devastating placemarker!
Indeed. The John Templeton Foundation is dedicated to finding common ground between science and religion. Their website says, inter alia:
The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. Using "the humble approach," the Foundation typically seeks to focus the methods and resources of scientific inquiry on topical areas which have spiritual and theological significance ranging across the disciplines from cosmology to healthcare.
They have millions to spend. The annual Templeton Prize is currently $1.4 million. They're the real deal. And they've washed their hands of ID.
Now in The List-O-Links:
NEW Does the John Templeton Foundation support intelligent design?