Entries from April 2007

April 3, 2007

Creationism debate continues to evolve

Apr 02, 2007 04:30 AM
Stuart Laidlaw
Faith and Ethics Writer
http://www.thestar.com/Life/article/198318 
PETER MCCABE FOR THE
TORONTO STAR
McGill
University professor Brian Alters, photographed at the Redpath Museum of Civilization in
Montreal, says research has shown one-third of teachers report pressure from parents to teach creationism or intelligent design.  
Glossary:
What it all means 
Evolution: The theory, popularized by Charles Darwin, that [...]

April 1, 2007

Atheist says he’s victim of religious hate crime

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070331.ATHEIST31/TPStory/?query=atheist
Man says he was assaulted at Ryerson
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
EDUCATION REPORTER
An atheist group leader says he is the victim of a religious hate crime.
Freethought Association of Canada president Justin Trottier said he was assaulted at Ryerson University earlier this week while he and a colleague were hanging posters for a coming lecture.
“Their motives were clearly premised on [...]