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The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Michael Dini, the Texas Tech University biology professor who would not write recommendation letters for students who did not believe in evolution. The web page for “Equal Time for Free Thought” explains the deal that ended the investigation:

So in the end, it accepted a small concession from Dini, who had agreed to drop his demand that students “affirm” their personal belief in evolution while continuing to insist that they be able to “explain” Darwin’s theory. Otherwise, the Darwinist professor did not give an inch.

I don’t know. Seems to me he completely caved.

Julia Sweeney (once SNL’s androgynous “Pat”) is coming out as an atheist and speaking out for us. You go, girl — er, person.

Humanists want a better reputation as ethical people

It’s a dopey little article on a campus “diversity” thing, (Diversity summit unites students) but I loved this bit:

During the discussion on religious tolerance, a couple of students questioned two atheist students on who they would credit if they won a million dollar lottery, or turn to if a close relative became ill.

I can’t think of a comment that’s funnier than just quoting that.

Where’s Hume when you need him?
New Book Defends Gospel Account of Resurrection Story

Wright, 54, said that the best history can do for any ancient event is a “high probability” that it occurred. He argues that the Easter story qualifies as true because all proposed alternatives fail to explain the early power of Christianity.

The oldest alternative, mentioned in Matthew 28, was the claim that Jesus’s body was stolen from the tomb. Wright notes that New Testament writers presented that possibility even at the risk of “putting ideas into people’s heads.” They did so, he says, precisely because skeptics were trying to explain why the tomb was empty.

From Normal Bob Smith, the guy who brought you Jesus Dress Up: Now, Jesus Dress Up Fridge Magnets! Now at the Jesus Dress Up Store. I’m getting some.

A small win for the good guys: San Diego had a cross on public grounds. When the forces of good complained, they sold the tiny plot of land with the cross to a private group, who wanted to keep it there — a pretty standard dodge by localities that want to circumvent the constitution. They were sued by the good guys for not opening up the sale to other bidders, on the grounds that was the city supported the religious symbol by not allowing groups wanting to dismantle the cross to bid. The good guys won up through the Federal Court.

Yesterday, the Supremes refused the appeal by the city of San Diego, which claims it was “scrupulously neutral toward religion” when it sold the 43-foot cross at its Mount Soledad war memorial to an association that would preserve it.

Glad to see one more bullshit dodge taken away from the theocrats.

Here’s the AP story: San Diego cross dispute appears far from over

OK, what’s a guy with a column in the Memphis Flyer doing writing one called It has to be said: Religion is a dangerous thing? Ahh, you think it’s something like “fanaticism can be dangerous; be careful, good Xians”? Nope; it’s more like this:

Faith is an empty box. To believe in Christ is to believe in a rabbit’s foot. To believe in the Buddha is to believe that pro wrestling is real. To believe in Mohammed is to believe that the groundhog can predict spring. To believe that the Ten Commandments came from some god on a mountaintop is to believe that television psychics can talk to your dead grandmother. Allah, Jehovah and the Trinity are elves and Tinkerbells. They are no more than desperate hope given a name and anthropomorphic shape by the imaginations of frightened men.

You tell em. Hope you get another job when they can you for saying those excellent things. Read it; it’s unflinching.