On AlterNet: creationism

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Tennessee Skewers Teaching of Evolution in Schools — Is Your State Next?

Katherine Stewart, AlterNet. April 14, 2012.

Thanks to ALEC, the Volunteer State has adopted a law intended to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools. Just don't expect them to stop there.

The Right-Wing Plot to Undermine Science in Public Schools

Katherine Stewart, AlterNet. February 24, 2012.

Leaked documents reveal a right-wing think-tank's plans to undermine the teaching of climate science -- and defund public education in the process.

17-Year-Old Challenges Michele Bachmann on Law Allowing Creationism To Be Taught In Public School Science Classes

Allison Kilkenny, AlterNet. May 28, 2011.

"Louisiana students can't compete with kids across the country and around the world if we're not being taught evolution," said Zack Kopplin, 17.

The "Creation Museum": A National Joke

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. January 23, 2010.

A good take-down is a thing of beauty.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

Randy Olson, Island Press. October 29, 2009.

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

Is Darwin Film "Creation" Too Controversial for American Audiences?

Steven Guess, Comment Is Free. September 23, 2009.

Only 39 percent of Americans believe in evolution. How long can we protect our mythologies?

Christian Fundamentalists Hawk Crackpot Theories With Dinosaur Robots

Brook Wilensky-Lanford, The Faster Times. August 31, 2009.

Creationist theme parks are filled with paleontological wonders. How do Christian fundamentalists reconcile creatures millions of years old with their Young Earth ideas?

Looking for Some Fun for the Kids? Try Building Your Own 'Museum of Creationism'

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. August 14, 2009.

A wholesome activity for the whole family!

An Evolutionary Biologist Visits the "Creationism Museum"

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. August 11, 2009.

Where guards are ready with tasers to suppress criticism of the museum's loony ideas.

Loch Ness Monster: Smoking Gun in Fundies' Case Against Evolution?

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. August 2, 2009.

It is one that school officials in the UK find compelling.

Birther Whack Jobs: Citizens of Idiot America

Dan Kennedy, Comment Is Free. July 30, 2009.

Join MoveOn's fight take on Lou Dobbs and put this paranoid and racist movement to an end.

Intelligent Design's Latest Sneaky Assault on Science

Matt Zeitlin, Campus Progress. July 22, 2009.

One of the architects behind the unscientific intelligent design movement is finding success in referencing its greatest enemy: Charles Darwin.

Old Fossil Takes On Darwin

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. July 2, 2009.

The old fossil is Pat Buchanan, who has published a freakishly antiquated diatribe against Darwin.

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFPJuly 2, 2009.

The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

BBC Spreads Creationism Myths

PZ Myers, June 15, 2009.

A BBC article takes the creationist "museum" way too seriously.

Did You Know that Bobby Jindal Is an Exorcist? (Seriously)

tristero, Hullabaloo. February 25, 2009.

"Jindal narrated a bizarre story of a personal encounter with a demon, in which he participated in an exorcism with a group of college friends."

Creationism: The Very Bad Idea That Just Won't Die

tristero, Hullabaloo. January 28, 2009.

How can defenders of creationism can get so much so utterly wrong?

Elizabeth Hasselbeck Uses Handbags to Prove God's Existence (Seriously)

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. December 15, 2008.

'Really cool handbags and shoes have, like, designers, so really cool people must have a designer, too, even greater than Gucci and Prada.'

Palin Claimed Dinosaurs and People Coexisted

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post. September 30, 2008.

"I need to know if she really thinks that dinosaurs were here 4000 years ago ... because she's gonna have the nuclear codes."

Sarah Palin's Creationism Will Rape the Environment

Chip Ward, TomDispatch.com. September 22, 2008.

The Bush admin has been a nightmare for the environment -- and the nomination of Palin is an insurance policy taken out on its continuation.

Sarah Palin's Big Bad Creationism

Nathan Schneider, AlterNet. September 9, 2008.

People are whispering that McCain's VP pick doesn't believe in evolution. But how much would this really affect policy?

Creationism: A House of Lies Founded on Even More Lies

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. August 7, 2008.

The works of creationists like "Dr." Ron Carlson sometimes cross the line between preposterous and downright offensive.

Despite Overwhelming Evidence, Creationists Cling to Unreality

Nathan Schneider, AlterNet. July 31, 2008.

Battling creationists will not fix science education. Teaching science will.

Joining GOP's Bold March Backwards, Bobby Jindal & Louisiania Democrats Pass "Stealth Creationism" Education Bill

Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action. June 27, 2008.

Law Will Allow Insertion Of Religion, Posing As Science, Into Public School Science Class Discussions On Evolution, cloning and global warming.

What Happens When a School Board of Religious Zealots Will 'Lie for Jesus'?

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. June 20, 2008.

Lauri Lebo, author of Devil in Dover, gives an insider's account of a historic court battle about dogma and Darwin in small-town America.