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Podcast #22 – PZ Myers

Posted on July 20, 2008 by John C. Snider

PZ Myers – We talk to the University of Minnesota Morris biologist and author of the popular science blog Pharyngula [scienceblogs.com/pharyngula].  Dr. Myers is an atheist whose outspokenness often raises the hackles of fundamentalists.  His recent missives on the controversy … Continue reading →

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Crackers of Manufactured Outrage

Posted on July 9, 2008 by John C. Snider

To protest university funding of on-campus religious services, University of Central Florida Student Senator Webster Cook “stole” a Eucharist during a Mass on June 29th.  Drilling down to Cook’s precise motives and exactly what happened can get complicated, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Podcast #3 – The Golden Compass

Posted on December 16, 2007 by John C. Snider

Recorded 12/15/2007.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll. Show Notes: The Golden Compass – We discuss Philip Pullman’s novel The Golden Compass (the first volume of the trilogy His Dark Materials), the feature film adaptation starring Nicole Kidman … Continue reading →

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Catholic League “Unmasks” Golden Compass Agenda

Posted on November 29, 2007 by John C. Snider

The Catholic League has launched an aggressive campaign to “unmask” the agenda behind the upcoming film The Golden Compass, based on the first volume of Philip Pullman’s celebrated trilogy His Dark Materials.  To that end, they’ve made available a 31-page booklet … Continue reading →

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Catholic League Protests “Chocolate Jesus”

Posted on October 17, 2007 by John C. Snider

Well, the humorless Catholic League (“defends the right of Catholics – lay and clergy alike – to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination”) is pushing it’s Right Never to Be Offended yet again.  This time they’re protesting … Continue reading →

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