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Evolution and the Empty Nest Syndrome

Michael Shermer publishes Skeptic magazine, teaches at Claremont Graduate University, and writes a regular column for Scientific American. He is an ardent defender of evolutionary theory and a well-known critic of all supernatural claims. In today's ...

October 13, 2010

The Briefing

Are science and religion friends?... Sexual promiscuity among the grandparent generation... College and marriage plans... Free speech in Holland... And a breakdown in the American electorate ...

October 12, 2010

The Briefing

A literary surprise for the Nobel Committee... But no picture books for the little ones... Big changes in journalism... Barbara Boxer on abortion... Lutherans find their faith tested... And in New York, the pulpit is for laughs ...

October 11, 2010

Science and Religion Aren’t Friends?

Jerry A. Coyne is not one to pull punches. A professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago, Coyne is an ardent defender of evolution and an equally ardent opponent of any "friendship" between science and religion. ...

October 11, 2010

Four Views of God? Another Look at the Baylor Study

Does America worship four different gods? Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today gives considerable attention to a recent study undertaken by two sociologists at Baylor University. The professors, Paul Froese and Christopher Bader, report their findings in ...

October 8, 2010

The Briefing

What Americans believe about God... Hate speech faces a Supreme test... Abortion re-emerges on the campaign trail... Britain faces the facts... Jews debate same-sex marriage ...

October 8, 2010

Yahoo, Yoga, and Yours Truly

Well, you never know what a day holds. This morning, Yahoo put the Associated Press story about my article on yoga on its front page. The rest, as they say, is history. My mail servers are exhausted. Messages have been coming in at a rate of about a ...

October 7, 2010

The Briefing

A terrorist is sentenced... A surge in Brazil's evangelicals... The Democratic Party considers inhaling... and going green just might mean going loud ...

October 7, 2010

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