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In the Kansas City Star Letter's section, there was a letter supporting Intelligent Design being taught in Kansas classrooms. There were seven questions asked that I feel are answered by science, but I would like a little support in answering these questions. Here are his questions...

Sick and tired of all the debate on evolution, Kansas lawmakers have simply outlawed it: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/55807/print/ ~~ Paul

I've been out of pocket/out of touch for the past week or so...my wife told me that some of the pro-Creationists on the Kansas school board lost their bids for re-election last week? Any details? Another sign of the impending raputure?

http://www.bigfatwhale.com/view_image.shtml?/archives/bfw_245_big.gif an amusing cartoon...

I just want to say that we are not all idiotic dolts. I found this website that I thought was pretty good: http://www.kansasmorons.com/ I have my kids in a private religious school, and they learn evolution, but the kids in public school can't because of the religious extremists in the western...

Let's get something out of the way first. Anyone who has read my posts here knows that I'm about as anti-fundie/anti Intelligent Design as they come. But I'm also a skeptic, and that requires me to look at all the evidence before making up my mind about something. If something doesn't pass...

I may be jumping to conclusions, but I’ve read a recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that gives me the impression that the first few steps are being taken to lead the Minnesota schools down the ID (iot) trail. The main purpose of the article was to say: Which I’m ok with, as long...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051206/ap_on_re_us/creationism_class;_ylt=ApstoDkQvWeEZa4ADR7gopGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MjBwMWtkBHNlYwM3MTg- The KU Prof. who proposed teaching a course on Creationism/ID etc. claims he was beaten on a rural road by two men...strange story.

Angry people press charges against malls and airports that use the theory of elevation! They propose that escalators be marked with warning lables, urging people to use the Intelligent Designer stairs instead. Those opposed say that ID stairs go nowhere, defeating the purpose of a moving...

An itneresting story from Today's NYTimes...will need to register to access the full story. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/science/sciencespecial2/28kansas.html October 28, 2005 Kansas Fight on Evolution Escalates By JODI WILGOREN Two leading science organizations have denied the Kansas...

Brown, someone? The news that I get seems to be repeating the same wireservice story.

Supporters of the theory that the Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe, and want it taught in Kansas schools, have flooded the Kansas Board of Education with over 500 letters. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/aug/24/evolution_debate_creates_monster/?education

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050810/sc_nm/life_evolution_dc I know this has been brewing in Kansas for a while, but I suspect there will be a bit of a whooshing sound as critical thinking biology teachers no longer decide to teach in Kansas schools. A sad day indeed. :(

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/science/21evo.html? An interesting article from Today's NYTimes on why mainstream scientists refused to participate in the Kansas School Board's kangaroo kourt on ID vs. Darwinian Evolution. You may need to register to read.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050615/ap_on_sc/evolution_debate;_ylt=AqXV6YhlB6YtpqEpDnuBRH.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2aWxpajE2BHNlYwNzYw-- Kansas continues down the Yellow Brick road toward a ID paradise...

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/11896436.htm I would love to actually read the newsletter but I haven't found it on the 'Net yet. Still, I'm flabbergasted by her comments. How do you even begin to debate someone who can find logic in bible creationism and not evolution? This woman...

From today's London Times: May 21, 2005 Creationism: God's gift to the ignorant As the Religious Right tries to ban the teaching of evolution in Kansas, Richard Dawkins speaks up for scientific logic Rest at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-1619264,00.html (Apologies for...

http://www.kansasscience2005.com/Proposed%20Revision%20to%20Draft%202%20KS%20Sci%20Stds.pdf It really upsets me to see this is actually going to be enforced in public schools.

Seems like its woo time over in the southern USofA again - now Kansas are trying it on: The Times (UK) May 07, 2005 Scientists protest as school chiefs put Darwin on trial From James Bone in New York CHARLES DARWIN’S theory of evolution is facing a new challenge in America from...

With the public "debate" on science teaching standards in Kansas going on this week (and, ironically, this date in 1925 was when John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution) and much in the news, I'm trying to track down an article previously posted, I believe in this topic area, maybe 2...

I guess if you are going to promote scientific creationism you'd better allow people to buy liquor seven days a week.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sunday_sales;_ylt=AtMJBVca8HLAy.LFu5VCdBus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2bm5xNHVjBHNlYwNtcA-- Kansas lifts ban on Sunday liquor sales…...

Anyone here know of any Kansas/Missouri skeptic groups? All the ones I've heard of are on the coasts. We need one here. I'd like to find some people to investigate the Stoll church on Halloween. Seems Satan makes a personal appearance there every year in order to visit a witches grave.:D Perfect...

Again, a creationist type has been elected to the Kansas school board, setting the scene for more creationist/ID nonsense: Couldn't link to the story for some reason, it's in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, attributed to John Milburn of the Associated Press: TOPEKA, Kan. - In December, one...

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040323/D81G8K7O0.html ...full article In one aspect I'm saddened that towns like this are declining. In another aspect I have to say, what do you expect? No one wants to live in a dull place ran by religious people. Maybe the solution to stemming the decline...