Another post on Digg that caught my eye:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/26/atheist.soldier.ap/
Some select quotes that are rather disturbing
Known as “the atheist guy,” Hall has been called immoral, a devil worshipper and — just as severe to some soldiers — gay, none of which, he says, is true.
I see that ignorant people continue to be ignorant.
The issue came to a [...]

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Digg had a link to this video on youtube which seemed like prime material for discussion on here:
I don’t know how unbiased this is; obviously we’re only seeing one side of the story, but if her refusal to teach creationism was even part of the reason for termination then it’s cause enough for outrage.
Regardless, bravo [...]

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Ms. Gibbons, a British schoolteacher who was unfortunately swept up in a Sudanese controversy involving mammalian nomenclature has, thankfully, gotten the hell out of Sudan, lash-free.
Not much is left to be said; I’m absolutely relieved that Ms. Gibbons is back home and safe, although it’s still frustrating to read that she has been successfully [...]

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Erol Karaaslan of Kuzey Publications, which had published the Turkish edition of Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion has (surprise surprise) been accused of “inciting hatred and enmity.” He could face six to twelve months in prison if found guilty.
I assume no one’s shocked.
Turkey has never, I think, had the reputation of being a [...]

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Sadly, though unsurprisingly, the situation in Sudan involving a teacher arrested for “Inciting hatred and insulting religion” by allowing her class to name a teddy bear “Muhammad” has gotten considerably worse.

Some angrily denounced the teacher, but others smiled as they beat drums and burned newspapers with Gibbons’ picture, waving swords and clubs and green banners, [...]

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Note to self: Never teach in Sudan.
A few days ago, controversy broke out as a 54-year old British school teacher in Sudan was arrested for allowing her 1st Grade students to name the class’ teddy bear “Muhammad,” something which, apparently, is considered severe blasphemy. Before you exhale in relief that, finally, another evil [...]

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