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In Brief: Federal appeals court says highways’ crosses are unconstitutional

Posted by The Editors In Brief Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Memorial crosses erected along Utah public roads to honor fallen state highway troopers have been found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court.

In Brief: What exactly is “Dove World Outreach Center”?

Posted by Mike Daniels Featured Block, In Brief, TheocRats Saturday, August 7th, 2010

AlterNet investigates Dove World Outreach Center, the “church” behind “International Everybody Burn the Quran Day”. They find a for-profit enterprise disguised as a church, supported by a radical cult on par with Westboro Baptist Church.

In Brief: Is White Supremacy one of Glenn Beck’s favorite things?

Posted by Dan Kelley Featured Block, In Brief, Religion & Politics Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Glenn Beck’s favorite tweets include a white supremacist group. While Beck has since cleared his favorites list, a convenient screen-capture preserves Beck’s affections.

In Brief: California Prop 8 declared unconstitutional

Posted by Mike Daniels In Brief, Religion & Courts Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

In a major victory for gay rights advocates, a federal judge on Wednesday struck down California’s Proposition 8, a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.

In Brief: U. of Illinois instructor fired over anti-gay hate speech offered new U of I job

Posted by The Editors In Brief, In the Schools Friday, July 30th, 2010

The University of Illinois on Thursday said it had offered a new job to an instructor the University recently fired over a complaint that he engaged in hate speech in his explanation of Catholic church doctrine on homosexuality.

Was Hypatia a “scientist”? eSkeptic investigates

Posted by Mike Daniels In Brief, Reviews Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Dr. S. James Killings reviews the film “Agora” and discusses whether it’s likely the historical Hypatia was the empirical scientist of the film and of legend.

In Brief: Another petition to bust Benedict

Posted by Jenny Donati In Brief, Religion & Politics Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

This one is to the British government, asking them to arrest Benedict for “attempting to pervert the course of justice” when he visits the Queen this September.

In Brief: More Tea Party racism

Posted by The Editors In Brief, Religion & Politics Sunday, July 18th, 2010

The Tea Party Express and leader Mark Williams have been kicked out of the National Tea Party Federation over overt racism.

In Brief: Glenn Beck University, Day One

Posted by The Editors In Brief, Religion & Politics Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Josh Wright describes his first day at “Glenn Beck University”.

In Brief: Argentine Priest to be Prosecuted by Catholic Church

Posted by Dan Kelley In Brief Thursday, July 15th, 2010

In yet another stunning example of how out-of-touch the Catholic Church has become, canonical proceedings have been initiated against one Argentine priest, but it’s not for a crime you might expect.