Palin has not pushed creation science as governor

As a candidate for governor, Sarah Palin called for teaching creationism alongside evolution in public schools. But after Alaska voters elected her, Palin, now Republican John McCain's presidential running mate, kept her campaign pledge to not push the idea in the schools.

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Christian faith in the other good book

Flocks of the Christian faithful in the US will this Sunday hold special services celebrating Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The idea is to stand up to creationism, which claims the biblical account of creation is literally true, and which is increasingly being promoted under the guise of "intelligent design". Proponents of ID say the universe is so complex it must have been created by some unnamed designer.

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Papal summit to debate Darwinian evolution

Pope Benedict XVI will this week host a private seminar to firm-up the Catholic Church’s stance on Darwinian evolution.

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Kansas schools set to re-embrace evolution

In a state primary election, Kansas voters have ousted two radical conservative school board members who opposed teaching evolution in schools.

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Former TV teen idol Kirk Cameron has been on a crusade for years to discredit the theory of evolution.

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For those who have slightly better memory of recent events than an average gerbil, you'll surely remember that not too long ago, the Intelligent Design folks, with the help of Ben Stein, put together a whole movie about how evilutionists are all a bunch of evil fascists, out to s …

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One of the low points for the defense in Kitzmiller was the testimony of Alan Bonsell, who was President of the Dover Area District Board of Education at the time of the adoption of the policy that provoked the lawsuit.

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...[T]he board of trustess of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, voted to endorse young-earth creationism:La Sierra's board of trustees last week unanimously voted to endorse Adventist beliefs that the world was created in six 24-hour days and said the teaching of e …

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Wired Science News for Your Neurons Birth of New Species Witnessed by Scientists * By Brandon Keim Email Author * November 16, 2009 | * 3:00 pm | * Categories: Animals, Biology * darwinfinches2 finches2

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Oh my God! Look at this huge revelation from Ricky Hollywood's son's grandmother's brand new book…

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"There are 64 environmental learning centers that are run by the state of Minnesota or the federal government. You couldn't teach creation science at any one of those," said Bill Schultz, who heads planning and resource development at Lutheran Island Camp.

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In a recent book review for The British Journal for the History of Science, Thomas Dixon asks what contribution historians of science can make to the debate about intelligent design (ID).

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U.S. critics of evolution help translate their ideas for a society already torn between Islam and secularism

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After a decade in the trenches, Kence said he believes aggressive creationism "is part of a larger plan to convert people to a more conservative Islam." Gosh, that sounds familiar.....

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"I will have a discussion with somebody who has a genuinely different scientific point of view," he said when asked why he won't have a debate with Intelligent Design proponent Stephen Meyer.

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This was the last of three October hearing sessions. The next sessions are scheduled for November 17-19.

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Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

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I want to talk today about three specific religious beliefs.

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Ray Comfort and I agree that "science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted." We agree that it would be nice for students to get a free copy of Darwins best-known book, On the Origin of Species.

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Terri Mahan testified earlier in the hearing when the Board was putting on its case in chief. Hamilton elected not to cross examine at that time because he would call her now.

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The main burden of Daubenmire's testimony was that he took responsibility for having organized the April 16, 2008, public demonstration in Mt. Vernon to bring attention to the Freshwater situation.

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MORE than half of Britons believe beliefs such as creationism should be taught alongside evolution in school science lessons, a survey reveals. And almost one in ten say they do not think evolution should be taught in science classes at all, according to the British Council's po …

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Everyone seemed to like Neil deGrasse Tyson. Good, it shows you have good taste.

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Joe Thornton is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oregon who studies how molecules evolve over hundreds of millions of years. His most recent study suggests that it is difficult for natural selection to drive a molecule back to its old form.

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Among the current frontrunners for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination are Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and Tim Pawlenty. What do they have in common? They don’t accept evolution.

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#7 Nylon Eating Bacteria

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Get the man a dictionary and a science bo0k.

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Asked if the legislature would be open to academic freedom legislation, Rubio told the Witness, "I think so. Sure. Well, I think the Florida House would. I can't speak for the Senate."

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The Twisted Minds of the American Taliban

The following is a comment I received on one of my youtube videos, specifically the documentary "The Blind Watchmaker" hosted by Richard Dawkins:

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