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		<description><![CDATA[Ben &#8220;Bueller&#8230;Bueller&#8230;&#8221; Stein has been let go from his biweekly gig writing a financial column for the New York Times, ostensibly because of his commercial work for a website called FreeScore.com and the associated (perceived?) conflict of interest.  Now, normally I wouldn&#8217;t cover something so non-freethoughtish here, but now Stein has written a lengthy self-defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maher&#8217;s Religulous Approaches $7M</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian/pundit Bill Maher&#8217;s anti-religion documentary Religulous topped $6.7M at the end of its second weekend of release, expanding from 502 screens to 568.  (For those keeping score, Ben Stein&#8217;s creationist apologetic Expelled earned $7.7M in eight weeks on over 1,000 screens.)
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		<title>Podcast #18 &#8211; The Catholic Church</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church &#8211; We provide an overview on the good, the bad and the crazy aspects of the Roman Catholic Church.  Purgatory.  Limbo.  Whatever.
Ben Stein &#8211; The frontman for the anti-science documentary Expelled opens his mouth and removes all doubt.  He appeared on Trinity Broadcasting Network on April 21, 2008 and made some outrageous [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>The Catholic Church - We provide an overview on the good, the bad and the crazy aspects of the Roman Catholic Church.  Purgatory.  Limbo.  Whatever.

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		<itunes:summary>The Catholic Church - We provide an overview on the good, the bad and the crazy aspects of the Roman Catholic Church.  Purgatory.  Limbo.  Whatever.

Ben Stein - The frontman for the anti-science documentary Expelled opens his mouth and removes all doubt.  He appeared on Trinity Broadcasting Network on April 21, 2008 and made some outrageous statements.

Meanwhile, we stumbled across The Mortal Storm, a 1940 movie starring Jimmy Stewart that addresses, among other things, just how (un)scientific the Nazi outlook was. [Link]

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		<title>Podcast #16 &#8211; Expelled</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expelled &#8211; We discuss Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, the new crock-umentary starring Ben Stein.  For a thorough critique of Expelled, visit Expelled Exposed.
Also mentioned in the podcast:
A follow-up regarding our report of the Creation Museum, including info on The Unicorn Museum and the YouTube sensation Charlie the Unicorn Goes to Candy Mountain.  As penance for blowing [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Expelled - We discuss Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, the new crock-umentary starring Ben Stein.  For a thorough critique of Expelled, visit Expelled Exposed.

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		<itunes:summary>Expelled - We discuss Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, the new crock-umentary starring Ben Stein.  For a thorough critique of Expelled, visit Expelled Exposed.

Also mentioned in the podcast:

A follow-up regarding our report of the Creation Museum, including info on The Unicorn Museum and the YouTube sensation Charlie the Unicorn Goes to Candy Mountain.  As penance for blowing $20 at the Creation Museum, John Snider has sent $40 to Science Debate 2008.

More on stem-cell research - find out what US and state policies are at hinxtongroup.org.

The Atlanta Freethought Society is now holding meetings in their new un-church facility!  Donate to the cause by visiting AtlantaFreethought.org.

Visit us online at www.AmericanFreethought.com.

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