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Legal Challenges to Prayer on the Rise

By TNC ⋅ July 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There are more legal challenges to prayer in the United States than ever before, says Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist organization whose business is booming as Americans increasingly tackle church vs. state issues.

Chicken-and-Egg Mystery Finally Cracked

By TNC ⋅ July 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

British scientists believe they have found the answer to an ages-old question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists cracked the puzzle after discovering that the formation of eggs is possible only thanks to a protein found in chicken’s ovaries. That means eggs have to be formed in chickens first.

Florida Atheists Sue Over Prayers at City Meetings

By TNC ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A Central Florida atheist organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lakeland over opening city commission meetings with prayer.

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