Tipsters: For those of you with the time and/or inclination, the Natalie Angier article referred to by Stephen Black can be found at the following link.
Enjoy, its a good one! Keith http://www.ups.edu/faculty/maxwell/confessions.htm >Jim may be referring to an articulate article by Natalier Angier, >science writer for the New York Times and a winner of the >Pulitzer prize and the American Association for the Advancement >of Science prize for excellence in journalism, In the article, >"Confessions of a lonely atheist" (NYT, Jan 14, 2001), she makes >this point, among other things citing the biologist Richard >Dawkins who said "If I say something offensive to religious >people, I'll be universally censured, including by many atheists. >But if I say something insulting about Democrats or Republicans >or the Green Party, one is allowed to get away with that. Hiding >behind the smoke screen of untouchability is something religions >have been allowed to get away with for too long". > >-Stephen > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Stephen Black, Ph.D. > Keith A. Maxwell | Phone: (253) 879-3703 Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics | Fax: (253) 879-3156 University of Puget Sound | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tacoma, WA 98416 | www.ups.edu/faculty/maxwell --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
