by Joseph Shane | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Member Exclusive
Photo credit: nd3000/Envato Origins Story “Dr. Shane, you are not taking this seriously and you need to.” A graduate student in my science methods course took me to task for my indifference about the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School Board trial that was...
by James "Jim" Miller, PASTCF Secretary | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Member Exclusive
Board members (left to right) Leslie King, Kevin Cartee, Sandy Hawley, Rachelle McCalla, Lisa Schrott, Mark Douglas, Jim Miller, Joe Shane, and Hal Breitenberg. Photo taken at the ecumenical worship on the concluding day of the PASTCF Board and Ecumenical Roundtable...
by Mark Douglas | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Member Exclusive
Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1617. Paul van Somer I, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for his National Basketball Association team, the Philadelphia Warriors, as part of a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks....
by A. Maude Royden | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Member Exclusive
Memorial to Francis Bacon at his burial place, St Michael’s church in St Albans, U.K./Public Domain In 1926, suffragist, pacifist, and preacher, Maude Royden, delivered a sermon about Francis Bacon, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his death. Her...
by George W. Stickel | Aug 22, 2026 | Have You Read?, Member Exclusive
Michael Pollan. Penguin Press, 2026. 320 pages. Reviewed by George W. Stickel For most of his life, celebrated author Michael Pollan has been concerned with food, farming, and related topics. As his website notes, Pollan has “written books and articles about the...
by E. Harold Breitenberg, Jr. | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Member Exclusive
Photo credit: Neirfy007/Envato In this issue’s opening article, newly elected Board member, Joe Shane, reflects on his experiences teaching about connections and interactions between science and religion, at a public university in Pennsylvania. Next is a report about...
