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Church and State
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03.06.10Presentation: Separation of Church and StateBack in January, at a general BASS meeting, Steven gave a presentation on the separation of church and state. Enjoy! Presentation: Separation of Church and State
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10.26.08Fred Phelps and FamilyThis past meeting we watched a few bits with Louis Theroux, one of which was from, The Most Hated Family in America. I'm surprised that not everyone is aware of Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. This is one of those cases where ignorance is probably bliss. Fred Phelps and the WBC are most widely known for the website www.godhatesfags.com. The first I had heard of them was back around 2000 for having a running counter of how long Matthew Shepard has been in hell. They also run www.godhatestheworld.com, www.americaisdoomed.com, priestsrapeboys.com, www.hatemongers.com (No, I'm not making that one up), ...
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06.26.08Bobby Jindal – Why Science Majors Are Just As Irrational as Everyone ElseA while back I expressed my dismay over the lack of science majors and scientists in the US Congress. However, if such science majors were like Louisiana Governor (and GOP Vice Presidential prospect) Bobby Jindal, it would probably be best if we had as few of them as possible. In an interview with CBS's Face the Nation, Jindal - who graduated with honors in Biology and Public Policy from the prestigious Brown University - implies that he believes that Intelligent Design is among the "best thinking" and that "the world has a purpose and wasn't created by 'accident'". You can ...
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05.20.08CANCELLED EventCANCELLED We will be rescheduling this for the upcoming Fall 2008 quarter. See you then! Today's hard right seeks total dominion. It's packing the courts and rigging the rules. The target is not the Democrats but democracy itself. From Theocracy Watch This presentation by Eddie Tabash is a sobering and chilling account of how a shift of just one vote on the U.S. Supreme Court could usher in a religious tyranny, and how the upcoming presidential election is pivotal to the future of the Court and to our most basic freedoms. Eddie Tabash is a constitutional lawyer in private practice in the Los Angeles area. ...
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05.18.08Random Thing of the DayThe 15-or so voters have spoken, so here it is, the FOX piece I was referring to. Warning - only cynics and masochists need press "Play" This is a FOX Opinion News Network documentary propaganda piece featuring Newt Gingrich that appeals to their right-wing audience and runs through all the talking points of why church and state should be joined at the hip. They never mention specifically what kind of religion the US should adopt, but it's pretty obvious by looking at the logo. [poll id="4"]
