Polymath's Guide to News and Ideas
So why did New Scientist pull that article?
NEW HUMANIST BLOG : Now that some of the hysteria has died down over the removal from the New Scientist website of a piece on how to spot hidden religious agendas in science books, it's worth taking another look at the story... READ MORE
All God's children
SALON : Vyckie Garrison wasn't sure she wanted to use her real name in this article. Until last year, Garrison (then Vyckie Bennett), a 43-year-old single mother of seven living in Norfolk... READ MORE
Did Reagan Try to Convert Gorbachev?
WALL STREET JOURNAL : It was the question that preoccupied President Ronald Reagan: Was Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev a religious believer? Reagan held a series of summits with Gorbachev from 1985 to 1988, and as their meetings proceeded... READ MORE
Most religious groups in USA have lost ground, survey finds
USA TODAY : When it comes to religion, the USA is now land of the freelancers.The percentage. of people who call themselves in some way Christian has dropped more than 11% in a generation... READ MORE
Vatican says Evolution does not prove the non-existence of God
TIMES ONLINE : The Vatican has rejected the claim by Richard Dawkins, the biologist and campaigning atheist, that evolutionary theory proves that God does not exist... READ MORE
Anti-Darwin speaker gagged at Vatican evolution conference
FAITHWORLD : The start of a high-powered Vatican-sponsored acadmeic conference on evolution was anything but fossilized... READ MORE
How to spot a hidden religious agenda
NEW SCIENTIST : AS A book reviews editor at New Scientist, I often come across so-called science books which after a few pages reveal themselves to be harbouring ulterior motives... READ MORE
The Biology of Belief
TIME :Most folks probably couldn't locate their parietal lobe with a map and a compass. For the record, it's at the top of your head — aft of the frontal lobe, fore of the occipital lobe, north of the temporal lobe...READ MORE
Atheist Students on Campus: From Misconceptions to Inclusion
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION :People who follow trends in higher education are aware of a renewed emphasis on religious plurality and spirituality on college campuses... READ MORE
Dickens's Refuge for Fallen Women
TIMES ONLINE : The story of Charles Dickens's 'chaste little harem' for misfits, and the lost book he wrote about them
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