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Published: 03/10/11

Florida Education Bill Revives Evolution Debate

By Mara Gay - AOL News

A controversial bill in the Florida Senate that would require teachers to offer a "thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution" has kicked up the latest battle over evolution. The language is subtle, but critics say the bill is a clear bid by the backers of intelligent design to chip away at the credibility of evolution without inviting the ire of a court battle. "They're afraid that if they bring up intelligent design they will set themselves up for a court case," Joe Wolf, the president of Florida Citizens for Science, a group that supports evolution, ...

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Published: 10/18/10

Dalai Lama and Scientists Dig Compassion, Differ on Approach

By Katie Drummond - AOL News

(Oct. 18) -- Even for someone known for his nomadic ways, the Dalai Lama has been on quite a journey lately, albeit an academic one. First, on Thursday, the 14th spiritual leader of Tibet visited Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., where he spent two days giving talks, including one before a conference of top-tier scientists hoping to determine the neurobiological roots of social compassion and empathy. Then, on Sunday, he showed up for a three-day-long stay at Emory University in Atlanta, appearing under the title "Presidential Distinguished Professor" and lecturing on behalf of a ...

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Published: 06/7/10

Does the Templeton Foundation Promote Science, or Corrupt It?

By Paul Wachter - Politics Daily

A Presbyterian from small-town Tennessee, the late John Templeton went on to become one of the world's great financiers. In the 1980's he started an eponymous foundation, whose central mission was to re-inject religiosity into science. In an investigative piece in the current issue of The Nation magazine (hat tip Andrew Sullivan), Nathan Schneider worries about how successful the Templeton Foundation has become at fulfilling that goal, especially as its endowment is set to swell to $2.5 billion once John Templeton's estate is settled -- he died in 2008 -- and his son, Jack, moves to put his ...

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Published: 07/10/09

Did the Religious Right Fuel the Growth of the 'Non-Religious Left'?

By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics Daily

A study released this week by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press, along with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, offers a bit of evidence that the dramatic growth in those who say "none of the above" when asked about their religion is a reaction against religious/political conservatism. ...

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