox
By Jonathan Cox If either side expects the country to retain much integrity, the wall could certainly use some repair. In 1984, chemist Charles B. Thaxon, a creationist, published The …
Blind Faith: Richard Sloan, Ph.D
By Richard Sloan, Ph.D There’s been a willingness in this country over the past 30 years to replace rationalism with subjectivity. It’s a pleasure to be back before you again. …
Darwin Is My Hero: Craig Gosling
By Craig Gosling I may be a born skeptic. As a three-year-old perched on my father’s shoulders at the 1938 NYC World’s Fair, I had a confirming experience. Superman, played …
Funding Hypocrisy: Clemens T. Wiechecki
By Clemens T. Wiechecki When the San Antonio Express-News, on Dec. 17, 2006, published a lengthy four-page article with pictures and graphs called: Formula to fight AIDS–local nuns struggle to …
