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Songs from the Science Frontier

So summer is coming and you’re wondering what to do to keep the kids occupied during that long road trip. Or maybe you’re just looking for something that both educates and entertains the young’ns without driving you up the wall? … Continue reading

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Religion Makes You Fat

Okay, not exactly.  But apparently there is a strong correlation.  A recent medical study shows that regular churchgoers are twice as likely to be obese as non-churchgoers.  So being religious can not only make you a fathead, but a fat-ass … Continue reading

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Podcast #116 – Darwin Day vs In God We Trust

We look at two non-binding resolutions currently in the works within the new US House of Representatives: one in support of Darwin Day (February 12th), and another looking to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto.  Guess which … Continue reading

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US House committee considering a resolution on Darwin Day

Holy Shit!  How fantastic would it be if the US House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring Darwin Day (which is coming up February 12)?  I’ve gotten action alerts from the Secular Coalition for America, American Atheists and the Center … Continue reading

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Jack Kingston: Georgia’s latest embarrassment

So…I get back from a weekend spent listening to progressive Alabamians opine the backwardness of their state, only to return to Georgia to see that Republican Congressman Jack Kingston was on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night, repeatedly denying … Continue reading

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Barry Lynn vs. Ken Ham on the Ark Park

If I had know this was going to be on Anderson Cooper 360, I’d have watched it live.  Luckily, there’s online video.  Good job, Rev. Lynn!

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The Sam Harris Nightline Interview

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Podcast #112 – Bluegrass Edition

The great Commonwealth of Kentucky has gotten itself in the news on several counts–none of them good. 1. It’s bad enough that Answers in Genesis’ Creation “Museum” in northern Kentucky is prospering.  It’s worse that AIG plans to expand, building … Continue reading

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Academic responds to KY funding of Creationism park

Response from the skeptical bloggerati has been fast and furious to the recent announcement that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will provide millions of dollars in tax incentives to enable the construction of Ken Ham’s Creationist “Ark Encounter” theme park. Nobody’s … Continue reading

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KY to provide tax breaks for Creationist museum

Remember Ken Ham’s Creation Museum?  It’s going gangbusters; so much so that they announced a dramatic expansion into the theme park business.  “Ark Encounter” will include “the ark, live animals, event venues and a children’s play area, among other things.” … Continue reading

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