Atheist Nomads

INTRO THIS DAY IN HISTORY - October 2 * 1789 - George Washington forwards parchments to states for ratification * 1836 - Darwin returns to England* 1919 ~ Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke | History.com | Washington Post | Wikipedia* 1971 - Rod Stewart earns his first #1 hit with "Maggie May" SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Mt Ontake erupts, but not in a predictable fashion* E coli used to synthesize propane and diesel* National Institute of Health’s BRAIN Initiative releases awards POLITICS AND RELIGION * Texas judge refuses lesbian couple’s divorce request* County Commissioner walks out over pagan invocation* Clergy on patrol in Rochester | HuffingtonPost | Friendly Atheist* Archbishop arrested and found to have over 100,000 child images* Priest arrested for “mission” trip activities* Another Muslim beheading, in Oklahoma* Stephen Hawking came out as an atheist FEEDBACK * Susan Gerbic via email Monterey County Skeptics: Operation Bumblebee* @jccford via Twitter* @AngryTxn via Twitter* @quranifyme via Twitter Email u