The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has denied activist Michael Newdow’s lawsuits to challenge “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on the currency. We think the Court was cowardly and disingenuous. Unfortunately, this is likely to be the last gasp in the decades-long struggle. You can find links to the full texts of the Court’s opinions (including Judge Stephen Reinhardt’s scathing 120-page dissent) here.
In other news…the city council of Roswell, Georgia has resoundingly turned back a suggestion to begin council meetings with prayer. A surprising victory, but one we welcome nonetheless.
David gives us a report on Bill Maher’s stand-up tour; specifically, Maher’s recent appearance at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta.
We interview Robert Wright, author of 
Magic mushrooms and he were familiar friends
Thursday, August 13th, 2009I love this guy. He’s Michael Tenneral, a retired British teacher of Greek and Latin who’s been fairly active on YouTube for a couple of years. His curmudgeonly (but nonetheless charming) personality really pops through the computer screen, as he kvetches about everything from UK Creationism to the mismanagement of the upcoming London Olympics to how to pour “a good knock-out dose of gin and tonic.”
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