Author: Nathan Bupp
Nathan Bupp is vice president of communications at the Center for Inquiry and an associate editor of Free Inquiry.
Landmark Case Will Go To Trial
The Florida Supreme Court has cleared the way for Council for Secular Humanism v. McNeil to proceed to trial. It denied the defendants’ motion seeking a review of the Council’s recent appellate court victory. The suit challenges the use of Florida taxpayer dollars to pay for the faith-based substance abuse transitional housing programs under contract …
Potential Watershed Case Can Now Proceed to Florida Supreme Court
Potential Watershed Case Can Now Proceed to Florida Supreme Court The Council for Secular Humanism applauds an important decision rendered by the Florida First District Court of Appeal on April 27 in Council for Secular Humanism v. McNeil that sets the stage for a likely appeal to the state Supreme Court. (For background on this …
Council Fights Appeal of Its Florida Court Victory
Council Fights Appeal of Its Florida Court Victory The twists and turns continue in the Council for Secular Humanism’s case challenging the use of Florida taxpayer dollars for faith-based substance-abuse transitional housing programs in Florida state prisons. The Council won an important victory on December 15, 2009, when the Florida First District Court of Appeal …
News Beat – Vol. 30, No. 2
Council Wins Interim Victory in Church-State Suit The Council for Secular Humanism has won an appeal in its landmark case challenging the use of Florida taxpayer dollars to fund faith-based programs. The particular programs at issue are substance-abuse transitional housing programs administered by the Florida Department of Corrections. The Council alleges that the faith-based component …
Scholars Probe Religious/Secular Tensions at The New School
On May 5 and 6, 2009, several hundred scholars, intellectuals, and interested members of the public attended a special conference on “The Religious-Secul ar Divide: The U.S. Case” at Manhattan’s New School for Social Research. Edited papers from the conference will appear in the Fall 2009 issue of Social Research. The conference was funded in …
‘A’ Dissent
When I initially informed Tom Flynn of my desire to respond critically to his editorial in the last issue of Free Inquiry (“Why the ‘A’ Word Won’t Go Away,” February/March 2008), he shot back in jest, “Only if you begin your response with an admission that my logic is incontrovertible.” Flynn certainly weaves a seductive …