Molly Ivins wrote, "It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America."

History may one day recognize the August 4, 2010 Perry vs. Swartzenegger ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of California...

Several "Don't believe in god? You are not alone." billboards erected by the Coalition of Reason have suffered apparent vandalism during a 14 month, 16 city campaign.

Godless billboard heavily damaged in Florida

Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-8947-LA-Atheism-Examiner~y2010m4d13-Godless-billboard-heavily-damaged-in-Florida

Many Americans take pride in the idea that their nation is the pinnacle of equality and freedom - even as they look down upon organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who are willing to to the difficult and often unpopular work required to ensure America actually conforms to these ideals.

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?

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. 

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.

UNITED WE STAND - AT LEAST ON ONE ISSUE APPARENTLY

Despite the perception that American Citizens are universally divided against themselves, there do appear to be things that most Americans agree upon. For example, it appears that American citizens of virtually every political point of view agree that America's ubiquitous system of financing campaigns with “donations" not only appears in conflict with the United States Constitution’s most basic ideals, but also creates the appearance of - and opportunity for - bribery.

Available through The Brookings Institution website, Religious Expression in American Public Life: A Joint Statement of Current Law could be a useful tool for anyone interested in remaining free from government intrusions into personal beliefs - or lack thereof.  Unfortunately, representatives of non-believer groups were apparently not a part of the drafting process.

The Colorado Springs Streetcar Feasibility Study will hold public meetings on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at 30 South Nevada Avenue regarding the possibility of (re)implementing a streetcar system in Colorado Springs. 

http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=2831

Fox "News."

Fox News Scrubs 'Honest Injun' From Steele Transcript [CORRECTED]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/fox-news-scrubs-honest-in_n_415121.html

The Huffington Post,  January 7, 2010