| Topic: |
Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
13 Feb 2007 11:50:47 AM |
| Object: |
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists. |
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/
February 12, 2007
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
Today is Darwin Day,
http://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2F2007%2F02%2F12%2Fmccain-creationism
commemorating the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and of the
publishing of On the Origin of Species.
The National Academy of Sciences, “the nation’s most prestigious
scientific organization,” declares evolution “one of the strongest and
most useful scientific theories we have.”
President Bush’s science adviser John Marburger calls it “the
cornerstone of modern biology.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/politics/03bush.html?ex=1171515600&en=ab4f31b9048e08e1&ei=5070
Yet, on February 23, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be the keynote
speaker for the most prominent creationism advocacy group in the
country.
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=271&program=Discovery%20Institute&isEvent=true
The Discovery Institute, a religious right think-tank, is well-known
for its strong opposition to evolutionary biology and its advocacy for
“intelligent design.” http://www.discovery.org/
The institute’s 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.”
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/01/10/evolution/print.html
McCain has an ambiguous record on whether he supports intelligent
design in the science curriculum.
In 2005, he said it should be taught:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/opinion/90521
Daily Star: Should intelligent design be taught in schools?
McCain: I think that there has to be all points of view presented.
But they’ve got to be thoroughly presented. So to say that you can
only teach one line of thinking I don’t think is - or one belief on
how people and the world was created - I think there’s nothing wrong
with teaching different schools of thought.
Daily Star: Does it belong in science?
McCain: There’s enough scientists that believe it does. I’m 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:
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20060702/NEWS/107020079
“I think Americans should be exposed to every point of view,” he
said. “I happen to believe in evolution…I 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?
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/
We’ll be watching.
____________________________________________________
This sick Repub has surely got a lota loose marbles up there.
Harry
.
|
|
| User: "fargo116" |
|
| Title: Re: McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists. |
13 Feb 2007 11:57:16 AM |
|
|
On Feb 13, 10:50 am, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/
February 12, 2007
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
Man the presidency is powerful. When he was a POW, McCain withstood
every kind of torture the North Vietnamese could throw at him and he
said nothing, but let him just get a whiff of the Oval Office and
he'll say anything.
S. Olson
.
|
|
|
| User: "Dan Kimmel" |
|
| Title: Re: McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists. |
13 Feb 2007 06:11:44 PM |
|
|
"fargo116" <fargo116@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1171389435.993775.172340@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
On Feb 13, 10:50 am, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/
February 12, 2007
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
Man the presidency is powerful. When he was a POW, McCain withstood
every kind of torture the North Vietnamese could throw at him and he
said nothing, but let him just get a whiff of the Oval Office and
he'll say anything.
Anyone who respected McCain back in 2000 should wake up. While his heroism
in Vietnam is beyond question, as a Republic presidential candidate he is
little more than a *****.
.
|
|
|
| User: "Roger" |
|
| Title: Re: McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists. |
14 Feb 2007 12:25:59 AM |
|
|
"Dan Kimmel" <daniel.kimmel@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:lNGdnYR-Lrw5yU_YnZ2dnUVZ_rrinZ2d@rcn.net...
"fargo116" <fargo116@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1171389435.993775.172340@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
On Feb 13, 10:50 am, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/
February 12, 2007
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
Man the presidency is powerful. When he was a POW, McCain withstood
every kind of torture the North Vietnamese could throw at him and he
said nothing, but let him just get a whiff of the Oval Office and
he'll say anything.
Anyone who respected McCain back in 2000 should wake up. While his
heroism
in Vietnam is beyond question, as a Republic presidential candidate he is
little more than a *****.
Well said.
Keating five turned out not to be a fluke. Ambition over integrity.
.
|
|
|
|
|
| User: "Roger" |
|
| Title: Re: McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists. |
13 Feb 2007 02:17:40 PM |
|
|
"fargo116" <fargo116@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1171389435.993775.172340@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
On Feb 13, 10:50 am, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/12/mccain-creationism/
February 12, 2007
McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
Man the presidency is powerful. When he was a POW, McCain withstood
every kind of torture the North Vietnamese could throw at him and he
said nothing, but let him just get a whiff of the Oval Office and
he'll say anything.
Makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
