http://richarddawkins.net/ The homepage for The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. en-us http://backend.userland.com/rss PHP/5.2.9 Tulsa World http://richarddawkins.net/article,4014,n,n It appears that the people of the state of Oklahoma aren&#39;t a big enough flock for state Rep. Sally Kern. Now she wants to take her message of hellfire and brimstone all across the land, possibly even to the halls of Congress and maybe even the Oval Office. Guardian http://richarddawkins.net/article,4013,n,n Her offence was being seen in public with a man not her husband or a relative. Richard Dawkins, Craig Venter http://richarddawkins.net/article,4012,n,n Richard Dawkins interviews Craig Venter for "The Genius of Charles Darwin". Premier.org.uk http://richarddawkins.net/article,4011,n,n Atheist Biologist PZ Myers is an outspoken critic of Christianity. He believes that faith in God and science are contradictory. He debates theistic evolutionist Denis Alexander, Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Is science is at odds with Christianity as PZ claims? Richard Dawkins, ABC TV http://richarddawkins.net/article,4010,n,n Richard Dawkins is interviewed for Australian ABC TV Compass. FFreeThinker - YouTube http://richarddawkins.net/article,4009,n,n Effect Mesure - ScienceBlogs http://richarddawkins.net/article,4008,n,n There is a misconception that because I am an atheist and poke fun at religion in this space every Sunday that I must have contempt for religion for its own sake. Michael Casey, AP Environmental Writer http://richarddawkins.net/article,4007,n,n SANTUBONG, Malaysia &ndash; As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist. <br /> Lois Rogers - TIMESONLINE http://richarddawkins.net/article,4006,n,n WHEN schoolchildren break up for their summer holidays at the end of next month, India Jago, aged 12, and her brother Peter, 11, will be taking a vacation with a twist. AlJazeera.net/english http://richarddawkins.net/article,4005,n,n The United States is a deeply religious country, over 90% believe in god and 80% believe in miracles. For the US military, dealing with its own religious identity has become an internal battle. Growing evidence points towards a rising influence of evangelical Christianity, and with two wars still raging in Muslim countries with significant religious overtones, there could be serious consequences for the US mission. Pentagon officials say incidents are isolated, aberrations occur, but others closely tied to the military and its religious leadership say a transformation is taking place with dire costs. On this weeks episode of Fault Lines, we look at the battle over the religious soul of the US military. Atheist Media Blog http://richarddawkins.net/article,4004,n,n Bill Gates recently bought the rights to a series of lectures by legendary Caltech physicist Richard Feynman. The former Microsoft head’s purchase shows that the cultural and scientific legacy of Feynman remains strong even 21 years after his death. Mary Vallis, National Post http://richarddawkins.net/article,4003,n,n Not long ago, Hank Davis sat down for a chat with a friend. The conversation took an unexpected turn: Out spilled a story of her husband&#39;s infidelity, the breakdown of her marriage and the difficulties of raising a child alone. He nodded with sympathy as she told the tale. She concluded with a seemingly innocuous phrase. "But I guess everything happens for a reason. Don&#39;t you think so?" Hurriyet DailyNews.com http://richarddawkins.net/article,4002,n,n ISTANBUL - Just when one thought TVshows could not get more outrageous, Kanal T comes up with the idea to make an imam, a priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk try to convert 10 atheists. While some fear the program could create problems, a sociologist says this just shows the yearning to learn more about religions. Kathrine Q. Seelye - NY Times http://richarddawkins.net/article,4001,n,n LOUISVILLE, Ky. &mdash; Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on “God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry.” And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to “celebrate our rights as Americans!” as a promotional flier for the “open carry celebration” puts it. Royal Society of New Zealand http://richarddawkins.net/article,4000,n,n Richard Dawkins is interviewed via satellite and announces the Royal Society of New Zealand&#39;s Science Book Prize. Lawrence M. Krauss - Wall Street Journal http://richarddawkins.net/article,3999,n,n Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in several exciting panel discussions at the World Science Festival in New York City. But the most dramatic encounter took place at the panel strangely titled "Science, Faith and Religion." I had been conscripted to join the panel after telling one of the organizers that I saw no reason to have it. After all, there was no panel on science and astrology, or science and witchcraft. So why one on science and religion? ABC News - Australia http://richarddawkins.net/article,3998,n,n A dispute over Metro Tasmania&#39;s refusal to display anti-religious advertisements on its buses has been set down for a conciliation hearing. Secular Coalition for America http://richarddawkins.net/article,3997,n,n Before the August recess, a resolution will be voted on by the House of Representatives that will require the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the words "In God We Trust" and the post-1954 Pledge of Allegiance onto the walls of the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). Christopher Hitchens - National Post http://richarddawkins.net/article,3996,n,n I have twice had the privilege of sitting, poorly shaved, on the floor and attending the Friday prayers that the Iranian theocracy sponsors each week on the campus of Tehran University. As everybody knows, this dreary, nasty ceremony is occasionally enlivened when the scrofulous preacher leads the crowd in a robotic chant of Marg Bar Amrika! -- "Death to America! James Deem http://richarddawkins.net/article,3995,n,n