Our event last Friday ("150 Years On, What's All the Fuss About Evolution, Science Education and Church & State") was a great success. We expected 50 people, but a head count revealed that 93 people were in attendance! The event was also filmed for those who missed it.
Video files and website news:
Our video files of the event are uploaded to our website on our new Multimedia page; (see navigation menu to your left). There is also a link to it from our Events page.
We also have a YouTube account at http://www.youtube.com/user/GreaterKansasCityAU linked to from the top of the new
Multimedia page. However, the files we have are too big for YouTube, so I'm going to have to do something about that before we start posting there. I did, however, set up our preferences and color scheme.
Our brochure is now in pdf form and uploaded to the site. If you click "About Us" on the navigation bar, that's where it is.
Lastly, we now have a links page; (see navigation menu).
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Local news: Underaged marriage; George Tiller murder case
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Las Vegas Sun Reports: Ensign Leaves C Street
The Senator’s Scandal:
Ensign moves out of home on C Street
Town house shared with Christian colleagues had gained notoriety because of Nevadan’s affair
By Lisa Mascaro (contact)
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 | 2 a.m.
Washington — Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house, the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and their role in trying to end the Nevada Republican’s affair with a campaign staff member.
The red brick town house emerged this summer as the subject of political intrigue — not only as a pivotal location in Ensign’s affair with Cynthia Hampton, but also that of South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, who sought guidance there as he wrestled with his own affair.
As fallout from Ensign’s affair continues with a preliminary Senate Ethics Committee investigation and talk of a possible criminal inquiry by the Justice Department, Ensign decided to move out, not wanting to draw further attention to his longtime home...
Read more here
Ensign moves out of home on C Street
Town house shared with Christian colleagues had gained notoriety because of Nevadan’s affair
By Lisa Mascaro (contact)
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 | 2 a.m.
Washington — Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house, the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and their role in trying to end the Nevada Republican’s affair with a campaign staff member.
The red brick town house emerged this summer as the subject of political intrigue — not only as a pivotal location in Ensign’s affair with Cynthia Hampton, but also that of South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, who sought guidance there as he wrestled with his own affair.
As fallout from Ensign’s affair continues with a preliminary Senate Ethics Committee investigation and talk of a possible criminal inquiry by the Justice Department, Ensign decided to move out, not wanting to draw further attention to his longtime home...
Read more here
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
National Issues - and don't forget our local event Friday!
Religious Right Activists Use Wide Variety Of Tactics To Evangelize In The Classroom by Rob Boston
excerpt: "Religious Right leaders often heap abuse on public schools, calling them “godless” and recommending that fundamentalists put their kids in private academies or educate them at home. At the same time, the Religious Right lusts for influence over public schools, seeing them as a “mission field” for new recruits.
Most public school officials want to do the right thing and realize that pushing religion is not among their duties. But a few won’t accept that and insist on bringing proselytism into the classroom. At the same time, public schools are often assailed by outside forces – local Religious Right groups and right-wing state and local legislators – determined to use them to stoke the flames of the culture wars."
Read more here.
Election Results Suggest Religious Right Remains Force To Contend With, Says Americans United
"Election results in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Maine serve as a reminder that the Religious Right remains an influential force in political life, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
'I wish I could say the Religious Right is dead, but this election shows that reports of its demise are inaccurate,' said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. “The pundits who announced the Religious Right’s demise in 2008 were simply wrong..."
Read more here.
Americans United Urges IRS To Take Necessary Steps To Limit Partisan Activity By Churches
"Partisan electioneering by tax-exempt churches is a significant national problem so the Internal Revenue Service must have clear and effective policies in place to respond, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told the federal tax agency.
The IRS is soliciting comments for new rules governing the enforcement of provisions in federal tax law that bar churches and other tax-exempt religious organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates.
Earlier this year, a federal court issued a ruling about IRS procedure that has required the government agency to clarify its internal policies regarding investigations of houses of worship..."
Read more here.
DON'T FORGET our event with KCFS on Friday! See our Events page or our pdf flier for details. See you there!
excerpt: "Religious Right leaders often heap abuse on public schools, calling them “godless” and recommending that fundamentalists put their kids in private academies or educate them at home. At the same time, the Religious Right lusts for influence over public schools, seeing them as a “mission field” for new recruits.
Most public school officials want to do the right thing and realize that pushing religion is not among their duties. But a few won’t accept that and insist on bringing proselytism into the classroom. At the same time, public schools are often assailed by outside forces – local Religious Right groups and right-wing state and local legislators – determined to use them to stoke the flames of the culture wars."
Read more here.
Election Results Suggest Religious Right Remains Force To Contend With, Says Americans United
"Election results in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Maine serve as a reminder that the Religious Right remains an influential force in political life, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
'I wish I could say the Religious Right is dead, but this election shows that reports of its demise are inaccurate,' said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. “The pundits who announced the Religious Right’s demise in 2008 were simply wrong..."
Read more here.
Americans United Urges IRS To Take Necessary Steps To Limit Partisan Activity By Churches
"Partisan electioneering by tax-exempt churches is a significant national problem so the Internal Revenue Service must have clear and effective policies in place to respond, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told the federal tax agency.
The IRS is soliciting comments for new rules governing the enforcement of provisions in federal tax law that bar churches and other tax-exempt religious organizations from endorsing or opposing candidates.
Earlier this year, a federal court issued a ruling about IRS procedure that has required the government agency to clarify its internal policies regarding investigations of houses of worship..."
Read more here.
DON'T FORGET our event with KCFS on Friday! See our Events page or our pdf flier for details. See you there!
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