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Equal Justice Under Law - at least in California - at least for now
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:15.Molly Ivins wrote, "It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America."
History may one day recognize the August 4, 2010 Perry vs. Swartzenegger ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of California...
What is scarier than gay high schoolers openly attending prom? Letting "atheists" pay for the prom cancelled to prevent it.
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 01:20.Many Americans take pride in the idea that their nation is the pinnacle of equality and freedom - even as they look down upon organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who are willing to to the difficult and often unpopular work required to ensure America actually conforms to these ideals.
Inequality is Undeniable and Equality is Irresistible
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 19:11.High level government bodies in an increasing number of states (such as Iowa and Vermont) are affirming that allowing one group the benefits of [insert action here] while simultaneously denying a different group access to [insert same action here], constitutes prima facie discrimination – and is thus unlawful.
...perhaps some heavy object flying off a passing train...
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 22:15.Several "Don't believe in god? You are not alone." billboards erected by the Coalition of Reason have suffered apparent vandalism during a 14 month, 16 city campaign.
Godless billboard heavily damaged in Florida
Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-8947-LA-Atheism-Examiner~y2010m4d13-Godless-billboard-heavily-damaged-in-Florida
2010 Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors Officers elected
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:50.The February 2010 Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors Meeting occured on February 19, 2010.
Freethinkers of Colorado Springs (FTCS) Board of Directors Members Deborah Daly, Ken Fulton, Fred Kormos, Harvey LeCato, Douglas Schrepel and Groff Schroeder attended the meeting and constituted a quorum. Member Bret Stageberg resigned prior to the meeting and the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors extends its thanks to Bret for his participation in the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors.
Government of the People, by the corporations and for the corporations
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 14:56.UNITED WE STAND - AT LEAST ON ONE ISSUE APPARENTLY
Despite the perception that American Citizens are universally divided against themselves, there do appear to be things that most Americans agree upon. For example, it appears that American citizens of virtually every political point of view agree that America's ubiquitous system of financing campaigns with “donations" not only appears in conflict with the United States Constitution’s most basic ideals, but also creates the appearance of - and opportunity for - bribery.
Religious Expression in American Public Life
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 15:57.Available through The Brookings Institution website, Religious Expression in American Public Life: A Joint Statement of Current Law could be a useful tool for anyone interested in remaining free from government intrusions into personal beliefs - or lack thereof. Unfortunately, representatives of non-believer groups were apparently not a part of the drafting process.
Back to the Future in Colorado Springs?
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 23:16.The Colorado Springs Streetcar Feasibility Study will hold public meetings on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at 30 South Nevada Avenue regarding the possibility of (re)implementing a streetcar system in Colorado Springs.
If you cannot lie to yourself, to whom can you lie?
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 16:06.Fox "News."
Fox News Scrubs 'Honest Injun' From Steele Transcript [CORRECTED]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/fox-news-scrubs-honest-in_n_415121.html
The Huffington Post, January 7, 2010
Happy Winter Solstice!
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 15:07.For millennia, humans have celebrated the winter solstice (the actual "reason for the seasons") at this time of year.
National Geographic: Winter Solstice 2009: Facts on Shortest Day of the Year
"Amatuer translators" find a conservative point of view in the Bible
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 00:03.Led by the son of 'longtime conservative activist' Phyllis Schlafly, a group of cooperating amatuer translators have have somehow discovered a conservative point of view in the Bible, challenging some 1700 years of accepted linguistics.
Sometimes you have to sue for equality under the law...
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 20:49.It took an ACLU lawsuit for freethinkers to get equal time in Arkansas.
"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A secular display celebrating the winter solstice and "freethinkers" such as Albert Einstein and Bill Gates can be placed at the state Capitol alongside a traditional Christian nativity scene, a federal judge said Monday."
http://www.omaha.com/article/20091214/AP09/312149819
Federal Appeals Court Goes With 'God'
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 14:09.Michael Newdow at work...
'Before every oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a court clerk tells everyone to draw near and give their attention because the court is now sitting. The opening cry ends with the line "God save the United States and this honorable court."'
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202436208441&rss=newswire
God's Banker
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:44.In a widely commented upon recent interview by the London Times, Goldman Sachs’ Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein stated, “I’m doing God’s work.”
If we are to give Mr. Blankfein the benefit of the doubt regarding the apparently rather hubristic point of view regarding his work, it is important that we identify how investment banking relates to the kind of work that alleged gods do.
The Ultimate Product - by Groff Schroeder
Submitted by FTCSBOD1 on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 11:03.While religions offer many things, perhaps the most attractive (and apparently least likely) thing they offer is eternal life.
No one wants to die - yet everyone does.