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	<title>August Berkshire: Atheist Speaker</title>
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	<description>&#34;Have Atheism, Will Travel&#34; - Specializing in presentations of atheism to students and the general public.</description>
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		<title>Biblical Commandments Are Unconstitutional</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know how you often see monuments with the Ten Commandments on them outside of courthouses? The implication is that the Biblical commandments are the cornerstone of our legal system. The problem with that, of course, is that most of the Ten Commandments would be deemed unconstitutional. Read on to find out why.


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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/05/15/biblical-commandments-unconstitutional/</link>
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		<title>Atheism 101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to know what atheists think about religion? Want some basic arguments to counter religious claims? New to atheism and don't know where to start? Click on through to read my new Atheism 101 cheat sheet.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2009/08/19/the-seven-cs-of-atheism/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Seven C&#8217;s of Atheism'>The Seven C&#8217;s of Atheism</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/02/24/fine-tuned-proof-god/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A “Fine-Tuned” Universe as Proof of a God?'>A “Fine-Tuned” Universe as Proof of a God?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/10/ethics-unity-atheisthumanist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ethics &#038; Unity in the Atheist/Humanist Movement'>Ethics &#038; Unity in the Atheist/Humanist Movement</a></li>
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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/05/13/atheism/</link>
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		<title>Review of my debate with Joe Boot at St. Cloud State University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Seghers has a nice review of my recent debate with Christian apologist Joe Boot at St. Cloud State University at his SCSU Intellectuals blog. Click on through for an excerpt and the link.


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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/03/02/boot-debate-review/</link>
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		<title>A “Fine-Tuned” Universe as Proof of a God?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many scientists who believe that, if one or more physics constants of the universe had varied only slightly, they would have produced a universe incapable of supporting life.  For example, if one constant had been slightly different, the universe would have collapsed back in upon itself before life had a chance to form. Some religious people look at this supposedly “fine-tuned” universe and claim it is proof that a god exists who did the fine-tuning. Let us examine this claim.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/05/13/atheism/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Atheism 101'>Atheism 101</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2007/12/18/34-unconvincing-arguments-for-god/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 34 Unconvincing Arguments for God'>34 Unconvincing Arguments for God</a></li>
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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/02/24/fine-tuned-proof-god/</link>
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		<title>A moving and poignant portrait of Roger Ebert that everyone should read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Jones has perhaps one of the most poignant articles I've read in many years over at Esquire. Roger Ebert: The Essential Man is a portrait of a man who has faced hardships most of us would find intolerable, and he has done it with dignity, humor, grace and without belief in God. Click on through for the link and brief excerpt.


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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/02/17/essential-ebert/</link>
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		<title>“KKMS Live with Jeff &amp; Lee” (Jan. 27, 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday, January 27th, I let you know that I was going to be a guest on on “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” debating the "God-of-the-Gaps" argument with Gannon Murphy, general editor of American Theological Inquiry. Click on through for my take on how things went and listen to the show.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/27/kkms-god-of-the-gaps/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: I&#8217;ll be on KKMS Live with Jeff and Lee this afternoon (5PM CST). Listen live and call in.'>I&#8217;ll be on KKMS Live with Jeff and Lee this afternoon (5PM CST). Listen live and call in.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2009/02/28/atheist-christian-dialogue-part-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Feb. 24, 2009)'>“KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Feb. 24, 2009)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2008/06/04/atheist-christian-dialogue/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (May 23, 2008)'>“KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (May 23, 2008)</a></li>
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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/02/02/kkms-god-gaps-debate-audio/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll be on KKMS Live with Jeff and Lee this afternoon (5PM CST). Listen live and call in.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to post a quick reminder to everybody that I'll be discussing "The God-of-the-Gaps" with Gannon Murphy, director of the Minnesota Apologetics Project,  on KKMS 980's "KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee" this afternoon. Click on through for the details.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/02/02/kkms-god-gaps-debate-audio/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Jan. 27, 2010)'>“KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Jan. 27, 2010)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2009/02/28/atheist-christian-dialogue-part-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Feb. 24, 2009)'>“KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (Feb. 24, 2009)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2008/06/04/atheist-christian-dialogue/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: “KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (May 23, 2008)'>“KKMS Live with Jeff &#038; Lee” (May 23, 2008)</a></li>
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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/27/kkms-god-of-the-gaps/</link>
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		<title>Ethics &amp; Unity in the Atheist/Humanist Movement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does being an atheist or a humanist automatically make a person ethical?  If we can admit there are some atheist people and groups that are unethical, small in number though they may be, how does this affect the unity we are trying to achieve?


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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/10/ethics-unity-atheisthumanist/</link>
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		<title>God &amp; Abortion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many religious people claim that the god they believe in is “pro-life” when it comes to abortion.  They also believe in “ensoulment” at conception: that a “supernatural” “soul” somehow enters a human egg the moment it is fertilized by sperm.  Let us examine these and other religious claims to see if they make sense and are consistent.


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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/10/god-and-abortion/</link>
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		<title>Minnesota Atheists Public Policy Paper on GLBT Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Atheists’ support for equal rights for all citizens regardless of sexual orientation includes, but is not limited to, the equal right to a civil marriage, with all the accompanying benefits and responsibilities; equal rights to fertility treatments and adoption; the right to openly identify one’s sexual orientation and serve in the military; and the equal right not to be discriminated against in employment and housing.  Minnesota Atheists takes no position on what the state chooses to call its civil marriage contracts (e.g. “marriage,” “civil union,” “domestic partnership,” etc.) so long as the same term is used equally for both straight and gay people.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2009/10/22/richard-dawkins-minnesota-public/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Richard Dawkins on Minnesota Public Radio'>Richard Dawkins on Minnesota Public Radio</a></li>
<li><a href='http://augustberkshire.com/2010/05/15/biblical-commandments-unconstitutional/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Biblical Commandments Are Unconstitutional'>Biblical Commandments Are Unconstitutional</a></li>
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		<link>http://augustberkshire.com/2010/01/09/mna-gay-rights-policy/</link>
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