You too can pinky swear to abide by secular principles. It looks mostly harmless, although the 7th principle isn't entirely right.
7. In all of my actions, and without threat of divine retribution, I will strive to respect the dignity of all people.
I deal with too many creationists, and those are people without much dignity to respect.
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Well, this is a new low. I ran across this blog post from a few months back, discussing the Imus situation:
I had never heard of these before:
Papal knighthoods are awarded to lay men and women for conspicuous service to the church and society. They are among the highest honours the Pope can bestow.
Gautam Naik covers an interesting development in Switzerland. Scientists there must now justify the ethics of genetic research on plants:
Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech: