Barbara Forrest, author of Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design
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Unless they are stopped which, frankly, does not seem very likely.
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It's almost like the guy had had nooklar meltdown right there.
Hat tip: Barbara Forrest, author of Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design
It is just going to cost them a bunch of money. They have openly proclaimed that they are trying to push creationism into science class. They did not even call it ID or criticism of evolution.
I love their argument "We all believe in it, why can't we get it in?" that is like "We all put ketchup on everything, why can't we get the home economics teachers to tell the kids to use more ketchup?"
I'm getting a real strong feeling of deja vu on this one. Replace David Tate with William Buckingham and you have Dover all over again.
Dover with Polydactyly and cleft palate.
Can you just remind me again, what is the actual conclusive proof of evolution?
Paul, I'm going with the overwhelming preponderance of evidence in support of each of Darwin's five theories.
Let us hope for another Judge Jones, and not some creationist activist judge. In the current legal climate, I'm not confident "Kitzmiller" or "Edwards" would be upheld.
Well, when this goes to court (I'm saddened by what some brave parents or teachers would have to endure), I will send money to support the plaintiffs.