In the News

On Human Events Online, Casey Luskin, of the Discovery Institute, is published. The opinion is a clear thinking, right-on-the-mark, critique of recent ID articles by Charles Krauthammer and George Will.

When I read those articles, my first thought was, "Didn't they do their homework (rhetorical question)?"

Luskin answers that question.

A story by Ryan Alessi, reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, investigates what may be going on politically with ID in Kentucky. Too bad he didn't interview anyone with a good working knowledge of ID to get a good sound bite from our side.

A story on the ID controversy at ISU by Marcos Rivera, Virginia Arrigucci and Emily Schaefer appears in the Iowa State Daily.

A seminar, led by Hector Avalos, Jim Colbert and Michael Clough titled "The Nature of Science: 'Why the Overwhelming Consensus of Science is that Intelligent Design is not Good Science,'" will be held to explore why the majority of scientists are coming out in such strong opposition to introducing Intelligent Design as a science.

Avalos said he is not in favor of completely dismissing the theory, but thinks it should be introduced in the philosophy or religious studies departments rather than as a science.

One person who will not be attending the discussion forums is Guillermo Gonzalez, author of "The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is Designed for Discovery," assistant professor of physics and astronomy. He says that the arguments for ID are not based on religion.

"I don't intend to participate in any kind of forum presented by the opposing side," Gonzalez said.

Larry Caldwell's voice is being heard in California, with regard to a proposed Quality Science Education Policy, dedicated to improving how Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is taught in public schools.

This is his response to the editorial on the subject in the Sacramento Bee. You may need to register to read the opinion.

Sophia Maines, of the Lawrence-World Journal, writes on the continuing saga of Dr. Mirecki. Seems he's unhappy with the sheriff's department and KU. You be the judge.

This is an excellent opinion letter in the Rocky Mountain News by professor Doug Groothuis, of Denver Seminary.

Straw men are easy for the other side to knock down. Of course, it's a deceptive practice, and a waste of people's time.

Dave Carhart writes a lucid opinion letter in the Chicago Tribune.

It's definitely worth a read, and you need to do a free register with the Trib.

Chris Kahn, of the Sun-Sentinel, writes on a flap over a new biology textbook that makes a mention of ID.

Teachers should decide whether to buy a textbook that tells students about intelligent design, not Superintendent Frank Till, the Broward County Teacher's Union said Friday.

Till made the decision on his own Thursday when he said references to the creationist idea would be cut out of Biology: The Dynamics of Life, one of two books under consideration for use in local classrooms.

Seems the thought police are everywhere. WIll he use scissors?