Court order issued in religious child neglect case

The Brown County District Court issued an order clarifying the situation in the case of Hodgkin’s disease patient Daniel Hauser, whose parents refused to give proper treatment.

Is Catholicism a monotheistic religion?

The traditional response to this is: of course, they have only one God. But is this really true?
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God itself is a creature with some remarkable properties. It is at once three creatures (God, the Holy Ghost, Jesus) and one. These three creatures seem to be able to split off and rejoin the One at will. [...]

Boy in religious child neglect case starting chemotherapy today

Daniel Hauser, the boy who was heading for disaster because his parents refused treatment for his Hodgkin’s disease, is going in for a first round of chemotherapy today. What is the plan?

Mother allows 13-year old cancer patient to undergo chemotherapy in religious child neglect case

The mother of Daniel Hauser, a 13 year-old Hodgkin’s disease sufferer, says that she wants her son to have “alternative” treatment, but will abide by the orders of the court if it rules differently.

Child in religious neglect case being checked out in hospital

Daniel Hauser, the boy whose parents refused to treat for Hodgkin’s disease, has returned to Minnesota and is being checked out at a hospital in the Twin Cities.

Genesis Revisited: A Scientific Creation Story

Many people, especially Americans, believe that the creation story in the first chapter of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, is literally true. In a hilarious piece, Dr. Michael Shermer looks at the story and interprets it in the light of current scientific knowledge.

Doors Open Toronto: a unique view of a unique city

This weekend, it was time for a Toronto tradition: Doors Open Toronto, a unique opportunity to see buildings that are often not normally accessible to the public, and a good reason to learn something about them.

Baby’s death after craniosacral therapy is being investigated

The Public Prosecutor in Arnhem has started a criminal investigation in the death of a baby who was treated by a craniosacral therapist.

In the beginning, Man created God

“In the beginning, Man created God” is the slogan that was put on 25 buses in Chicago this week, as a part of the Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign. The bus ads will be seen cruising all over Chicago through the month of June.

Prosecution asks that alternative healer be banned from practice

In the court case against the alternative healers that allowed well-known Dutch actress Sylvia Millecam to die from cancer, the Public Prosecutor has asked that spiritual healer Jomanda be given a two year practice ban and a suspended 12 month jail term.