In a decision that may have serious implications for church-state separation, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that the governmental use of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the U.S. Constitution. The court stated that the phrase does not endorse religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Doug Schrepel and Laurie Clauss are excited to host the first social of the 2010 spring season on Saturday, April 10th. The festivities begin at 6:00 pm and end whenever. If you will kindly bring a delicious dish to share, we will provide tea, coffee, and other staples. Feel free to bring beer or wine if you desire. Kids are very welcome. We have several cats, so those with severe allergies to the feline species...be warned!! For cat lovers our home may be a dream come true, if they can be coaxed out of hiding (ask to see the amazing 24 pound Calvin, he could use the exercise).

On October 31st, 2009, my friend and I attended the “Legacy of Darwin Intelligent Design Conference” in Castle Rock, Colorado. The event was sponsored by Shepherd Project Ministries, who did a great job hosting the event. The event was well organized, ran smoothly, and real people were picked out of the audience to ask questions of the speakers, albeit it was limited to only a few. Luckily, I was one of them. Despite all that this, I can say it was the scariest Halloween I have ever had. Why has it taken me five months to summarize the conference?

Dishes and Discussions! Time for us to gather and share potluck food and potluck conversation... Everyone welcome, child friendly home. We provide the basics and tea and coffee; guests (that's you) bring a food dish to share and beer or wine if you like those beverages. This month we start at 6:00 PM at the home of Gary Betchan, Rebecca Hale and Tani. the address is 6158 Briarcliff Rd 80918. Call 548-0882 if you get lost or need directions. We will be checking your guns, rosaries, bibles and others weapons at the door!

The monthly potluck social for March will be at the home of Gary Betchan and Rebecca Hale April is up in the air until somebody volunteers. The socials normally takes place on the second Saturday of each month. April's on Saturday, April 10th. Unfortunately, if no one volunteers to host a social in a given month, there is no social that month. If you'd be interested in hosting an upcoming social, please call Rich at 719.594.4506.

The February 2010 Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors Meeting occured on February 19, 2010. 

Freethinkers of Colorado Springs (FTCS) Board of Directors Members Deborah Daly, Ken Fulton, Fred Kormos, Harvey LeCato, Douglas Schrepel and Groff Schroeder attended the meeting and constituted a quorum.  Member Bret Stageberg resigned prior to the meeting and the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors extends its thanks to Bret for his participation in the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs Board of Directors. 

Last November, with the Thanksgiving holiday bearing down on me, I awoke to a sensational media claim (again).  A 46-year-old Brussels man named Rom Houben, presumed to be in a coma for the last 23 years, had in fact been fully conscious for most of that time.  There was the evidence, right in front of me!  Mr. Houben was communicating with the aid of a computer.  Well, almost.  His right hand, firmly held by a “speech therapist,” with index finger extended, was typing on a computer keyboard.  The therapist was acting as a facilitator, sensing Mr.

Today people throughout the world are celebrating the birthday of a great man of science, Charles Darwin. Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection has been hailed as one of the greatest scientific theories of all time. In a nutshell, Darwin discovered that all species that exist on the earth today, including man, all are descendants of a common ancestor that had been endlessly modified over time through natural selection.

War makes it legal to kill people on the industrial scale. Success is uncertain, and killing both “combatants” (formerly soldiers) and “non-combatants” (formerly civilians) is acceptable - under certain circumstances. International law(1) and ethical ideals forbid "pre-emptive" war against people who might attack in the future – but allows people under attack to defend themselves with defensive and aggressive deadly force. Therefore, pre-emptive war appears to facilitate, if not guarantee, the outcome it supposedly prevents.