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POPSWhat happened to the Constitution? Remember the little part in the Constitution about no religious test for public office. It seems like Falling must have been praying when that was taught in school. Pathetic.
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POPSID Course Syllabus I actually found this hilarious. They're required to provide 10 posts to "hostile" websites defending creationism! Priceless!
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POPSMike Pence Tap Dance of the Year Another moral coward who is afraid to state unequivocally that he believes in creationism over evolution. He tap dances of 5 minutes and says nothing. What a fraud.
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POPSBut Creationism Is Nonsense Don't get me wrong, I think everyone has the right to be ignorant but to make it official and impose it on school teachers is just wrong. Science deals with reality. Creationism is based on religion. End of story.
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POPSSurprising Survey I would have thought that Britons were significantly more enlightened than Americans concerning evolution. I'm somewhat skeptical now but still have an open mind considering where this survey originated.
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POPSLouisiana Marches Into 12th Century Creationists are really hooked on straw men. These science ignoramuses aren't aware that there is no controversy concerning evolution except what is being generated by the Discovery Institute. Yet people continue to buy into the Red Herring of "teach the controversy" and "present both sides". What they don't understand is that there aren't two sides to the issue. Yes, there are questions concerning the mechanisms of evolution but the concept itself is not questioned. And the idea of a creative intelligence behind the whole thing is simply religious dogma put forth as pseudo-science. Remember, these are politicians that are playing to their constituents. They both certainly are in need of a course or two on basic science methodology.
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POPSTexas Zombies! The picture becomes clear. Zombie hordes shambling towards you. Tattered corpses muttering insanely, "Theories...theories...they're only theories..."
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POPSI'm Going for a PHD in Alchemy This stupidity is common across the country. A majority of the population is so ignorant that they are incapable of separating superstition from science.
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POPSDemocratic = Atheist? While there is no reason why an atheist couldn't be a Republican this piece touches on some interesting questions.
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POPSJesus Horses and Sarah Palin Sarah "Speaking in Tongues" Palin explains how she believes that dinosaurs and man lived together. This is precisely why the taboo of not discussing one's religion is wrong. This woman's viewpoint needs to be brought out and examined in the light of day. She holds ideas that have consequences in an increasingly technological world. By her own statements, she clearly doesn't have a clue what's going on.
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POPSScience/Make Believe Constant vigilance is needed to combat these lying, snake-oil salesmen from interjecting their brand of theology into science classes.
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POPSToo Far Right! Your father raped you? Too bad. Global warming an issue? Poppycock. Teach creationism in science class? Sure, let the students decide. Ultra right wing religious fanatics are salivating all over themselves over McSame's choice. A Hillary replacement? Ha! Going to draw Hillary supporters away from Obama? In a pig's eye. Republicans must believe that women voters are all stupid idiots. This is McCain's judgment in action!
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POPSMcCain's VP Choice a Marginal Creationist To be fair, it doesn't appear that McCain's pick for VP is a dyed-in-the-wool creationist but she still believes in the absurd notion that biblical creationism has a ligitimate place in the science classroom. Her ridiculous "teach the controversy" stance is of course the back door ploy by religious fanatics to gain a toehold in public classrooms. I don't see them siding with Native American's to teach their particular creation myth.
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POPSOver the Top When I first saw this piece I was sure it was a parody, possibly from The Onion. But no! This guy seems to be for real. He's associated with the Creation Science Association of Mid-America and this was published in the CSA News. Hmmm, I wonder if their secessionists too?
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POPSTheistic Sanity It's not often that I agree with religious leaders but when I do it deserves to be pointed out. The point that Benedict makes of refuting the claim that evolution promotes atheism is of course correct. Although many, particularly in the States, believe otherwise. Unfortunately, the persons that fall into this category are also people that are the least informed on the subject.
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POPSHistorical Anniversary Eighty-three years later the knuckle draggers are still arguing for their creation myth. For some, the process of evolution moves much more slowly than for others. Can I hear an Amen?
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POPSCreationist Shows His Stuff Here's a pretty typical tirade by a fundamentalist Creationist that pretty much touches on all the points that Creationists get wrong all the time. About the only point he makes is that he's pretty ignorant about science and adheres to the talking points of the conservative right. My question is how many of these proselytizers will have to be proven wrong before they're eventually shamed into admitting that they've been lied to. The sad part is that many certainly have children who are also subjected to these ignorant views thus the ignorance is allowed to be passed along generational lines.
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POPSGathering of the Loonies And remember, you're promised a "dazzling array of world class speakers"!!! Such as Ken Ham, the creator of the Creationist Museum in Kentucky. I suggest anyone within a 100 mile radius of this event stock up on flashlights and candles as you witness the advent of the Dark Ages.
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POPSOne More Time for the Learning Impaired It always helps to reiterate for the scientific challanged among us (and in the US that's a majority of the population) the difference between law, theory, guess and wishful thinking. Pay attention people, my patience is running out. And yes, you'll have to read the whole article to reap it's rewards. Learning does have it's costs so ante up! Don't let ignorance keep you sounding like a complete idiot.
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POPSMore Ignorant Comments About Creationism Jindal, like Bush himself, must have dozed off in basic science class when they were discussing what science is. It's no mistake that Americans are woefully ignorant when it comes to science. This wouldn't be a problem but for the fact that they want to spread their ignorance to school children too. ID is the pig with lipstick. It's Creationism dressed in a lab coat. It's not science. Period.
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POPSChristian Zealot Faces Firing Once again we're witness to an attempt by a Christian fundamentalist to indoctrinate school children into his cult. The interesting point was made that 1) for eleven years people have complained about his classroom behavior and 2) other science teachers have testified that they had to reteach students that took this loon's class. Now the school board is finally looking into sacking this "teacher".
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POPSBranding for Christ A "science" teacher in Ohio is under scrutiny for mixing religion and science. This miscreant not only is a fundy nut but a liar too. I'm sure the kids in his class are getting the latest in science education (if they lived in the bronze age, that is).
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POPSLunatic Logic Ken Ham is one crazy dude. This intellectually stunted founder of the Creationist Museum in Kentucky evidently is regarded as a person of value by the deciders at the Pentagon who choose who is to officiate at these prayer meetings. The implications are disturbing.
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POPSCreationist Science Teachers Would administrators sanction teaching alchemy in place of chemistry? How about palmistry in lieu of statistics. How about replacing basic meteorology with the Thor hypothesis? These people have no business in a science class teaching science. Either move them so they do no harm or fire them.
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POPSReality Intrudes Most rational people will see through Ben Stein's false argument as portrayed in his failed "documentary" Expelled. For those poor souls that still buy into his Intelligent Design BS, here's a bit of a reminder that the entire basis of the ID movement is founded on lies, half-truths, and religious dogma.
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POPSIDers Bilk Public If it weren't for the special consideration given to Evangelical groups to attend this love fest for the uninformed this propaganda film would have been a total flop.
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POPSA Rational Review One can hope that Ben Stein can now be laid to rest as a fraud, a liar, and a snake oil salesman. One would also hope that the mental health profession would lend their services and have counselors on hand after viewing this drivel to reintroduce the viewers gently back to reality.
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POPSBen Steiin - Hate Monger Sometimes the worst case scenario occurs. Here's an example of just that. If you're not aware, Stein's movie, Expelled, conflates evolution with Nazi's and death camps. Of course, by doing so he demonstrates his utter lack of understanding of both subjects but this doesn't seem to matter to him one way or the other. Pretty despicable.
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POPSReligious Fantasy Contrary to what you might hear, the Ben Stein movie Expelled is not based on science. It is a propaganda film promoting the fake controversy over evolution. Admittedly, the majority of people in the US actually believe this nonsense. It seems that they are also willing to contribute to this BS so they can justify their creationist dogma. I'm beginning to hear the banjo track from "Deliverance" being hummed by the masses. Looks like the importation of scientists is going to be the new growth industry in the US soon.
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POPSSexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed Funny little video mocking the "documentary" by the self-proclaimed intellectual Ben Stein. Don't waste you money on the Stein movie. Sit back and enjoy the short clip here instead. They both hold the same weight.
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POPS"Repelled" Opens Soon While this "documentary" has been widely panned by many people it will have to be the misinformed and scientifically ignorant that save it. Considering the gullibility of the American public and their abysmal understanding of science and evolution I wouldn't be too surprised if this hatchet job did better than expected. Though, I would be extremely disappointed in the level of intelligence and lack of judgment in the movie going public.
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POPSFlorida Creationist Shows Off Of course not all Floridians are this abjectly stupid. Although recent polls indicate that close to 50% prefer creationism over evolution. Take a peek at what a lack of science education can accomplish.
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