Hey all, I thought this might be of interest to the group. It originally came from the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group. It's...
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Reason-Omaha@onelist....
Mar 1, 2000 8:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Regular meeting Date: Saturday, March 4, 2000 Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM CST (GMT-06:00) This is a reminder of...
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dskryja@...
Mar 2, 2000 4:30 am
1 March 2000 7:00 PM Vatican Regrets Burning Cosmologist Even as the flames licked his feet, the polymath Giordano Bruno refused to recant. Now, at least he's...
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Sean Griffith
p_q30@...
Mar 3, 2000 12:12 am
As I came home tonight, I caught a news story about the flooding that is ravaging Mozambique. This is no ordinary flood -- if I'm not mistaken, more than half...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 3, 2000 12:25 am
... If I recall correctly, it was during the 50s when it was adopted. It went along with the addition of "one nation, under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance....
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dskryja@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:27 am
From Thurs. ScienceNow: 2 March 2000 5:00 PM Gimme That E.T. Religion Has the mission to communicate with alien civilizations taken on a missionary tinge? Not...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 3, 2000 5:12 am
Surprise! Today's issue of the Reader has a "first." The "editor" (Amy Goldyn?) felt compelled to write a letter to her own paper, attacking the letter I wrote...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 3, 2000 5:35 am
Sean; The best candidate is the filling of the Black Sea in late stone age times, when humans were already settled there. Refugees would have escaped to the ...
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dskryja@...
Mar 3, 2000 9:27 pm
For: Friday, March 3, 2000 Crop Circles Unveiled http://www.circlemakers.org/ You apparently don't have to be a space alien to create crop circles. ...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 4, 2000 7:28 am
From our friend Mr. Madison in Texas. Forwarded to the entire group, by Chris the e-mail guy. (Should I be called the "E-Chris"?) ... ...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 4, 2000 7:29 am
Interesting discussion topic, hot off the presses. -- Chris ... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 5, 2000 2:02 pm
For those who were at yesterday's meeting: I'm such an idiot! I passed out copies of the flyer for the lecture series on evolution in Lincoln for members to...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Mar 5, 2000 7:56 pm
.... And for what it's worth, carpooling with me is also available again. Jim, you or any other interested parties from Omaha can join me if you'd like. I...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 5, 2000 8:02 pm
To all: I just found a couple of good atheist-oriented websites, which I thought might be relevent to our group. Enjoy: -- Chris ...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 6, 2000 10:56 pm
For you out-of-towners, remember mine of 2/24, which described the trip to Lincoln? The lecture series on creationism & geology? At Saturday's regular meeting...
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Chris Peters
alpha_leonis@...
Mar 7, 2000 12:31 am
Thanks for the letter, Jim. Carpooling responsibilities are humbly accepted. I do plan to attend the next lecture (and drive several folks, if necessary)....
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 7, 2000 7:49 pm
The Creighton biologist's name is Ted Burk, not Ken Burk....
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dskryja@...
Mar 7, 2000 10:53 pm
Clean copy at http://scienceweek.com/swb.htm Science Policy: Kansas, Evolution, and Ignorance in America KANSAS, EVOLUTION, AND IGNORANCE IN AMERICA ...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 8, 2000 7:38 am
To all: we REASONites just received these excerpts from a Cincinnnati Post story, at our hotmail address. It's possibly of interest to the group -- it seems...
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REASON - Omaha
reason01@...
Mar 8, 2000 7:44 pm
From Clay Naff in Lincoln. Forwarded to the entire group by Chris. ... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at...
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bchaney@...
Mar 8, 2000 9:19 pm
Well said. . . and "ditto" for madonnas on postage stamps, nativity scenes in public places and carols in school programs. "REASON - Omaha" To:...
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dskryja@...
Mar 11, 2000 5:54 am
From Sat. NYT: March 11, 2000 Poll Finds That Support Is Strong for Teaching 2 Origin Theories By JAMES GLANZ An overwhelming majority of Americans think that...
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Jim Bechtel
jbechtel@...
Mar 11, 2000 2:05 pm
H.L. Mencken: "Nobody ever went broke under-estimating the intelligence of the American people." I just sat down to read the morning paper, and I couldn't get...
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Mark Wooge
mwooge@...
Mar 11, 2000 4:21 pm
... One way to fix things is to first break it. If they're going to insist on zero-tolerance, and the official doesn't like it, enforce it to the letter. It ll...
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fmendenh@...
Mar 11, 2000 8:07 pm
Hagel as veep? Gulp. Reminds me of a sweatshirt that was popular at Smith College when my daughter went there. Had Barbara Bush and Nancy REagan on it and a ...
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Harvey Madison
cfct@...
Mar 12, 2000 4:43 am
From Harvey Madison Hey Jim - I write a column in a local monthly paper, and I like to bring attention to things such as the student's expulsion for bringing ...
Saw an ad on TV for free website hosting, and decided to try it out. www.BigEgo.Homestead.com...
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Larry Forst
leforst@...
Mar 15, 2000 5:33 am
Dave, It's nice to see an article about Paul Kurtz in Forbes even though the author obviously doesn't have a clue. Yes, the US does lead the world in microchip...
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dskryja@...
Mar 15, 2000 5:33 am
From http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/Med/evidence.htm March 13, 2000 DUKE STUDY FINDS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON PATIENT CARE ANAHEIM, Calif....
