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In Brief: Harry Potter actress faces religious death threats from family

Afshan Azad, who played Padma Patil in four of the Harry Potter movies, is in hiding after being attacked by her brother and receiving death threats from him and her father . . . because she, a Muslim, was dating a Hindu.

December 28, 2010 / No Comment / Read More

In Brief: Prayer Vigil Planned for Detroit Lions

November 17, 2010 1 Comment

A Detroit pastor believes that a prayer vigil will help the Lions win their Thanksgiving Day game. What do you think? Will an imaginary friend give the Lions a good offense?

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

August 19, 2010 No Comment

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”?

August 7, 2010 14 Comments

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?

August 5, 2010 5 Comments

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

August 4, 2010 1 Comment

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

July 30, 2010 No Comment

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

July 28, 2010 1 Comment

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

July 20, 2010 1 Comment

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.