I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
It didn’t take long for the ads taken out on the side of SMART buses in the Metro Detroit area by a coalition of atheist, skeptic and freethought groups to be vandalized. At least three of the ads, which say “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone,” had the upper left hand corners ripped off, removing the word “don’t” from the sign.
In a press release from the organizations that sponsored the ad, the leaders of some of those groups responded to the vandalism:
“Acts like this give a striking reminder that our message is necessary,” said Ruthe Milan, coordinator of Detroit CoR. “Without a doubt, prejudice against atheists and agnostics is still very real in American life.”
Jeff Seaver, Director of Center for Inquiry | Michigan added, “This incident underscores the vital need for organizations such as CFI and the Detroit CoR to provide a sense of community and a voice for nonreligious people throughout Michigan.”
SMART has replaced the vandalized signs at their own expense.
Full disclosure: Ed Brayton is a member of the Center for Inquiry – Michigan
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