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12/12/07

Permalinkby 10:33:29 pm, Categories: Science, 102 words   English (US)

The Pope condemns the climate change prophets of doom

Simon Caldwell, in the Daily Mail, reports that Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.

The leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics suggested that fears over man-made emissions melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disasters were nothing more than scare-mongering.

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Many of the same dynanmics in the ID debate are at play in the climate change debate. Pope Benedict XVI seems to be quite rational concerning both matters.

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Permalinkby 01:31:16 pm, Categories: Education, 95 words   English (US)

Eight Baylor professors join peers voicing support for evolution education

Laura Heinauer, in the Waco Tribune, reports that more than 100 biology faculty members from universities across Texas signed a letter sent Monday to state Education Commissioner Robert Scott saying Texas Education Agency employees should not have to remain neutral on evolution.

The letter, which included eight signatures from Baylor University professors, is in response to the departure of science curriculum director Chris Comer. Comer says she was forced to resign days after forwarding an e-mail her superiors said made the agency appear biased against the idea that life is a result of intelligent design.

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