1. The Conversion of the Casual Evolutionist - You can't spell love without evolve

Comment #43981 by whirledviews on May 23, 2007 at 5:52 am

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2. Busted Halo

Comment #43980 by whirledviews on May 23, 2007 at 5:50 am

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3. The Case Against Intelligent Design: The Faith That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Comment #40856 by whirledviews on May 15, 2007 at 5:20 am

If anyone is interested, Judge John E. Jones' written opinion in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District can be found in pdf here:

http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/educate/ktzmllrdvr122005opn.pdf

or html here:

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/dover/kitzmiller_v_dover_decision.html

I don't think it makes any difference to anyone here, but it certainly helps credibility elsewhere that Judge Jones is a conservative Republican appointed by G. W. Bush. After the release of Judge Jones' ruling, Bill O'Reilly immediately attacked, accusing Jones of being a fascist and an activist judge. Can you imagine what he would have said had the judge been a liberal or even moderate Democrat?

Coyne's article reminded me the science teachers at Dover left the classroom while the assistant principal read the mandated disclaimer about biological evolution to their students. I don't know if the teachers experienced any repercussions from their rural community for their mostly unnoticed act of courage, but it sure wouldn't surprise me if they had. Does anyone know if there exists a forum for high school teachers to share the pressures and frustrations some may experience at times over teaching evolution. If none exists would this be a good place to sponsor one? Maybe the Richard Dawkins Foundation could somehow recognize a high school teacher or teachers who show courage in the face of the criticisms many of them must surely face for teaching good science. It wouldn't necessarily have to be an award, just some kind of recognition.

4. Ape gestures 'show human links'

Comment #37338 by whirledviews on May 4, 2007 at 6:06 am

There was a nice story about this on Morning Edition (NPR) on 1 May.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9930599

5. 'The Day They Kicked God out of the Schools' & Rebuttal

Comment #34488 by whirledviews on April 24, 2007 at 8:06 am

Curiously, the Amish school shooting that occurred on October 2, 2006, at West Nickel Mines School here in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is missing from the map. The shooter was Charles Roberts who wasn't Amish but was home schooled in a Christian environment. (His Mother works at Sight and Sound Theatres, a Christian organization that stages Bible plays in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, and they take Bible stories literally.)

6. Brian Lehrer interviews Richard Dawkins

Comment #34481 by whirledviews on April 24, 2007 at 7:30 am

Very nice interview. Unfortunately, here in the US I think most folks will be exposed to Dr. Dawkins on either the Colbert Report or The O'Reilly Factor.