After doing a segment on how atheists are discriminated, and then following that with a panel discussion that unwittingly showed this discrimination first hand, Paula Zahn is trying again. This time she’s including an atheist in the discussion. What a novel idea. Richard Dawkins will be a guest on Paula Zahn Now Friday night, 8:00 p.m. EST. This time, they’re showing the first segment but not the panel discussion. Isn’t this a discussion about atheism in America, though? Why are… Read more
It’s random… but I’m amused. Lovie Smith Becomes First African-American Coach To Lose Super BowlMIAMI—As devastating as their 29-17 Super Bowl XLI loss to the Colts was for the proud Chicago Bears, it was worse for their coach: Lovie Smith will forever be remembered as the first African-American coach to lose a Super Bowl… Read more
Remember that woman that looked like a blonde Rachel Dratch from the CNN (“we-don’t-need-no-atheists-in-our-segment-about-atheists”) videos? The one that *really* wants to be Ann Coulter? Her name is Debbie Schlussel. And she got your emails. And she blogged about it. And she’s become even crazier than before. Some excerpts: It’s hard to believe their letters because they were all attacking me for my appearance on CNN’s “Paula Zahn Now,” a week ago, but coincidentally each letter claims the sender just watched… Read more
I wrote about this lawsuit a couple months ago. And you can read more about it here. Basically, it begs the question of whether taxpayers have standing to sue the government when it supports religion in violation of the Establishment Clause (like with the Office of Faith-based Initiatives). The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) says that you should be able to sue as a taxpayer. A brief history: A federal judge denied this challenge. Then, the Seventh Circuit Court of… Read more
This isn’t news. It’s just a good read. A couple years ago (May 26, 2005), the Oxford Union held a debate on the following issue: American religion undermines American values. Against this proposition were Richard Lowry (editor of National Review), Eric Metaxas (director of Socrates in the City) and Joseph Loconte (Fellow at The Heritage Foundation). For this proposition were Welton Gaddy (president of The Interfaith Alliance) and my friend Herb Silverman (president of the Secular Coalition for America). You… Read more
