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Remembering and honoring John Thomas Scopes

The other day, my friend Mary Matthews called from Nashville with a lot of news, lot of great talk. And she told me about an August 3 piece in Nashville’s hometown paper, The Tennessean, about John Thomas Scopes, one of … Continue reading

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“Republicans Choose the Dark Ages Over the Enlightenment”

The invaluable Neil Buchanan, whom I mentioned with unusual emotion for me because of a previous article he wrote on how the Republican Party has become sociopathic, continues and expands upon this theme in:  Republicans Choose the Dark Ages Over … Continue reading

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“Separation of Church, State and Taxpayer Money”

Thanks to Lawyers.com, you get a video with this story. Which, of course, infuriates me. New Jersey is planning to give money to religious schools for some reason or other, while civil rights organizations quite properly are trying to block … Continue reading

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