Now he's kissing up to the creationists and IDiots.
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McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
mccainToday is Darwin Day, commemorating the anniversary of Charles
Darwins birth and of the publishing of On the Origin of Species. The
National Academy of Sciences, the nations most prestigious scientific
organization, declares evolution one of the strongest and most useful
scientific theories we have. President Bushs science adviser John
Marburger calls it the cornerstone of modern biology.
Yet, on February 23, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be the keynote speaker
for the most prominent creationism advocacy group in the country. The
Discovery Institute, a religious right think-tank, is well-known for its
strong opposition to evolutionary biology and its advocacy for
intelligent design. The institutes main financial backer, savings and
loan heir Howard Ahmanson, spent 20 years on the board of the Chalcedon
Foundation, a theocratic outfit that advocates the replacement of
American civil law with biblical law.
McCain has an ambiguous record on whether he supports intelligent design
in the science curriculum. In 2005, he said it should be taught:
Daily Star: Should intelligent design be taught in schools?
McCain: I think that there has to be all points of view presented.
But theyve got to be thoroughly presented. So to say that you can only
teach one line of thinking I dont think is - or one belief on how people
and the world was created - I think theres nothing wrong with teaching
different schools of thought.
Daily Star: Does it belong in science?
McCain: Theres enough scientists that believe it does. Im not a
scientist. This is something that I think all points of view should be
presented.
But last year, he said the intelligent design theory should not be
taught in the science classroom:
I think Americans should be exposed to every point of view, he said.
I happen to believe in evolutionŠI respect those who think the world was
created in seven days. Should it be taught as a science class? Probably
not.
As McCain continues his lurch to the right, where will he come down on
intelligent design in the science classroom? Well be watching.
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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism
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