Entries from March 2007

March 27, 2007

Nigeria teacher dies ‘over Koran’

 From the BBC
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6477177.stm
Nigeria teacher dies ‘over Koran’

Secondary school pupils in north-eastern Nigeria have killed a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say.The teacher, a Christian, was attacked after supervising an exam in Gombe city. It is not clear what she had done to anger the students.
The authorities, concerned that communal unrest [...]

March 13, 2007

When the ain’ts go marching in

by Christopher Dreher, Globe and Mail

If there really is a Supreme Being who is concerned about how His name is worshipped on Earth, these days He may be wishing he had put a caveat in His scriptures: Please don’t irritate the scientists. In the past year or two, a clutch of high-decibel books by scientists [...]

March 6, 2007

Horst Klaus Interview

From The Standard Spectrum In the Niagara Region comes
and Interview with One of the HAC members who Heads the Niagara Secular Humanists
In an arcticle titled “Reason Over Dogma”
Horst Klaus Interview
Feb 24 2007
Great Job Horst!

March 6, 2007

Responsibility rests with Muslims

 Letter published from  one of our HAC members
Elka Ruth Enola, Oakville
the Toronto Star
 Mar 06, 2007 04:30 AM

Hijab ban in soccer is upheld
March 4.I am a feminist and strongly support Muslim girls and women playing soccer, so I followed closely the current situation in which a young female soccer player was ejected from playing in a game [...]