Karl Rove runs into the Oval Office, shakes its current occupant awake and tells Dubya he has “really exciting news!” Rove adds: “Well, there’s good news and bad news. But …
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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? by Dan Barker (June/July 2003)
Abuse Your Illusions: The Disinformation Guide To Media Mirages and Establishment Lies, a just-issued anthology edited by journalist Russ Kick, includes the chapter “Did Jesus Really Rise From The Dead?” …
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A New Inquisition, U.S. Style (June/July 2003)
In 1998, under President Bill Clinton, the United States acquired a new tool to interfere in other countries’ affairs: the International Religious Freedom Act. The new law was introduced by …
Three D.C. Grande Dames Speak Out (June/July 2003)
Helen Thomas, First Woman of Journalism Thomas, 82, is known for opening presidential press conferences with the first question, and for closing them with the courtesy of “Thank you, Mr. …
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Penn & Teller Accept Emperor Award (June/July 2003)
Nevada freethinkers Jennifer and Clark Adams are pictured presenting entertainers Penn and Teller with the Emperor Has No Clothes statuette on behalf of the Foundation, following one of their May …
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Pledge Case Gathers Momentum (June/July 2003)
All 50 state attorneys general have officially urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision declaring “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance to …
An Atheist Invocation and Its Aftermath (May 2003)
The story began when a number of local organizations held a “Meet the Candidates” forum prior to the last Charleston City Council election. Each sponsoring organization was allowed to ask …
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It’s All Showbiz by Dan Barker (May 2003)
Mystery solved–what are these characters at the top of the ubiquitious Eagles Ten Commandment tombstones? Ordinarily, Annie Laurie and I would not spend Easter watching “The Ten Commandments.” Sunday is the …
Lake Hypatia Sign Vandalized, Restored (May 2003)
Paint balls were thrown at the sign identifying the Lake Hypatia turn-off near Munford, Ala., where the Cleveland family activists have set up a “freethought advance” (not retreat). The sign …
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