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New Token Skeptic Episode Out – On NSW Ethics Classes

by podblack on July 13, 2010

New Token Skeptic podcast out! It should keep you amused while I get back to finishing everything else that needs to be done during the last week of the school holidays. Pass it onto anyone interested in finding out just how difficult it is to get new programs started in schools and how the media [...]

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Introduction To Atheism And Ideas Of God For Teens – What Would You Suggest?

by podblack on June 25, 2010

So – the challenge over my holidays is to start introducing students to religion! And atheism! This is really going to be a lot of fun!
The program involves ‘Ideas of God’ and ‘Religious and Mystical Experience’. While I can find a variety of useful general texts (the likes of AC Grayling, Stephen J Gould, Julian [...]

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Welcome To 2010 – Death By Firing Squad? Cornell Promoting Genital Cutting?

by podblack on June 18, 2010

My students are currently studying the ethics of Life and Death. Part of the course we’re doing. Sadly, I find I’m taking this article in with me today for discussion: Utah To Execute Killer By Firing Squad -

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah is set to execute a condemned killer by firing squad shortly after midnight [...]

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Little Kitten – David Mitchell Talks About The Mouse In His House

by podblack on June 12, 2010

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Religion-Free Ethics Classes In NSW Schools – Help Stop The Backlash

by podblack on April 15, 2010

Today, I got a message from Chrys of Atheist Nexus:
Penny Sharpe, Minister for Parliment in NSW, has tweeted that she has had her inbox inundated this morning with messages from Christians pleading with the government to axe the ethics classes in NSW schools so they won’t compete with scripture classes.
We need all hands on [...]

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Podblack Finds For 12th April 2010

by podblack on April 12, 2010

A quick-round up for the start of the week – then it’s back to work for me!
Firstly – Jim Wallace is not happy about ethics classes being offered to students from NSW as an alternative to scripture… Opinion, The Age: You can’t teach ethics without referring to Christianity:
With our nation having just played host to [...]

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