Palin, creationism and the Scopes trial

If you have a moment, take a look at Oliver Kamm's series of posts on Palin and creationism.

He picks up on the fact that the new VP choice is keen on teaching biblical creationism in schools. Which takes us back down memory lane (courtesy of the Times Archive) to our coverage of the notorious Scopes trial some eighty years ago.

Comments

[John Thacker]

"He picks up on the fact that the new VP choice is keen on teaching biblical creationism in schools."

Except that she's apparently not. She's also spent two years as governor not doing so.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_palin_creationism

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html

[ben trovato]

If Palin believes even in private that the earth is 6000 years old is it far-fetched to wonder if she believes it to be flat too or that God has a long white beard? America is fast losing the means of pruction to the East is it then far-fetched to wonder how long it will be before the country loses its intellectual capital to them too?