These people were so destroyed! And you wanna know the best part? The judge in the ruling was a 2002 W appointee! hee! hee! Of course, since ID is not really a scientific theory, facts have nothing to do with it and as faith is its only ally this won't be the last we hear of it. Let the fire and brimstone begin!
The ruling from the Dover, Penn. courtroom, "provides an excellent case study of evolution in action; ironically, in this case how the language of creationists has adapted to changing cultural environments. The defense argued that Intelligent Design is an entirely new species unrelated to creation science, and the plaintiffs expertly demonstrated both the clear ancestral relationship between creationism and ID and the selective pressure of higher court decisions that caused the speciation. With that phylogenetic relationship clearly established in the trial, the judge evidently decided that creationism had not mutated enough to survive as the new species of Intelligent Design." -- eskeptic newsletter, Dec. 20, 2005
One of the co-authors' blog has much more good information.
Check out this delicious quote from an unrepentant originators of the trouble, Dover school board member William Buckingham:
"I'm still waiting for a judge or anyone to show me anywhere in the Constitution where there's a separation of church and state," he told The Associated Press. "We didn't lose; we were robbed." -- USAToday, Dec. 20, 2005File that under "Things you should have learned in school had you been paying attention."
*quote from the article in the eskeptic.
1 comment:
Truthfully, the the phrase "separation of church and state" does not appear in our Constitution. I wrote a paper about this three or four years ago. That verbiage came from a letter penned by Thomas Jefferson, who was indicating the need to ...create a wall of separation between church and state.
The vague verbiage is why these lawsuits get so far.
THE SHRUBBERy's faith-based initiatives really get me fired up. I will quit now...
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