Episode 60: Science Briefs, Catholics, Republicans, and Evolution, China and the Rhino

Tom, Chris, and newcomer Colin discuss the latest science news, the oddity of Catholics amicability toward Darwinian Evolution, the Republican field and its issues, and the somber truth about what beliefs in China are doing to populations of the Western Black Rhino.

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Episode 59: Mississippi ‘Personhood’ Amendment, Michigan ‘Anti-Bullying’ Law, Cosmos, Objective Morality

Tom, Robin, Chris, and Sam are with us for this installment of An American Atheist, discussing the recent attempt in Mississippi at defining ‘personhood’ as beginning with the fetus, the Michigan ‘anti-bullying’ law and its defects, a review of Carl Sagan’s excellent Cosmos series, and an exploration of the concept of objective morality.

Notes:

• The Invention of Catholic ‘Limbo’ (catholic.com defense)
• Mississippi ‘Personhood’ Amendment (nytimes.com)
• Michigan ‘Anti-Bullying’ Law (time.com)
• Salaries of pastors at megachurches
• Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (hulu.com)
• Objective morality (wikipedia.org)

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Episode 58: Separation of Church & State, Nietzsche, Interview with David Curry, National Atheist Party

Tom, Robin, Chris, and Sam explore the issues surrounding the separation of church and state; a discussion of philosophy and Friedrich Nietzsche; and Tom sits down with David Curry of the National Atheist Party.

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Episode 57: Taxing Churches, The Mind-Body Connection

Tom, Robin, and Chris discuss the idea of taxing churches, the connection between the mind and body, recent debates in atheism and more. Let us know what you think using the comments section below, and thanks for listening!

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Episode 56: Troy Davis, DADT Repeal, Neutrinos, NYT & Dawkins

Chris, Tom, and Robin discuss the execution of Troy Davis and the relationship of Christianity to capital punishment; the religious basis and cultural significance of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell military repeal; the possible breaking of the speed of light by neutrinos; and a discussion of the New York Times recent coverage of Richard Dawkins, and discussion of his new children’s book.

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Episode 55: 9/11, The Choice of Atheism, Missing Fossils

Robin, Chris, Sam and Tom discuss the changing views of religion over the last decade in the context of 9/11; a suggestion in Psychology Today that atheism, like homosexuality, is not a choice; and a recent discovery helps fill in the gap of so-called “missing link” fossils.

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