Miscellaneous
The Southern Poverty Law Center Brands Atheists “Anti-Muslim Extremists,” Bill Maher chats atheism with President Obama, 11 secular candidates won, and Donald J. Trump will be our next president… Those are the headlines for the week of Saturday, November 12, 2016.Sources:Southern Poverty Law Center Brands Atheist Critics “Anti-Muslim Extremists”:Southern Poverty Law Center, “A Journalist's Manual: Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists.” Accessed November 10, 2016. https://www.splcenter.org/20161025/journalists-manual-field-guide-anti-muslim-extremists Stoyan Zaimov, “Atheists Outraged by SPLC Branding Atheist Critics of Radical Islam 'Anti-Muslim Extremists.'” Accessed November 10, 2016. http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheists-outraged-splc-branding-atheist-critics-radical-islam-anti-muslim-extremists-171163/ Stoyan Zaimov, “Atheists Start Petition Against SPLC Branding Atheist Critics of Radical Islam 'Anti-Muslim Extremists.'” Accessed November 10, 2016. http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheists-start-petition-against-splc-branding-atheist-critics-radical-islam-anti-muslim-extremists-171200/ President Obama Interviewed by Bill Maher:Michael Stone, “Obama Talks Atheism With Bill Maher.” Accessed November 10, 2016. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/11/obama-talks-atheism-with-bill-maher/?ref_widget=trending&ref_blog=danthropology&ref_post=president-obama-discusses-atheism-with-bill-maher Oklahoma Ballot Measure 790:Heather Clark, “Oklahoma Voters Reject Proposal to Allow Ten Commandments at State Capitol.” Accessed November 10, 2016. http://christiannews.net/2016/11/09/oklahoma-voters-reject-proposal-to-allow-ten-commandments-at-state-capitol/ Conclusion:Cullen Murphy, Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire & the Fate of America (New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007), pp. 203-206.News Ticker:Radio New Zealand, “Secular education case heads to Human Rights Tribunal.” Accessed October 24, 2016. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/315728/secular-education-case-heads-to-human-rights-tribunal Daniel Reed, “Study links poor understanding of the physical world to religious & paranormal beliefs.” Accessed October 25, 2016. http://www.psypost.org/2016/10/study-links-poor-understanding-physical-world-religious-paranormal-beliefs-45293 Thomas D. Williams, “Atheists Fight to Remove ‘God’ From AA Program.” Accessed October 28, 2016. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/25/atheists-fight-god-taken-aa-program/ Tim Peacock, “Christians in Lincoln, NE Shut Down Atheist Billboard.” Accessed October 27, 2016. http://www.peacock-panache.com/2016/10/christians-lincoln-atheist-billboard-25367.html Hemant Mehta, “Nebraska Atheist Billboard Promoting “The Good Life Without God” Comes Down Following Complaints.” Accessed October 27, 2016. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/19/nebraska-atheist-billboard-promoting-the-good-life-without-god-comes-down-following-complaints/