Atheist group demands removal of memorials

2005-12-06 Thread Brad M Pardee
An atheist advocacy group sued the Utah Highway Patrol and Utah Department of Transportation on Thursday seeking the removal of large steel cross memorials from state property that honor troopers killed in the line of duty. American Atheists Inc. contends the placement of the crosses, which

listmember announces candidacy for Alabama Attorney General

2005-12-06 Thread Larry Darby
Atheist activist Larry Darby running for attorney general 12/5/2005, 2:08 p.m. CT The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Larry E. Darby, founder of the Atheist Law Center, announced Monday that he will run for state attorney general as a Democrat

Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-06 Thread Friedman, Howard M.
Kansas Prof. Paul Mirecki, whose scheduled, then cancelled, course opposing Creationism, was discussed on this list a few days ago, reported this morning that he was physically attacked by two men who mentioned his proposed course during the attack. I have a posting on the incident on my

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-06 Thread Brad M Pardee
Shameful and shocking. This is the story as it appeared in the KU campus newspaper. http://www.kansan.com/stories/2005/dec/06/mirecki/ I completely agree with the following quote from the article: Sen. Kay OConnor (R-Olathe), who has strongly criticized Mirecki for his e-mails, said whoever

Re: Kansas Prof Physically Attacked

2005-12-06 Thread Ed Brayton
Friedman, Howard M. wrote: Kansas Prof. Paul Mirecki, whose scheduled, then cancelled, course opposing Creationism, was discussed on this list a few days ago, reported this morning that he was physically attacked by two men who mentioned his proposed course during