"especially when this crazed biological theory is applied to social issues."
Science never would apply the ToE to social issues. That was done by the Nazis and eugenicists. They were misguided.
There are a lot of misguided people in this world.
Be careful here. Science at any moment is embodied in the practicing scientists of the time, just as religion is embodied in its preachers.
You are correct in saying "science" is morally neutral, but incorrect if you are implying that all scientific organizations are innocent.
The early proponents of evolution did get heavily into "Social Darwinism".