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Agnosticism / Atheism June 2003 Archive

By Austin Cline, About.com Guide to Atheism since 1998

Faith-Based Prison Rehabilitation Vindicated?

Friday June 20, 2003
A recent study indicates that prisoners who graduate from Charles Colson's Prison Fellowship's program are much less likely to return to crime. Conducted by Byron Johnson of the University of Read More...

McCorvey Denied: Roe v. Wade Not Reopened

Friday June 20, 2003
Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" in the Supreme Court case the legalized abortion in America, had requested that the case be reopened. A federal district judge denied the request, however, Read More...

Gay Bishop Will Be Appointed?

Friday June 20, 2003
Richard Harries, the Bishop of Oxford, is standing by his nomination of Canon Jeffrey John as the new Bishop of Reading. Dr. John is openly gay and has been in Read More...

Mandeans in Iraq

Friday June 20, 2003
The Mandeans are a small, secretive religion in Iraq. Their numbers are dwindling, which is perhaps one of the reasons why they promote procreation and mass weddings. John the Baptist Read More...

Founder of Humanistic Judaism to Leave Pulpit

Friday June 20, 2003
Rabbi Sherwin Wine created the philosophy of Humanistic Judaism 40 years ago and, on June 27, 2003, he will retire from the Birmingham Temple outside of Detroit. This is the Read More...

Reconstruction: Cultural Genocide?

Friday June 20, 2003
Some things are just too bizarre to be believed. A recent article in the Sierra Times, "An Internet Publication for Real Americans," argues that the period of Reconstruction after the Read More...

Philadelphia Scouts to Continue Discrimination

Friday June 20, 2003
It had looked for a while that the Cradle of Liberty Council which oversees scouting in the Philadelphia area would defy the Boy Scouts of America's discrimination policies against gays Read More...

Secular & Irreligious: 30 Million Americans!

Friday June 20, 2003
A recent survey by the City University of New York found that 14% of people don't identify with any religion and 16% called themselves "secular." These results were achieved by Read More...

Parishioners Demand Return of Atheist Pastor

Friday June 20, 2003
Thorkild Grosboel, the pastor of Taarbaek who was removed from his post for denying the existence of God, is very popular. Hundreds of parishioners from the village have come to Read More...

Atheist Attacks Godless Constitution

Friday June 20, 2003
Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski, an outspoken and open atheist, has denounced the proposed European Constitution for its failure to make any mention of Europe's Christian and religious heritage. The Telegraph Read More...

Atheist Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed

Friday June 20, 2003
A $250,000 religious discrimination suit against Associates Commerce Solutions was dismissed by a judge. Carletta Sims alleged that she had been fired because she was an atheist; the judge, however, Read More...

Catholic Theologian May Sue Over Atheist Allegation

Friday June 20, 2003
Catholic Theologian May Sue Over Atheist Allegation Eamon Duffy, Professor of the History of Christianity at Cambridge University, is quoted on the website of an American television company as describing his Read More...

Philosophy of Harry Potter?

Friday June 20, 2003
The Harry Potter series of books may be primarily aimed at kids, but adults are finding a lot to enjoy in them as well - and that includes academicians like Read More...

Babri Mosque vs. Rama Temple

Friday June 20, 2003
For years Hindus and Muslims have battled over the site of the Babri mosque, demolished on December 6, 1992 by the Bharatiya Janata Party on the belief that it had Read More...

Ten Commandments Monument: Polk County, Florida

Friday June 20, 2003
A group led by the Reverend Mickey Carter will be going ahead with the construction and placement of a $150,000 stone pedestal display named the American Heritage Foundation Rock, currently Read More...

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